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Rest in peace John. Wikipedia

I was invited to join a good friend Brian Hogan and his pals to go for a tuna. We lucked out and we reeled in this beauty off the coast of Prince Edward Island.

Great trip out east with our friend for a bit of golf, great food and a lot of fun, looking forward to next year and doing it all again.

John, along with his special guests, will host a memorable tribute of music, performance and pageantry in honour of Veterans and Service Personnel in the wondrous Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. A fundraising event in support of The Toronto Artillery Foundation

YORKMINSTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
October 1, 2016, 7:00pm
Tickets $30 online or at the door
lestweforgetevent.com

Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup champions and to two time Stanley cup winner and 2016 MVP Sydney Crosby…congratulations KID.

Our dog Jimmy was a wonderful dog. He was the sweetest most loving and gentle spirit. A friend and companion for 10 glorious years. He was our treasure.

Jimmy passed peacefully in Agnieszka’s arms today.

Jimmy “Showtime” McDermott, left us after battling a foe that couldn’t be beat. He brought us 10 years of love, laughter and joy, and was a daily companion to Agnieszka. His presence will be missed but the memories are forever.

John, Agnieszka and Sunny (Jimmy’s wee boy)

Over the new year, John was able to speak with (and sing for!) the astronauts of the International Space Station.

Click to listen (mp3)

It has been a wonderful and exciting year and once again 2016 is shaping up to be one of our busiest with shows from coast to coast. We tour British Columbia and the Prairies in April and May, then Atlantic Canada in the Fall followed by our annual Christmas tour of Ontario and U.S. destinations.

Jason, Maury, Mick and I look forward to seeing you all soon. We want to wish everyone a joyful and Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year .

John

Registration for the 2016 Friends of McDermott House Canada Charity Golf Tournament & Concert is now live on GolfLifeNavs.com Please review it and register your foursomes. As you will see after filling out the registration form you will be directed to McDermott House Canada’s web site for payment.

Click here for complete information and a registration form.

Raised on Songs & Stories is a new kind of recording, borne of a collaboration between me and musician/arranger Eric Robertson.

For the last ten or so years Eric Robertson and I have toyed with the idea of recording an album with no breaks, no silence between the tracks – just one single, continuous flow of music from start to finish. That idea finally bloomed this year.

All of the songs you will find here are ones that I have enjoyed my entire life, deeply rooted in my Scottish heritage—but with the occasional nod to my Irish ancestry—with “Dublin in the Rare Ould Times” and  “Yesterday’s People” (written by Finbar Furey) truly heartwrenching.

Eric’s skill as a musician and arranger shine through in many places, but particularly in two medleys “The Way It Was” and “Aunt Margaret’s Mirror” – as well as short musical interludes that link each song together. Truly beautiful.

“And I no more Shall be Passing this Way” is very special to me. It was  written by Darcy Broderick (Irish Decendants) for my father shortly after his passing in 1995. I think it’s a beautiful tribute to “my old man”.

Songs include: Auld Lang Syne • The Way It Was (a medley of four of our favorite Scottish songs. “Kate Dalrymple”, “Auld Reekie”, “Road to the Isles” and “The Skye Boat Song”) • Leezie Lindsay • Ae Fond Kiss • The Rare Ould Times • The Bluebells of Scotland • Aunt Margaret’s Mirror (a set of four Scottish airs: “Almond Water”, “Lord Balgonie’s Favorite”, “O’re the Hills and Far Away”, and “The Lee Rig”) • The Rose of Allendale • Comin’ Thro’ the Rye • Yesterday’s People (written by Finbar Furey of The Fureys) • The Loch Tay Boat Song • Flower of Scotland • I No More Shall be Passing this Way

Now available for purchase from my online store.

We’re very close with the new box set “From There to Here“ and it will be available this Spring in a limited edition. Each set will include 3 DVDs that will trace my career from its very beginning in 1992 – as well as a CD of the songs from my very first concert in Halifax in 1994.

I was amazed at the amount of footage we had from my very beginnings and the interviews are truly enlightening with so many beautiful memories captured and I am looking forward to sharing them with all of you.