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30 Jun 12 - 04:23 PM (#3370031) Subject: Canada honours Laskin From: sian, west wales 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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30 Jun 12 - 04:44 PM (#3370044) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: gnu Saw him on stage with Stan Rogers. Wow! I understand his geetars is purdy good too... >;-) |
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30 Jun 12 - 05:16 PM (#3370060) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: PHJim He certainly deserves it, both for singing/songwriting and for luthiery. |
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30 Jun 12 - 05:30 PM (#3370065) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: frogprince Saw him in house concert down here in US-istan a few years ago. Top drawer. |
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30 Jun 12 - 07:33 PM (#3370099) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: PHJim 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. |
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30 Jun 12 - 07:34 PM (#3370100) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: PHJim Not at "lengyh", at "length". |
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30 Jun 12 - 09:57 PM (#3370138) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: Sandy Mc Lean Congratulations! It is nice to see someone deserving get recognized! |
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30 Jun 12 - 10:11 PM (#3370139) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: sian, west wales I wonder if Jack Layton set the wheels in motion for him to receive the Order? sian |
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01 Jul 12 - 07:23 AM (#3370206) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: Beer What a great honor. Congratulations. Adrien |
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01 Jul 12 - 07:35 AM (#3370208) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: Brian Peters Distinguished track record, amazing guitars, and really good company. Congrats, Grit! |
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01 Jul 12 - 08:27 AM (#3370227) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: PHJim Here's a little something from Andy Frank, made when Grit received the Estelle Klein award. Grit Laskin film |
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01 Jul 12 - 10:03 AM (#3370250) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: gnu Thanks, Jim. |
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01 Jul 12 - 11:48 AM (#3370288) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: ollaimh 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 |
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01 Jul 12 - 03:21 PM (#3370364) Subject: RE: Canada honours Laskin From: CET Bora was not his father. Uncle, I believe. Certainly a remarkable family. |