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Anne Murray: RIP Stompin' Tom Connors...a writer of real, grassroots Canadian songs that have had us singing along and tapping our toes for decades.
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i see...the current centre is in a 25 year old building...and they've broken ground for a replacement site to be ready in 2015...i need to listen to CBC more, eh
cool exhibits...Ronnie Prophet, Gordie Tapp wardrobes, all adorably yucky, lol spots are reserved for Gord's white suit + the red velvet/waiter blazer oh, the current blue one too...and the 70's flower power, embroidered jeans .. |
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TOM might get into the Hockey Hall of Fame : http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/...medium=twitter
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10 more albums yet to be released apparently...
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this is a riot! http://www.thestar.com/entertainment...ce=twitterfeed
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it is...these are the tunes/Canadian paintings that i love...the Skiddadler's also from the movie Ron was in... when i subscribed to Canadian Indy Film channel in the mid 90s, it was the first film i circled in the guide and later sat down to watch in full, with a stubby, or two...lol
i had immediately thought, why didn't they have a film like this (so well preserved) of Gord and others performing way back when at the Horseshoe, plus these type of humorous video diversions i miss those old tank-like, heavy streetcars taking me down to the CNE, etc these days, you get on those AC hard seated, futuristic ones and if the driver picks his nose or shuts his eyes at a stoplight, for even a second, you can bet some teenager is capturing it on cellphone and posting it to youtube hoping it goes viral...they at least know that the online version of thestar.com will have a link to it, lol |
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here is a fun tribute from the Canadian members of parliament... NDP-ers
i don't watch Question Period...i had wondered where Andrew Cash got to:) |
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interactive Tom 'places in songs' map ! http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/stompin-tom/
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"Just for now I'd like to rest
In The Shade of a maple tree To The blue Canadian Sky I'll say a prayer for the world out there." |
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As with most of us in the U.S., I had barely heard of Stompin' Tom. But a few years ago, I was preparing a conference presentation on Canadian music as a way of teaching language, geography history and culture . Needless to say, Tom's music was a gold mine for this (you could build several weeks of classes just around "Land of the Maple Tree") , and I just kept on listening--great fun, some of it pretty lowbrow, some of it quite moving, but all of it heartfelt and brimming with love of country. He lived an amazing life, took it all in, and gave it all back through his music. He'll now be a part of the land he loved so much.
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Lightfoot will miss Stompin' Toms guitar: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/07...in-toms-guitar
TORONTO - Stompin’ Tom Connors will go down in history as one of Canada’s great storytellers, says fellow music legend Gordon Lightfoot. “He gave me his autobiography a couple of years and I couldn’t put it down because it was so interesting,” said Lightfoot. “He had a fascinating life and he sure wrote about it well.” When he came to songwriting, Lightfoot said he is one of the all-time greats. “His music was very good and he had his own style,” said Lightfoot who leaves Friday for Seattle for the first of a 14-date U.S. west coast tour. “He wrote about people and places. He was a grassroots guy. He wrote about us.” One thing Lightfoot said his old friend was proudest of was that his songs were played for the troops in foreign theatres to keep them from getting homesick. “I listen to his albums too,” said Lightfoot. “I became a fan after seeing him play at the Horseshoe Tavern. He could really play guitar. He had accuracy and great feel for his instrument.” Lightfoot said he already misses his friend. “For me this is a very sad passing but he was still performing up until last year at 76 so that’s pretty good.” |
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from his home, playing the first song he ever wrote
and what a lovely phrase in this one, describing PEI his home cradled out in the waves.... its so nice to hear the mic-less low tones of his smokey voice, and capo-less guitar ....that is a wonderfully terrific post, DQ...and an appropriate stanza, robby speaking of PEI, one of my fave little verses is from a song RJ covers so nicely, To It and At It " a girl from old spud island, old potato lips... ...she married a Newfoundlander, and they lived on fish and chips " hope you're feeling a bit better today Ron... Canada Day sure came early this year |
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Thanks so much JJ.
Yes, the sadness in this occasion will definitely linger for a while. I'll miss ol' Tom. Yesterday at the "Heart and Crown" in the Byward market, downtown, Ottawa we played a pre "Paddy's Day" gig and there was a special announcement made regarding Tom's passing. The speaker echoed Tom's request to donate to the food banks and homeless shelters in his memory. We topped the request off and played "Gumboot Cloggeroo." Today at the "LaFayette Pub," also in the Byward market a special "Stompin" Tom" afternoon session is planned and I'm looking forward to attending that one, axe in hand. I told Tom years ago that the reason why I liked his songs so much is because of the "little hook" he put in them. He complimented me by telling me liked "my own spin" I put on them. He loved it also when we would play Gord's tunes. He would say "there's Ronnie Jones with his 150 string guitar (referring to the 12 string) and "just as many capos." Tom never used capos. I'm looking forward also to attending the memorial celebration in Peterborough next Wednesday evening. It's about a three hour or so drive from Ottawa so I'll stay over in town and get to pay my respects and hang out with the family and friends, many whom I haven't seen for a while. All very sad though. PS: Ottawa CTV were there filming at the gig yesterday so there may be some news footage still available on their network. |
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RJ - I wondered if you were heading to P'boro...glad to hear you can make it and be part of the memorial.
