Wyclef Jean

Panamania: A Musical Journey

I’d hinted before that Ewan and I were thrilled with all the free music and artistic performances that were part of the Panamania arts and culture festival that ran in tandem with the Pan Am and Parapan Games. We went to a handful, though truthfully we didn’t even crack the surface as far as cashing…

Choir! Choir! Choir!

I come from a singing family. Both of my parents sang in their formative years, and so they threw my brother and I into singing lessons once we were able to focus for a modicum of time in our early years. All through school we were singing, either in lessons, choirs, community theatre productions or…

Cosmos Records

Record Store Day

Record Store Day. It’s exactly what it sounds like; an annual event celebrating music and record stores. In the time that we’ve ‘participated’ it seems to have grown, with more and more artists releasing exclusive tracks, special editions or new albums. Some places around town ring the day in by having pop up concerts and…

Music Please!

If we ended up being stranded on a desert island, I think that one of the items we would want to have with us would be access to a neverending, constantly growing source of music. Ewan and I love music and our appetite for new tunes never seems to be satiated. On our travels last…

11 Days to Go: My Favourite Holiday Song

It’s no secret that I love the holiday season and am happy to enjoy the spirit of the season as soon as Halloween is over.  I love Christmas carols and if I had my way, I’d get to have holiday tunes blasting all through November and December to help spirit in those feelings of warmth…