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"when used in folk and bluegrass music, the instrument can also be referred to as an upright bass, standup bass, bass fiddle, ...doghouse bass, dog-house, ...or bunkhouse bass." (Wikipedia)

My father, Charlie, played the bass in a Canadian band in the 1950s hence the name!

Archive for May, 2007

Lest We Forget

In 1980 I attended the annual Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, on Warrior’s Day, a day when veterans of past wars are honoured.
There is a parade, the war vets march past, its quite the occasion.
The parade stopped periodically, and this group of vets paused in front of us. The short fellow in front, clearly a […]

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