The Lake Huron shore, including Goderich, can suffer from severe weather. We raced a waterspout back home from the beach in Southampton. We lost.

The Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club in London, Ontario, starts its new season - as usual - with a concert from the Friends of Fiddlers Green. That's on Sunday, 13 September.

On Sunday, 4 October, they have NUA. Based in Toronto, NUA has three award-winning members: fiddle player James Law, guitarist Graeme McGillivray and bodhrán player Jacob McCauley.