S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Gary Beals
There are some curves in life, some longer or sharper than others. Over the last 17 years, Gary Beals has taken them and put aspects of life’s winding road into…
Posts by Erik Twight
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Maestro Fresh Wes
When “Let Your Backbone Slide” was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in late 2019, the 30 year old song was the first hip hop jam to receive…
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Glenn Copeland
In these socially desolate times with no live concerts or much else allowed, one can draw inspiration from Glenn Copeland. An African American transgender man who moved to Canada as…
Looking back on "Decades" presented by the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame concert, Phoenix Theatre, Toronto. A gala concert to kick-start the festive season was a great way to celebrate this year’s batch of songs being celebrated…
S.A.C. Celebrates International Women’s Day: Bonnie Dobson
It took a chunk of her lifetime, but Bonnie Dobson is pleased to finally receive recognition for the brilliant song “Morning Dew” which she wrote, but failed to protect at…
S.A.C. Celebrates International Women’s Day: Lorraine Segato
Lorraine Segato was born in Hamilton, on June 17, 1956, but made her home in Toronto’s Queen West neighbourhood. Home to some of the city’s longest standing live music venues…
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Bullen Family
Eddie Bullen’s birthplace of Grenada is better known for The Mighty Sparrow and calypso grooves than jazz music. Arriving in Canada in 1980, Bullen has since worked to add jazz…
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Bucky Adams
Born April 25, 1937 to a large family in Depression era Halifax, Charles “Bucky” Richmond Adams was fortunate to find himself in a musical household. Bucky Adams started teaching himself…
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Joe Sealy
Joe Sealy’s role as a fixture on the Canadian jazz scene started in his hometown of Montreal, but his status grew after heading east. Instead of heading for Toronto or…
Featured Member: Damhnait Doyle
“Liquor Store Flowers” is the first solo oeuvre from Newfoundlander Damhnait Doyle in 11 years; Doyle was working with The Heartbroken, doing film work, and participating on Boards of the…