I know Tom was a long time friend of yours and I'm sorry for your loss. If there's an issue with accomodations on Wednesday then just head to my place...If I had wheels I'd head to P'boro myself! |
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another wonderful Canadian should be honoured: The late Gene Maclellan - https://www.facebook.com/#!/bidinmytime
and video - http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/3/P...ng-of-all-time |
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Hi Char.
Thank you for your kind offer and condolence message. I sure would love to stop by and hang out with you a bit but my tight schedule has me heading back to Ottawa the following day for a 2PM gig. It's good the gigs are coming my way as it seems to keep me focused and also I get to play all the tunes I like doing. No doubt there will be a few Stompin' Tom requests. Regarding the late Gene MacLellan- yes, he was an amazing guy and very accomplished writer. The CBC video link here is a very moving one. Very sweet. On his "Face to the Gale" cd Ron Hynes does a beautiful song reflecting the passing of Gene called "Godspeed." |
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I remember the announcement of his death and radio tributes. Hard to believe it was almost two decades ago. Nice PEI Music Week tribute last year (maybe our gordwebmaster, Wayne Francis was there) and some may recall this terrific clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulz0d...ature=youtu.be That was a very nicely captured, fun vid, char! This is the version I usually hear weekly on my AM oldies station. Ocean was a group from about an hour west of here. Live video gem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1iAa...ature=youtu.be |
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Ronnie: I love Tom's 12 string/capo quote! Memories
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Got a call yesterday from my old musical friend Glen Reid who lives up there in the North Ontario town of Burke's Falls.
First time I saw Glen was back in the sixties and he was in a band singing Early Morning Rain. Also did a great job on "Did She Mention My Name." He's one of the old gang still playing the gigs and makes fine instruments. He said "hey Ronnie, don't ya know that these things usually happen in three's? (referring of course to Tom). As it happens, Max Ferguson, long time CBC announcer died March 7th and Tam Kearney, Co-founder of "Fiddler's Green" folk group in Toronto passed on the same day as did Tom. All were friends and had either worked or associated with each other over the years. Amazing! Glen performed on "Singalong Jubilee" and several other TV shows of that era. I'm hoping to see him at the Memorial Service Wednesday evening. Any event that Tom was associated with involved a song or two so I'll be taking that ol' 150 string guitar with me JJ, (just in case) and of course my ring of capos as well. Just for old times sake and "These Friends of Mine." (in case the Hawk is there). |
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The Hawk is right up the road so if he's able to I bet he'll be there. He's not been in the best of health these days either...
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Dave Gunning had some very funny stories to tell when he performed at a Lightfoot tribute @ Hugh's a few years ago...
http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorning...n-tom-connors/ from 2005 - Dave: Gordon asked Dave how he liked touring with Tom as he'd learn an awful lot from him. Dave told us that there's that show called "Riverdance" and then there's the Stompin' Tom show - Liverdance! Where you learn to drink and hold your liquor." |
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Just had a listed to Dave's interview. He's a very nice guy.
And yes, any kind of gig associated with Tom would include a 5AM drink, song, argument session, but not necessarily in that order. The fun times are now cherished ones. |
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http://youtu.be/-vbefa1T_WY
Gunning does quite the long intro here. Yeah, Liverdance:) Note: Many YouTube performances out there of Hughs Room Stompin Tom tributes. |
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That would be wonderful if you played, Ron
Something I just read had me flashing back to some recording sessions at Grant Ave studio and a country music stint I was on in Europe mid 90s Mark Laforme was on lead guitar with us and Larry Murphy on bass. Mark had played lead solo on a single I co-wrote and later produced with me Doidge. and we released over there. Royalties. It bought the Fisher Price) farm... He assembled the backup band for Tom soon after and was playing the Hockey Song at the HOF and Maple Leaf Gardens closing ceremonies. Glad he will be there. I doubt he'll recall that stint. Bit of a 'blur'! http://m.thespec.com/whatson/music/a...hamilton-focus |
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Dave G. is a lovely person. He just won an ECMA (East Coast Music Awards) the other night for Song of The Year: http://www.globalmaritimes.com/ecma+...511/story.html
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(LaForme, 58, had been a fixture on the Hamilton music scene for some 20 years when Connors asked him to join his tour on the recommendation of Larry Mercey of the Canadian country group, The Mercey Brothers. LaForme put together a band for Connors that included Hamilton musicians Steve Petrie, Larry Murphy and Danny Lockwood.) |
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Hey guys.
