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Canada honours Laskin DigiTrad: ANGUS HEMPSTEAD COSMIC AND FREAKY PHOTOGRAPHER'S BALLAD Related threads: Lyr Add: The End of a Pointed Gun (Grit Laskin) (16) Lyr Req: One Sunday Night (Grit Laskin) (5) Lyr Add: Soft and Round (Grit Laskin) (9) (origins) Origin: The [Two] Photographers (Grit Laskin) (11) Lyr Req: At the End of a Pointed Gun (W Laskin) (10) I bought a Grit Laskin guitar strap (6) Info wanted about Laskin guitars (23) Grit Laskin Guitars (6) Lyr Req: Lucky Man (Grit Laskin) (12) |
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Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: CET Date: 01 Jul 12 - 03:21 PM Bora was not his father. Uncle, I believe. Certainly a remarkable family. |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: ollaimh Date: 01 Jul 12 - 11:48 AM well deserved. he is a great performer but a world class luthier. his guiars are wondewrfull. dave wrenn let me play on of his highest end guoitars at the 12th frett years ago, incredible! a friend out west has one of his older guitars--a real treasure. his plainer modles are still out the 12th frett had an older one for five grand. cheap when you look at the jhand made market now. i was told bis father was bora laskin, the cheif justice of the supreme court of canada. quite a family |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: gnu Date: 01 Jul 12 - 10:03 AM Thanks, Jim. |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: PHJim Date: 01 Jul 12 - 08:27 AM Here's a little something from Andy Frank, made when Grit received the Estelle Klein award. Grit Laskin film |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: Brian Peters Date: 01 Jul 12 - 07:35 AM Distinguished track record, amazing guitars, and really good company. Congrats, Grit! |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: Beer Date: 01 Jul 12 - 07:23 AM What a great honor. Congratulations. Adrien |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: sian, west wales Date: 30 Jun 12 - 10:11 PM I wonder if Jack Layton set the wheels in motion for him to receive the Order? sian |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: Sandy Mc Lean Date: 30 Jun 12 - 09:57 PM Congratulations! It is nice to see someone deserving get recognized! |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: PHJim Date: 30 Jun 12 - 07:34 PM Not at "lengyh", at "length". |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: PHJim Date: 30 Jun 12 - 07:33 PM He was at the Shelter Valley Folk Festival last summer. He talked at lengyh, in one of the small workshops, about his good friend Jack Layton. |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: frogprince Date: 30 Jun 12 - 05:30 PM Saw him in house concert down here in US-istan a few years ago. Top drawer. |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: PHJim Date: 30 Jun 12 - 05:16 PM He certainly deserves it, both for singing/songwriting and for luthiery. |
Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: gnu Date: 30 Jun 12 - 04:44 PM Saw him on stage with Stan Rogers. Wow! I understand his geetars is purdy good too... >;-) |
Subject: Canada honours Laskin From: sian, west wales Date: 30 Jun 12 - 04:23 PM Grit Laskin will be receiving the Order of Canada. Well done! (The nominees are listed alphabetically so scroll down.) And Happy Canada Day as of tomorrow! sian |
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