Not anymore. Came to realize,some people are entertainers and some are just players and writers and the nights have a way of catching up with you. Never really been comfortable on stage or in front of more people that can fit around the kitchen.

It's an excellent and affordable medium for sharing one's music, getting some exposure and feedback. It also broadens the gap between gendres and quality. How else could a guy from Little Town Canada get heard by folks in Australia or get played on a Belgium radio station without a major deal. Now its musician sites and online stores, the major record labels are really going to have to take notice. Watch for them to muscle in on the services like Soundclick.

I still buy a lot of CDs, but now I can listen to the music on the internet first. As I once owned an indie music stores I worry about the little guys. They are all dying out. I miss the "real" music stores, hanging out, flipping through albums, talking music, sampling, reading liner notes etc.

There is no substitute. Good artists make good music, good producers and publishers make good cents.

I always spent a lot of time playing covers until mid 90s when I really started writing. Encouraged by other songwriters, I began performing open stages and entered the studio in 2000 to produce a demo of 3 songs which got a lot praise and recognition. Now I''ve done over 30 studio recordings.

Stan Rogers, Dylan, Blue Rodeo, Prine, Greg Brown, Guy Clark, Townes VanZandt, Willie P Bennette, Catie Curtis, Lucinda Williams, Allison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Justin Rutledge and all great folk/roots/country songwriters (old and new) with those distinctive voices and writing styles.

Les Iles de la Madeleine (or for you anglos..The Magdalen Islands) and Vieques beaches in Puerto Rico.

I use to own a 1990 Martin D35 guitar, 1980 Epiphone, L'Etude Classical, Lee Osker and Golden Melody harmonicas. But now that I'm heading to Asia, I've sold all my gear, except for a Chromatic harmonica which I've had for years but never really learned to play it. Guess I'll have the time now.

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