“Well, let me tell you where I’ve been,
Since I’ve been gone and back again.
I’m coming in on an Alberta wind,
Bartender, bottoms up!”
Click on the link to check out episode 9 of the Revisited Series.
“Red and White Blues”
See you there,
See you then.
Yeah man,
Mike
“Jump Back, Kerouac” (Revisited)
“Well they say that good intentions pave the road to hell
I can’t believe the complications I’ve made for myself
I can see my destination but there’s no end that I can tell
They say that good intentions pave the road straight to hell…”
They say you have your entire life to write your first record.
Six months to write your second.
After I finished recording “Songs From A Northern Town”, I figured I was on my way.
There’d be no stopping me.
Well, that’s not quite how it worked out
Click on the link to hear the stories behind the 1996 album “Jump Back, Kerouac” in episode two of the Revisited Series.
Mike
“Songs From A Northern Town” Revisited
“Well me, I was born and raised in these here parts
Where those cold northern winds can put a chill on the warmest of hearts…”
Hard to believe but, but it’s been 28 years since I drove to Dallas, Texas to record “Songs From A Northern Town”.
If you’re interested in the story and stories behind the “Northern Town” album, click on the link to check out episode one of the Revisited Series.
Mike
“More Than A Game”
I’ve always been a fan of Curtis Irving Johnson’s hockey paintings.
Whenever I look at his work, I’m transported back to my youth.
Instantly.
I could live in his paintings.
Forever.
I wrote the song “More Than A Game” in McKellar, Ontario, back in the summer of 2008, at Camp Manitou on Lake Manitouwabing.
As I was writing it,
I knew that not only did I have a cool little song about hockey,
I also had a cool little idea for a kids book about hockey.
I just needed someone who could bring the lyrics to life.
Hmmmmmm…
A couple years ago I ran into Curtis at Canadian Tire.
I hadn’t seen him in probably 20 years.
We swapped numbers.
A couple days later, we went for a beer.
“Hey man, I’ve got an idea for a kids book about hockey…”
To preorder your copy, click on the link below.
The book ships on December 1st.
https://mikeplume.bandcamp.com/merch/more-than-a-game-childrens-book-about-hockey