eltic
      play
      in
      Toronto
      with
     
     
      hn
      McDermott,
      the
      Irish
     
     
      cendants
      and
      Mary
      Jane
     
     
      ond
      —
      and
      a
      whole
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
      I
      saw
      in
      the
      show
      you
     
     
      a
      couple
      of
      John
      Prine
     
     
      ngs.
      Do
      you
      know
      John
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ine?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
      John
      is
      an
      old
      friend
      of
     
     
      ine.
      I
      met
      John
      many,
     
     
      any
      times.
      I’m
      going
      to
     
     
      him
      on
      the
      17"
      or
      18"
      of
     
     
      ptember;
      he’s
      playing
      in
     
     
      ronto.
      I’m
      going
      to
      see
     
     
      m
      and
      we'll
      probably
      go
     
    

    
     
      t
      that
      night.
      But
      he’s
      a
     
    

    
     
      ar
      friend,
      and
      here’s
      a
      guy
     
     
      o's
      a
      wonderful
      song-
     
    

    
     
      iter
      and
      artist.
      Songwrit-
     
     
      are
      the
      lifeblood
      of
      the
     
     
      ole
      music
      business,
      and
     
     
      hn
      Prine
      has
      had
      a
      won-
     
     
      rful
      career.
      It
      was
      an
     
     
      nour
      to
      get
      to
      meet
      him
     
     
      the
      early
      ‘70’s
      on
      stages
      at
     
     
      e
      Mariposa
      Folk
      Festival
      at
     
     
      nter
      Island
      in
      Toronto.
     
    

    
     
      u
      know,
      sitting
      on
      stage
     
     
      ith
      Prine
      and
      Stevie
     
     
      oodman
      and
      Bruce
     
     
      ockburn
      and
      Gordon
     
     
      ghtfoot
      and
      those
      people,
     
     
      u
      meet
      everybody.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
      Just
      to
      finish
      off,
      could
     
    
   
   
    
     
      u
      tell
      me
      about
      your
      first
     
     
      »
     
     
      ar’?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
      My
      first
      cartar,
      yes.
     
     
      ell,
      my
      first
      cartar
      was
     
     
      ught
      at
      Hughie
      John
     
     
      acIntyre’s
      store
      in
      Port
     
     
      astings
      for
      14
      dollars
      and
     
     
      cents,
      and
      my
      father
     
    
   
   
    
     
      brought
      it
      back
      and
      he
      said
     
     
      “well
      John
      Allan,
      if
      you
     
     
      don’t
      learn
      her
      I’m
      going
      to
     
     
      sell
      her.”
      And,
      as
      I
      say,
      I
     
     
      learned
      her!
      I
      learned
      to
      play
     
     
      that
      and
      I’m
      passionate.
     
     
      One
      of
      my
      favorite
      quotes
      is
     
     
      that
      “man
      is
      not
      only
      a
     
     
      ravished
      recipient
      of
      cosmic
     
     
      disclosures,
      but
      is
      also
      a
     
     
      passionate
      pilgrim
      of
      the
     
     
      universe.”
      I
      think
      it’s
      ex-
     
     
      ceedingly
      important
      for
      a
     
     
      person
      to
      have
      a
      passion
      for
     
     
      what
      they
      do,
      and
      my
      pas-
     
     
      sion
      is
      for
      Celtic
      music,
      and
     
     
      there’s
      no
      end
      in
      sight
      for
     
     
      me.
      I
      mean,
      I
      will
      go
      until
      I
     
     
      can’t
      do
      it
      anymore.
      But
      I
     
     
      have
      a
      lot
      of
      energy
      and
      I
      get
     
     
      an
      adrenaline
      rush
      every
     
     
      time,
      I
      just
      did
      this
      theater
     
     
      three
      weeks
      ago,
      and
      it’s
     
     
      amazing,
      and
      it
      means
      that
     
     
      you've
      reached
      the
      people,
     
     
      the
      ordinary
      people.
      I’ve
     
     
      survived
      with
      virtually
      no
      air
     
     
      play
      nationally,
      that’s
      alright.
     
     
      The
      people
      see
      you
      as
      a
     
     
      positive
      human
      being
      who
     
     
      love
      what
      you
      do.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RO:
      Do
      you
      know
      why
      your
     
     
      father
      called
      it
      a
      cartar?
      Was
     
     
      it
      Gaelic?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JC:
      No,
      no,
      he
      couldn’t
     
     
      pronounce
      it.
      He
      never
     
     
      heard
      guitar
      before!
      G-U-I-
     
     
      T-A-R,
      guitar,
      some
      people
     
     
      say
      “gitar,”
      my
      father
     
     
      couldn’t
      say
      it,
      he
      was
      a
     
     
      Gaelic
      speaking
      person,
      he
     
     
      said
      “cartar.”
      [laughs]
      I
      have
     
     
      a
      friend
      of
      mine,
      Tony
     
     
      MacManus,
      he’s
      a
      great
     
     
      guitarist
      from
      Scotland.
     
