Welcome to the Gumboot Bloggeroo! You won't get many hits from the Top 40 here - more like misses from the Back 40. Proudly behind the times, I perform traditional and not-so-traditional music from the East Coast of Canada - songs and tunes, with harmonica, fiddle, guitar, piano, and whatever else is on hand. Check out the samples, the pictures, the information, the misinformation, the free advice, the second-hand opinions, and whatever else I end up dumping here ....

Musical Biography


James Thurgood:  From Rural Roots to Big City Blues



"Originally from Wallace, Nova Scotia, James Thurgood has lived, worked, and made music all over Canada, and beyond, from Newfoundland to B.C., from the Arctic to Detroit, to the Southern States,to China and back.  Growing up in a musical family, James absorbed traditional East Coast songs and tunes at his mother’s knee.  He began to play the harmonica and piano as a child, later adding guitar and fiddle to the mix, and expanding from the traditional Maritime repertoire into Blues & American folk music.  Today, he is based in Calgary, where he performs solo as well as with various East Coast, Celtic, Folk and Blues outfits, including among others The Jam Crackers and Random Passage.

"James has released two CDs of traditional Maritime songs and harmonica tunes – Handy Little Rig and One-Man Harmonica (available at: cdbaby.com) - and is currently working on a recording of Cape Breton fiddle tunes.

"If he shows up near you, don’t miss him – you’re guaranteed a good time, and you might discover some new old favourites!"

                                                                              - Nils MacDiarmid, Folk Scare Magazine

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous11 September 2018 at 12:52

    I found my old class pictures from Hugh Beaton recently and googled the people's names I could remember, finding this post. Thanks for the walk down memory lane at the beginning. I too remember Miss Saunders and her great Friday afternoon performances. She was my favourite teacher and I can still sing the songs she taught us. Blair Clark

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    1. Mr Sketchy11 September 2018 at 20:20

      Hey, Blair - what a surprise! Great to hear from you. I'm glad I'm not the only one still singing Miss Saunders' songs. But I need to know: are you still playing The Lonely Bull on trumpet?

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    2. Anonymous13 September 2018 at 05:35

      My trumpet days are far behind me, but I still pull out the accordion from time to time.

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