[David]

Hi There! The new site finally pushed me over the edge. I am not really new, been lurking at this site for quite some time year now. I live in Canada.

I have been re-discovering guitar, after once having attempted to teach myself as a teenager. As a new parent, I am really motivated to add some musical influence to our household. I like all types of music, and I really love this site and Kirk's lessons.

The Planetalk book has helped me enormously, but I am still struggling - mainly because I don't practice as much as I would like to.

All the best to all of you! Glad to be here...

David

[Kirk Lorange]

Hi David, thanks for joining.

Ottawa, eh? My best old buddy, who moved down here to Australia also, had a very neat little log cabin at Wakefield. Apparently it was a businessman's secret weekend hideaway nobody found out about until he died and left it in his will. I was there last October just to see if remembered how to get there. I did and the cabin is still there.

Enjoy the site, and I'll try and get a version of Bruce Coburn's tune. I have a vague idea of which one it is. He's a wonderful singer/songwriter.

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Hi David. I don't think I have seen you on the Plane Talk forum yet. You should join if you haven't already. See you there.

[David]

Thanks Kirk, Marty:

If you're ever hangin' aruond Wakefield on a summer weekend, at about noon a steam train (built in 1907) rolls into town, full of tourists making the trip from Gatineau to Wakefield. A bunch of employee musicians jump off the train with beat up guitars (about five guitarists, and two fiddlers - all kids). They sing traditional french Canadian songs for about an hour, then jump back on the train to serenade the tourists on the trip back. It's a blast to see this.

Now that's the sort of summer job I would love to see my son doing when he's older!

Best,

D