Month: October 2015

A Monster’s Holiday – Ray McAuley and Wild Country

/ Glenn Patterson / 6 Comments

For this most creepy time of year, I'd like to share a recording of Ray McAuley and Wild Country singing a Buck Owen's classic, "A Monster's Holiday." These guys were one tight band, as good live as on record. Ray was from a family of country singers and guitar pickers from Douglastown, Gaspé, Quebec. His … Continue reading A Monster’s Holiday – Ray McAuley and Wild Country

First Post – An Introduction

/ Glenn Patterson / 3 Comments

Welcome. I'm using this blog to share archival recordings that I've accumulated working with the anglophone communities in the Gaspé area of eastern Quebec since 2010. My name is Glenn Patterson and I'm doing my PhD in ethnomusicology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. I'm currently in Gaspé doing fieldwork for my dissertation and collaborating with … Continue reading First Post – An Introduction