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DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON TO PLAY CHARLIE PRIDE
01 May 2011 7:44 AM | No CommentsSean Eyre just called from Rocklands Entertainment in Peterborough to say that Gerry’s column about Charlie Pride and “THE ROCK” portraying him in Charlie Pride’s life story has been picked up by 150 newspapers and radio station across North America and as far away as Australia. His column [...]
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Wilf Carter and Cori Brewster
17 January 2011 4:42 PM | No Comments“Wilf Carter!” she said. “Then you should talk with Cori Brewster, my opening act,” she said. She's from Banff and her grandfather and father were promoters of Wilf's early on.”
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Eleanor McCain sings like my favourite Irish folk singers
16 December 2010 10:27 AM | No CommentsIn the 1980's when our provincial parliament was planning a Come Home To N.B. Year some famous ex-patriots were being invited, expenses paid, to return home for the celebration.
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Ralp Henderson dies, a grat loss to southern NB Music Community
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsRALPH HENDERSON REVITALIZED LOCAL COUNTRY SCENE And I’ll be waiting on the far side banks of Jordan. I’ll be waiting drawing pictures in the sand. Ralph Henderson’s death on April 30, 2012, took from us one of the most definitive singer-songwriters we had in our midst although, as well, for all too short a time. Despite [...] -
FRozen Charlotte..an old folk song
Posted on March 25, 2012 | No CommentsWITH REFERENCE TO DAVID GOSS’ FROZEN CHARLOTTE :The Song Leafing through the Reader last weekend I came across something that always rivets my attention….a page of lyrics! It drew my eyes to the heading, Frozen Charlotte, now there is a name dear to my heart! It wasn’t familiar with the dolls by that name [...] -
Posted on February 4, 2012 | No CommentsFIDDLER ON THE ROOF KICKS UP HEELS AT IMPERIAL MONDAY & TUESDAY In a few short days the entourage of Fiddler On The Roof and it’s stage prop trucks will roll into Saint John’s Imperial Theatre for performances next Monday and Tuesday, Feb 6-7 at 8 p.m. And since such major theatrical productions, especially classic music spectaculars, [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2012 | No CommentsGEORGE HAMILTON IV IS AT FOREST HILL BAPTIST TOMORROW He made a list and checked it twice, now George Hamilton IV is coming to town…tomorrow night! He’ll be at Forest Hill Baptist Church, Mountain Rd., Saint John East tomorrow for a concert at 7 p.m. This is George Hamilton’s famous Christmas Show with his special [...]
![Ralp Henderson dies, a grat loss to southern NB Music Community RALPH HENDERSON REVITALIZED LOCAL COUNTRY SCENE
And I’ll be waiting on the far side banks of Jordan.
I’ll be waiting drawing pictures in the sand.
Ralph Henderson’s death on April 30, 2012, took from us one of the most definitive singer-songwriters we had in our midst although, as well, for all too short a time.
Despite [...]](http://gerrytaylor.thedrawlyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RalphH1SM-115x115.jpg)
![GEORGE HAMILTON IV IS AT FOREST HILL BAPTIST TOMORROW
He made a list and checked it twice, now George Hamilton IV is coming to town…tomorrow night!
He’ll be at Forest Hill Baptist Church, Mountain Rd., Saint John East tomorrow for a concert at 7 p.m. This is George Hamilton’s famous Christmas Show with his special [...]](http://gerrytaylor.thedrawlyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DSC01333-115x115.jpg)
I have been a writer/columnist for oveer thirty years. My focus have been folk and country music in the Maritimes, but I have also been involved in writing for the Atlantic Advocate, Canada Folk Bulletin, Canadian Bluegrass Review magazine