While in Sin Jawn’s I learned that friend Dave Bidini would be playing at his buddy Haddon’s house in nearby CBS. It was a grand, friendly and properly rowdy night. Dave, of the now defunct Rheostatics, has evidently been playing solo shows armed with only an acoustic guitar, but when I mentioned I didn’t know this he added, “Only in the Maritimes.” Which seems appropriate once you hear his new stuff.

Here are a trio of tracks by Dave that I recorded. The first featuring his lovely wife Janet Morasutti on backing vocals. The second song, “Horses”, should be familiar to Rheos fans. (Buddy, by the way, is Haddon’s sweet, one-eyed dog.)

Drivin’ On:

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Also in the house was Neil Conway, once of Nova Scotia, now St. John’s. Neil got behind the microphone despite a froggy throat. The second song is a Ron Hynes classic.

Lesbian Boxer:

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