The "Circle is Small" it seems here in this "circle of friends." It's very soothing and sure helps make the night's sleep easier. The phone calls, emails etc. coming in are so wonderful and kind of makes me feel sort of grateful and to give thanks that I was included as apart of that wonderful era. |
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oh, I made that last post from a Smart phone... oops... lots of typos... Dumb phone Ron, so terrific to hear of the support you and other family and friends of Tom have received ....as I know it, and did a drive by salutation, his place is on Trafalgar Rd. N * this loss, also brought back memories of an odd tragic local incident involving another of Tom's former guitarist's.... i think i posted this previously...seems like there might be a Stompin Tom song that could have come from Wayne's life http://miltonsearch.com/2007/09/07/c...man-guitarist/ |
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yes -I worded it that way to note it was a son's kid, not a daughters..lol you ditz.
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CTV will stream the memorial at 7.
CP24 TV will air it live @ 7... Rogers TV Toronto will have coverage of the tribute starting at 7 p.m. ET (cable 10/63 in Toronto). |
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The PM's wife was at the private funearl yesterday and gave the family a Canadian Flag that flew atop The Peace Tower in Ottawa the day Tom died...
http://www.680news.com/2013/03/13/dr...blic-memorial/ |
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http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/13...hillbilly-dude
Buffery To us kids, Stompin' Tom Connors was this crazy hillbilly dude By Steve Buffery,Toronto Sun First posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 06:16 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 06:52 PM EDT •Fans pay tribute to Stompin’ Tom Connors •A Canadian night with Stompin' Tom TORONTO - I like to tell people that me and the boys in the old neighbourhood heard The Hockey Song long before anyone else. Back in the late ’60s, we played road hockey pretty well every night on Firestone Rd. out in the wilds of central Etobicoke, but we couldn’t play in front of my place because there was always a truck or two parked beside the curb, either Stompin’ Tom Connors’ pickup, or his pal Stevedore Steve’s, who was also a singer from the east coast. (Anyone remember Lester the Lobster?) So we had to play a bit up the street. Still, at times when we were banging around the tennis ball and pretending to be Dave Keon or Mike Walton, we could hear Tom in the basement of the Chapman’s house, singing his songs, and getting ready for his next gig at the Horseshoe Tavern. Stompin’ Tom was a fixture in our neighbourhood, though back in the day, of course, nobody knew he would become a Canadian icon and The Hockey Song would be played in arenas around the world. To us, he was this crazy hillbilly dude who lived with the family across the street from the east coast, the Chapmans, and drove around in his customized pickup truck. They said Stompin’ Tom smoked four packs a day and loved his beer. Yeah, well there was no doubt about that. Every Saturday, Tom would load up his truck with empties and wave $100 in the air (a $100 bill was a pretty big thing in the 1960s) and announce to neighbourhood kids: “Kiss it goodbye boys, it’s all goin’ on beer.” Back then, everybody knew everybody else on the street (for better or worse) and many a time Tom would sing at one of the neighbour’s houses, including our joint, though the old man wasn’t a huge fan of Stompin’ Tom’s brand of Canadiana country. Once, when Tom was singing in the living room, and all the neighbours were hootin’ and hollerin’ and jumpin’ around (when you write about Stompin’ Tom, I’ve discovered, you have to use a lot of apostrophes), the old man was sitting beside his record player waiting to put on one of his jazz albums (and bring everybody crashing down). Finally, when Tom finished one of his songs, the old man yelled (so everyone could hear): “When is that hick going to stop warbling so we can put on some REAL music!” Everybody laughed, even Tom. Another time — and it might have been the same night as the “real music” crack — Tom was singing and stompin’ away with my younger sister Meaghan sitting on his lap. Part way through a song, poor Meag, who apparently had been force-fed by half the neighbourhood during the shindig, turned green and then heaved all over Tom. The old man later suggested that it was as honest a music review as he had ever seen. Stompin’ Tom later wrote a song called “Firestone Ave.” about a party on our street, though apparently never recorded it. My friend, David Scott, who lived down the street, posted a story on Facebook after Tom’s passing was announced last Thursday about how Tom sang in front of their house once and stomped and sang so loudly, the neighbours called the cops. “(But) when they arrived they told the neighbours to shut up and go home,” David wrote. “(The cops) loved him.” Years later, when Stompin’ Tom played at Massey Hall, Meag and my mom and some friends went to see him play and they all had a nice reunion afterwards. That was the thing with Stompin’ Tom. He was one of us. Nobody was a prouder Canadian. We knew that even then. The Hockey Song didn’t appear on an album until 1973, but me and the boys like to think we heard it long before that, while we were playing road hockey on Firestone Rd. and Tom was in the Chapman’s basement, singing and stompin’ away. |
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Wonderful 680 link and other interesting new posts, char!
I hope ron enjoyed the event. Lovely send off to a longtime pal. I was running behind today but did drive through rural roads of Halton Hills eastbound and along #7 south of Peterbrough...smiling Last month i was looking up at the tall Peace Tower flag ...on a very cold Ottawa's day Great flag gesture. Seems like Tom was bypassed for Pope selection and has gone directly to fan Sainthood.... Saint Tom, from Saint John :) . |
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