Saturday in Calgary was very interesting. As often happens at these things, some of the addresses missed the mark (for me) and the most...

Here it is Saturday, and jetlag is working! It allows me to write a little before heading to the 9am first session. Who is here and who...

Immediately upon arriving and the beautiful Rozsa Centre, at the University of Calgary, I was ushered up to a table with a line of...

The semi annual Canadian New Music Network (CNMN) FORUM is an event that I’ve been trying to get back to, since it was held in Halifax,...

Our season is ramping up again. Europe, Prince Edward Island and the related relaxation is becoming a memory. Ah well. I'm going to...

The Music Before I began suddenlyLISTEN, my knowledge of creative and free music was pretty rudimentary. It was more a barely defined...

Robin and Christopher in Rimouski It's always interesting to look back at a season, (and often humbling to realize how much I've...

Yesterday was a most and inspiring day. And it all started Monday morning with a salami sandwich. I take that back, it all started a few...

Spirituality, and religion is everywhere here in Morocco. We can see it much more than in Western, or Christian society: in the dress of...

Today in Divonne, France, I noticed that I felt a craving to listen to classical music. There's lots of music playing here in Divonne,...

I was happy today, to feel an urge to play my cello. And I did. The plan today was to go downhill skiing, but the 20cm of snow on the...

Our little place in Divonne! We are here. The cheese is yummy the wine is cheap, and life is simple. For years Sue and I have been...

Well that was a bit of a blur! The first part of suddenlyLISTEN's season blasted by, mostly because instead of sprinkling events...

James, Eric, Arthur and Norm in Rimouski thanks to Sébastien Raboin for the photo! Well, this have been busy at sL World Headquarters. A...

Okay we're in October, which means November is coming and that's becoming the busiest of month here in suddenlyLISTEN land! I'm just...

With the first concert of out 2012/13 season out of the way I feel like the future has become the present. We organizers spend so much...

So I’ve been thinking about performers versus artists, as I play “Ring of Fire”, here in Charlottetown PEI. Each night I see those kids...

It is the height of summer and today I’m taking a little rest from gleefully sacrificing myself out cycling on the roads and trails of...

And we're back: February was grant time, happily interrupted by The Sum of its Parts time. This concert was memorable for its ease....

It's good for me to sit back and reflect on chunks of time. I generally do a lot of stuff in my wacky, and full life, and more and more...