alone
      touring
      the
      United
      States,
     
     
      Canada,
      Ireland,
      Denmark
      and
     
     
      Holland.
      Organizing
      these
      tours,
      as
     
     
      can
      be
      expected,
      is
      quite
      the
      under-
     
     
      taking.
     
    

    
     
      Noted
      O’Byrne,
      “Having
     
     
      had
      a
      long
      career
      in
      the
      business
     
     
      certainly
      helps
      to
      knock
      on
      doors
     
     
      when
      trying
      to
      work
      on
      building
     
     
      tours
      and
      getting
      gigs,
      but
      it
      still
     
     
      requires
      a
      lot
      of
      leg
      work
      when
      not
     
     
      on
      tour...I
      find
      it
      just
      takes
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      work
      at
      home
      and
      on
      the
      computer,
     
     
      especially,
      to
      put
      together
      these
     
     
      tours.”
     
    

    
     
      Beyond
      their
      work
      together
     
     
      as
      a
      duo,
      O’Byrne
      and
      Payne
      have
     
     
      many
      other
      projects
      that
      they
      are
     
     
      working
      on.
      Payne
      owns
      the
     
     
      Newfoundland
      record
      label
     
     
      Singsong,
      and
      is
      part
      of
      the
      come-
     
     
      dy
      duo
      Sods
      and
      Rhymes.
      O’
      Byrne
     
     
      plays
      with
      the
      award
      winning
     
     
      group
      Tickle
      Harbour,
      does
      solo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      work,
      and
      is
      involved
      with
      a
      pro-
     
     
      duction
      called
      Celebrating
      Our
     
     
      Heritage.
      “It
      involves
      slides,
      sto-
     
     
      ries
      and
      songs
      of
      Ireland,
     
     
      Newfoundland,
      and
      also
      Atlantic
     
     
      Canada.
      Primarily,
      my
      objective
      is
     
     
      to
      give
      children
      a
      good
      sense
      and
     
     
      pride
      in
      their
      own
      culture
      and
      her-
     
     
      itage.”
     
    

    
     
      Throughout
      his
      career,
     
     
      O’Byrne
      has
      been
      deeply
      involved
     
     
      with
      the
      preservation
      of
      local
     
     
      songs,
      a
      matter
      close
      to
      his
      heart.
     
     
      “It’s
      getting
      harder
      to
      collect
      music
     
     
      right
      from
      the
      source
      as
      a
      lot
      of
      the
     
     
      performers
      of
      that
      music,
      unfortu-
     
     
      nately,
      are
      not
      with
      us
      any
      more.
     
     
      But
      there
      are
      vast
      collections
      of
     
     
      folk
      music
      that
      have
      been
      compiled
     
     
      by
      folklorists
      and
      collectors,
      such
     
     
      as
      Songs
      of
      the
      Newfoundland
     
     
      Outports
      by
      Kenneth
      Peacock.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      would
      like
      to
      see
      more
     
     
      concentration
      by
      bands
      and
      per-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      formers
      from
      the
      various
     
     
      Atlantic
      provinces
      on_
      their
     
     
      music
      from
      these
      local
      collec-
     
     
      tions.
      There
      are
      literally
      thou-
     
     
      sands
      of
      songs
      that
      haven’t
      been
     
     
      tapped
      yet.”
     
    

    
     
      O’Byrne
      notes
      that,
      although
     
     
      more
      support
      from
      commercial
     
     
      and
      private
      radio
      would
      be
     
     
      nice,
      he
      is
      not
      upset
      with
      his
     
     
      lack
      of
      coverage.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      don’t
      think
      myself
     
     
      and
      Jim
      Payne
      would
      fit
      the
      cat-
     
     
      egory
      of
      a
      ‘boy’
      band.
      But
      seri-
     
     
      ously,
      I’m
      committed
      to
      my
     
     
      career
      as
      a
      musician
      and
      regard-
     
     
      less
      of
      radio
      coverage
      or
      not,
      I
     
     
      intend
      to
      continue
      working
      at
     
     
      my
      trade
      taking
      the
      lows
      with
     
     
      the
      highs
      as
      they
      come
      along.
     
     
      And
      over
      a
      span
      of
      thirty-two
     
     
      years
      the
      highs
      and
      lows
      have
     
     
      come
      and
      gone
      —
      and
      I’m
      still
     
     
      here.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BROWSE
      IT!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      HEAR
      IT!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      READ
      IT!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RENT
      IT!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ee
      ee
      me
      ee
      eee
      eee
      ee
      eee
      eS
      ee
      ome
      ee
      ee
      me
      ss
      te
      sa
      es
      nes
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LOWE
      IT!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
     
     
      1
      this
      p
     
    
   
   
    
     
      See
      Re
      ee
      no
      CIRC
      UM
      Same
      a
      ne
      ge
      awe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Carl
      Stedman's
      "Kid
      A
      In
      Alphabet
      Land”
      is
      his
      “abecedarian
      roller
      coaster
     
     
      ride
      through
      the
      phallocentric
      obscurantism
      of
      Jacques
      Lacan."
      It's
      also
      the
     
     
      inspiration
      for
      the
      title
      of
      the
      new
      Radiohead
      album.
     
     
      <http://www.freedonia.com/~carl/kida/kida_index.html>
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kid
      A,
      Radiohead's
      new
      album,
      which
      we
      heard
      illegally.
      Melodic,
      moody,
      dif-
     
     
      ficult,
      amazing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      a
      Cold
      Road:
      Tales
      of
      Adventure
      in
      Canadian
      Rock
      by
      Dave
      Bidini
      from
     
     
      the
      Rheostatics
      chronicles
      his
      band's
      adventures
      as
      they
      travel
      across
      Canada,
     
     
      opening
      for
      the
      Tragically
      Hip,
      and
      also
      seeks
      to
      explain
      the
      history
      of
     
     
      Canadian
      rock
      in
      its
      own
      words.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hsing
      Hsing
      Wang,
      or
      The
      Mighty
      Peking
      Man
      for
      you
      English
      swine,
      is
      a
     
     
      Chinese
      B
      movie
      rip-off
      of
      King
      Kong.
      It's
      full
      of
      hilarious
      surprises.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      hilarious
      Internet
      jokes,
      beautiful
      green-purple
      layout,
      wacky
      photos,
      |
      and
     
     
      |
      lots
      of
      lots
      and
      lots
      of
      WHITE
      SPACE,
      get
      your
      kicks
      with
      Kicks.
      It's
      hands
     
     
      ‘
      down
      the
      L
      fet
      eon
      in
      Charlottetown.
      We
      can
      only
      w
      h
      to
      be
      as
      good
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EXPRESS
     
     
      University
      Plaza
     
    
   
   
    
     
      566-1911
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SPECIAL
     
     
      15”
      pizza
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      three
      toppings
     
     
      _59.99
      +
      tax
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Please
      present
      coupon
      to
      driver.
      |
     
     
      Only
      one
      coupon
      per
      customer.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      12”
      three
      toppings
      and
      :
     
     
      12"
      garlic
      fingers’.
     
     
      Please
      present
      coupon
      to
      driver.
      |
     
     
      Only
      one
      coupon
      per
      customer.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Free
      delivery
      to
      UPEI
     
     
      and
      Brown's
      Court
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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