Canada honours Laskin

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

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: 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: 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 - 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: PHJim
Date: 30 Jun 12 - 07:34 PM

Not at "lengyh", at "length".

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: 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: Beer
Date: 01 Jul 12 - 07:23 AM

What a great honor.
Congratulations.
Adrien

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: 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: gnu
Date: 01 Jul 12 - 10:03 AM

Thanks, Jim.

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: CET
Date: 01 Jul 12 - 03:21 PM

Bora was not his father. Uncle, I believe. Certainly a remarkable family.