Dave catching some serious air at Tremblant, Feb 06
Miscellaneous
Monsieur LaPrade
Master of Ceremonies Foster
Prof. Matheson
1) Blue Highway - Marble Town - best bluegrass band around
2) Rob Ickes - Big Time - a dobro player who happens to be my idol
3) Rob Ickes - What It Is - a jazz record by a dobro player … is he crazy!
4) Alison Krauss and Union Station - with Jerry Douglas my other dobro idol
5) Kevin Welch - Life Down Here On Earth - fabulous songwriter
6) Todd Snider - Happy To Be Here - there’s something really cool about this guy
7) Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska - a very “un-Springsteen” like record
8) Matchbox 20 - Yourself or Someone Like You - gotta list at least one rock record
9) Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - how can anyone not love that voice!
10) The Undesirables - Summer’s Gone - amazing Toronto duo of Corin Raymond & Sean Cotton
Magic Mark
Papa Cassis
1) Mike Ford - “There’s No Rush” - Gorgeous little pop song, to be recorded for his CD “Canada Needs You Vol. 2” (out Fall ‘06)
2) Steeleye Span - “New York Girls” - a hundred-year-old shanty recorded in the ‘70’s. Featuring Peter Sellers on ukulele. More Come On Eileen than Come On Eileen.
3) Keith Jarrett Trio - What part of the body wouldn’t I give up to sound like Gary Peacock?
4) Teagan and Sara - So Jealous - My favourite Can-rock record of all time.
5) The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow - Restored my faith in pop music, temporarily.
6) Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News - Quirky, great.
7) The Great Atomic Power - Love their early stuff
8) Toots and the Maytalls - Monkey Man - The second best reggae artist ever.
9) Radiohead - but I think Kid A is better than OK Computer
10) Keane - Hopes and Fears - I’m a sucker for pop.
