bottom of the ferry. beautiful harmony.

Late one December night in 2012, near the Oregon-California border, I found the finest company one could hope for on a train. The recording starts in the adjacent car, passes through the squeaky vestibule and lands in the viewing car, the place to be.

TrainBlues Dec2012

Recorded back in July2011. I can't remember what this is. I think I was cooking some polenta...?

Cooking something?

From across the street I heard Eric (maybe spelled Erik) rocking the harmonica outside McDonald's on Davie. He was from Quebec and had plans to go to Europe, followed by Africa, Australia, and Russia. But before Europe he had to go South into the States and possibly beyond. And then he would be back in Quebec for the summer. I wonder where he is today...

Passage to Europe - July2

it's stop-in-your-tracks entrancing to be there in person. Best nighttime atmosphere on Granville I've ever encountered. This recording gives a hint at best, but find these folks playing live if you can.

Vancouver Jam Band with short interview at the end

Vancouver Casseroles May30
in the midst, it passes, catch up again, stop recording to join in

Vancouver Casseroles May30

I have not yet seen this bird, though he/she is heard almost every day since July 2012.

My favorite neighbour: the pigeon(?) UPDATE: methinks a Eurasian Collared Dove

everything seems hazy when I first wake. I thought, 'imagine that this is a salmon's call'

caughtdancing