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His three sons are quite put out that he should have taken up such a nerdy instrument, but they are adapting. When not chopping away on the uke, John enjoys snorkeling in the river, mushroom hunting and telemark skiing, according to season. |
Reviews by John include:
Michael Jerome Browne & the Twin Rivers String Band
Flapjack
The Incombustible Men
Langley Ukulele Ensemble
Bill Tapia
various artists
Bruce Dean
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John Bird, a veteran writer, lives happily on the banks of a river in the wilds of Central Ontario. A mad keen (but still learning) ukulele player, John anchors the rhythm section in the eclectic, acoustic roots band Swing Bridge and has also been known to back up his wife Lorraine's much more expert piano and melodica noodlings. He enjoys blues, early jazz, Canadian fiddle music, Hawaiian, Cajun and basically any traditional music that is dance-based.
