Dear readers, It's been a while! I'm deep in the writing phase of my PhD dissertation on music, media, and memory in the English-speaking communities of the eastern Gaspé. This—along with car troubles and extensive travelling since last May—is largely why things have been so silent lately. A while back, some of you will remember I … Continue reading Songs of Wilbert Coffin – Article in Canadian Folk Music
Keith Chicoyne
Snow Flurries – A Keith Chicoyne Original
About a month ago I left Gaspé and headed back to St. John's, Newfoundland where I'm finishing my PhD at Memorial. As much as I'm enjoying the special holiday atmosphere here, with plenty of local traditions, visits, potlucks, and music, I can't help but miss Gaspé and the people with whom I developed close friendships … Continue reading Snow Flurries – A Keith Chicoyne Original
Uncle Norman’s Folly – A Keith Chicoyne Original Song
While much of Gaspé's population is in the woods this week moose hunting, I spent this rainy Tuesday catching up on tapes I'd been meaning to transfer to the computer for awhile. Several Barachois residents have recently loaned me tapes of the late Keith Chicoyne who passed away last December and I decided to spend the … Continue reading Uncle Norman’s Folly – A Keith Chicoyne Original Song
