“In a bar down in Texas, in a poor part of town. Sat an old man playin’ the blues, playin’ em dirty and low down. Just tryin’ to make a livin’, but you know it can’t go far. Playin’ them ol’ blues. Playin’ them ol’ blues … on a beat up – beat up ol’…
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Making Music a Labour of Love
Professor and composer Ngou Kang, a humble man with timeworn hands, hopeful brown eyes and a gentle disposition, has lived in North Burnaby for 22 years. At the age of 90, he has more spring in his step than a 20-year-old and more passion for music than most. You may have walked or driven past…
Surfing in Tofino
You wade into the chilly Pacific waters, your not-as-thick-as-you-thought wet suit filling up slowly – and painfully. Facing the rolling surf, a look of uncertainty on your face, you push your three-metre surfboard – which is ever so conveniently attached to your foot- out into the breaking waves. Every two steps forward through the angry…
Amber Turnau | Storyteller 