Little Widgets just won a 2006 Canadian Folk Music Award award for Pushing the Boundaries. Thanks to all of the musicians for helping me realize the album.

On another front, the Foggies are preparing to record an instrumental album. We're all contributing original compositions for this, so stay tuned.

The Foggy Hogtown Boys were just bestowed with some honours from the Central Canada Bluegrass Music Association, including Best Band of 2006 and Best Instrumental Group of 2006. We also have the CCBMA's Fiddle and Guitar Player's of 2006. Congratulations to John Showman and Chris Coole.

Little Widgets was just nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award for Pushing The Boundaries. Cross your fingers for me.....

We've just finished recording the new Creaking Tree String Quartet album. Working with Bil has been great. There's still a lot of work to do on the album, including naming it, so stay posted for release news.

It's been quite a while since updating, and a lot's happening.

The Creaking Tree String Quartet is hard at work, preparing for our summer tour, which will take us out west for most of the summer. We are also getting the material together for our next album (to be recorded in August).. This time, we've recruited the help of veteran, Bil Vorndick, to produce/engineer the album.

The Foggy Hogtown Boys have unfortunately, lost John McNaughton. Filling his role on bass and vocals is the talented Max Heineman. We just played our first gig together last week, and it's sounding great! Come check him out at the Brunswick some Saturday.

I'm not quite sure how, but I've found the time to squeeze in another album. This time I'm joining, Irish mandolin wizard BRIAN TAHENY, on a journey through Irish and Old Time music, all performed on the mandolin family. This recording also documents our first time, playing music together. Ever!
...keep posted for updates and release date...

Some more exciting news on the awards front...Creaking Tree String Quartet took home the Pushing The Boundaries Award at the
Canadian Folk Music Awards.

...Also....Tune in to CBC radio on Monday, December 19th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm, as I will be Matt Galloways guest on
Here and Now to promote "Little Widgets" and the upcoming CD release.

Check out this week's Now Magazine for a nice feature article about "Little Widgets", written by Tim Perlich. Thanks Tim!

The Foggies had a "Big Time!" up at the Central Canada Bluegrass Awards. We saw some old friends, taught some workshops,
showcased for a packed and enthusiastic room, and we won a couple of awards to boot. The band won
BEST INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF 2005, and I won MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

It's been a great couple of weeks for awards. The Foggy Hogtown Boys have been awarded Now Magazine's
BEST ROOTS/COUNTRY BAND and our own high singin', bass playin' John McNaughton was named Toronto's BEST MALE VOCALIST.

The Foggys have also been nominated for a slew of awards to be anounced at the 27th Anual Central Canada Bluegrass Awards,
including Best Album, Best Instrumental Group. I'm up for Mandolin Player of The Year as well.

The Creaking Tree String Quartet has been nominated for two awards from the new Canadian Folk Music Awards.
We've been nominated BEST INSTRUMENTAL GROUP and forPUSHING THE BOUNDARIES.

After a lot of foot dragging (by me), the website is finally up. Yeah!! ...also....The Creaking Tree String Quartet is on
it's way to Nashville for the IBMA Trade conference. We'll be performing on the Roots and Branches stage, and John
and I will be playing in the master's workshops. Look for us there!!