     
      He’s
      going
      through
      Scotland
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      now
      and
      at
      his
      concerts
      he’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      talking
      about
      “cartar”
      to
      the
     
     
      audiences.
      And
      incidentally,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      there’s
      a
      lot
      of
      pub
      bands
     
     
      over
      in
      Scotland
      who
      are
     
     
      playing
      “Getting
      Dark
     
     
      Again”
      and
      all
      those
      songs
     
     
      from
      “Glencoe
      Station,”
     
     
      which
      is
      nice.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Review,
      etc.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      John
      Allan
      Cameron
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Glencoe
      Station
     
    
   
   
    
     
      His
      tenth
      release,
      this
      CD
     
     
      (B)
      is
      jam-packed
      with
      Cape
     
     
      Breton’s
      top
      musicians
      —
      all
     
     
      playing
      backup
      for
      “the
     
     
      Godfather.”
      From
      John
     
     
      Allan
      telling
      the
      story
      of
     
     
      “Saban
      The
      Woodfitter,”
      to
     
     
      the
      catchy
      sounds
      of
      “Get-
     
     
      ting
      Dark
      Again,”
      “Island-
     
     
      ers,”
      and
      “Evangeline,”
      this
     
     
      album
      is
      one
      of
      the
      best
      East
     
     
      Coast
      albums
      around.
      Also
     
     
      included
      is
      “The
      Parlour
     
     
      Session,”
      a
      Celtic
      guitar
     
     
      piece,
      and
      “The
      Kitchen
     
     
      Session,”
      a
      fiddle
      duet
      with
     
     
      John
      Allan
      and
      Ashley
     
     
      Maclsaac.
      You
      can’t
      go
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wrong
      with
      this
      CD.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Glenn
      Yarbrough
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Time
      To
      Move
      On
     
     
      Folk
      Era/Brass
      Dolphin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      recent
      reissue,
      this
      is
     
     
      Yarborough’s
      first
      solo
     
     
      release
      after
      leaving
      “The
     
     
      Limeliters.”
      Originally
     
     
      released
      in
      1963,
      the
      CD
     
     
      (B-)
      features
      a
      blend
      of
      his
     
     
      smooth
      tenor
      voice
      and
      soft
     
     
      musical
      arrangements.
     
     
      Included
      are
      renditions
      of
     
     
      “Four
      Strong
      Winds,”
      “San
     
     
      Francisco
      Bay
      Blues,”
      and
     
     
      “The
      Honey
      Wind
      Blows.”
     
     
      Carefully
      remastered,
      this
     
     
      CD
      sounds
      great
      and
      has
      a
     
     
      timeless
      feel.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SPAN
      B
      CULL
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pavement
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Terror
      Twilight
     
     
      Matador
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      sometimes
      inaccesible
     
     
      song
      writer,
      a
      moody,
     
     
      chronic
      pouter,
      lead
      singer
     
     
      and
      a
      fragile
      genius,
      Steve
     
     
      Malkmus
      (S.M.)
      is
      all
      of
     
     
      these.
      His
      band,
      Pavement,
     
     
      has
      made
      yet
      another
      jangly
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      classic.
      It
      shares
      its
      best
     
    
   
   
    
     
      moments
      with
      Willie
      Nel-
     
     
      son’s
      early
      records,
      and
     
     
      Television’s
      Marquee
      Moon.
     
     
      The
      writing,
      as
      per
      usual,
      is
     
     
      the
      most
      striking
      aspect
      of
     
     
      Terror
      Twilight.
     
    

    
     
      (
      “I
      hear
      they
      live
      in
     
     
      creamatoriums
      /
      and
      smoke
     
     
      your
      remains.”)
      The
      band
     
     
      has
      never
      received
      the
      en
     
     
      masse
      kind
      of
      exposure
      that
     
     
      others
      of
      their
      time
      have,
     
     
      and
      this
      has
      allowed
      them
      to
     
     
      make
      music
      on
      the
      margins
     
     
      of
      popularity,
      play
      for
      a
     
     
      select
      audience,
      if
      you
      will.
     
     
      Here’s
      hoping
      that
      the
     
     
      band’s
      successes
      remain
     
     
      within
      the
      group
      that
      truly
     
     
      appreciates
      them.
      It
      takes
      a
     
     
      certain
      kind
      of
      ear
      to
      hear
     
     
      why
      they,
      like
      Rage
      Against
     
     
      the
      Machine,
      will
      be
      of
      the
     
     
      few
      bands
      noteworthy
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      twenty
      years
      time.
      (A+)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bruyneel