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\n\"Dennis<\/p>\n

‘Self Portrait \u2013 on Gabriola Island’<\/p>\n

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Discography<\/p>\n

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\"Dennis‘The Sparrow’<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Dennis‘Crowchild’<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Dennis‘Heart on a Sleeve’<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Dennis‘Journeyman’<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Dennis‘Kick Your Television In’<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Dennis‘Run With You’<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Dennis‘Suuza’s Room’<\/div>\n

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Song Group \u201cA\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

LISTEN & DOWNLOAD<\/p>\n

The music sub-site begins with Dennis’ first recording studio production titled ‘Journeyman’. Heartfelt thanks to all the fine musicians, to Tom and Darryl and Magic Lab studios and especially to Irene Jackson for her gorgeous background harmonies (check out ‘Wounded Eagle’ on track #5).<\/p>\n

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1. Trees (6:11)<\/p>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 TREES<\/p>\n

I wish I didn’t have to say this, but I believe it to be true. If every tree in the province of British Columbia were to be cut down and only one tree remained, one single tree, someone somewhere, some CEO or Executive from some multi-national forest company would order it too to be cut down, only because it would help their bottom line. Only because it would satisfy their shareholders. Sad, huh? This song is dedicated to the individuals and organizations who stand watch over our forests. They include the Friends of Clayoquot Sound, The Sierra Club, The David Suzuki Foundation, The Silva Forest Foundation, etc<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Song for the Changing Wind (3:44)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/journeyman2\/Changing-Wind.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 SONG FOR THE CHANGING WIND<\/p>\n

An incredible road trip to Central America to get married. A couple days out of Guatemala City, the earthquake happened. It changed our lives forever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3. Ruth (5:29)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/journeyman2\/Ruth.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 RUTH<\/p>\n

The Canary Islands are famous for their caves. Wealthy Europeans actually paint the walls and have furniture shipped from home so as to make the caves more habitable. This song was written in one such cave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4. The Burlington Northern Blues (6:08)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/journeyman2\/Burlington.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN BLUES<\/p>\n

I lived for a period of time in Crescent Beach, just south of Vancouver. My cabin was a mere fifty feet from the Burlington Northern mainline. Enough said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5. Wounded Eagle (5:40)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/journeyman2\/Wounded-Eagle.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 WOUNDED EAGLE<\/p>\n

I wrote this tune for Sue Rodriguez, who lived on the Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island. She suffered from A.L.S. (Amiotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). This is a tribute to Sue’s struggle with this debilitating disease and her courageous battle with the Supreme Court of Canada to be allowed the fundamental right to die with dignity. For Irene’s website and article on the Sue Rodriguez Memorial… Click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6. Elder and the Children (5:46)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/journeyman2\/Elder.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 ELDER AND THE CHILDREN<\/p>\n

Through the Constitution Act of 1982 (Section 35), Aboriginal rights to self government, self determination and land are now entrenched in the Canadian Constitution. The Canadian Constitution is the law of the land.
\nThese basic human rights were never extinguished, not on first contact, not at Confederation, not ever. The legal onus is now upon the Canadian Government to fairly and equitably settle land claims with the First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis of Canada. This song was inspired by the events at Davis Inlet, Labrador, in 1993.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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7. The Fox (5:03)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/journeyman2\/The-Fox.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 THE FOX<\/p>\n

I put this piece together while living and traveling in the Irish countryside. While staying at a Monastery, I was visited by a fox on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8. Don’t Bring the Mainline Down (4:59)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/journeyman2\/Mainline.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 DON’T BRING THE MAINLINE DOWN<\/p>\n

Much of the 60’s were spent working for three major Canadian railway companies. Once the sound of a train gets into your blood, you’re hooked for life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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9. Jorma & Jessy.mp3 (4:58)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/journeyman2\/Jorma-Jessy.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Journeyman \u2013 JORMA & JESSY<\/p>\n

For Doug & Dana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Song Group \u201cB\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Features from various albums.<\/p>\n

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1. Having Tea (3:50)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/heart-on-a-sleeve\/01_Having-Tea.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Heart on a Sleeve \u2013 HAVING TEA<\/p>\n

There is an ancient Persian fable about a sage walking through a valley and, stopping to rest a while, he strikes up a conversation with the sun about the nature of darkness and light. I have taken the liberty of replacing the sage with Mother Earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Flying Things (7:10)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/suusas-room\/02_Flying-Things.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Suusa’s Room: FLYING THINGS<\/p>\n

It was Thanksgiving weekend, Ottawa, 1996. I had just heard from an acquaintance, that Colleen Peterson (a member of Quartet) had passed away from cancer the previous night. I immediately sat down and wrote the lyrics to this song.<\/p>\n

From July of 1999 to July of 2000, seven of my personal friends have also died from this disease. I no longer sit around wondering why. Hidden within these lyrics is a plaintive cry for sanity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3. Coaltown Line (4.42)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/the-sparrow\/02_Coal-Town-Line.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: The Sparrow \u2013 COAL TOWN LINE<\/p>\n

Nanaimo, British Columbia was originally a coal-mining town and the E&N day liner runs through town twice a day, up island in the morning and down-island in the late afternoon. Wooo wooo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4. Zeitgeist 2012 (5.54)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/the-sparrow\/03_Zeitgeist-2012.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: The Sparrow \u2013 ZEITGEIST<\/p>\n

There is a scene in the movie \u2018Titanic\u2019 where the ship begins to list to such an extent that the deck chairs begin sliding across the floor… that is the point when everybody knows…it\u2019s all over. April 15th, 2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. This tune draws a parallel between that event and the current world of high finance and \u2018big\u2019 money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5. Stand-Up Routine (3:41)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/kick-your-TV-in\/05_Stand-Up-Routine.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Kick Your TV In \u2013 STAND-UP ROUTINE<\/p>\n

Recorded at the Stanley Milner Library Theatre, Edmonton Alberta, December 1, 2001.<\/p>\n

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6. The Sparrow (3.53)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/the-sparrow\/01_The-Sparrow.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: The Sparrow \u2013 THE SPARROW<\/p>\n

If sophisticated, hyper-intellectual man were to lower himself from his illusionary sphere of self-importance and self-absorption and re-assume his rightful place as a small but integral part of the rest of creation, he\u2019d not only learn a few things but he\u2019d also get himself into a lot less trouble. The common sparrow lives in the present, moment-by-moment realities of existence and therefore is closer to the \u2018truth\u2019 and the \u2018divine\u2019 than hyper-man will ever be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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7. Track 49 (4:58)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/run-with-you\/07_Track-49.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Run With You:\u00a0 TRACK 49<\/p>\n

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8. Tracey’s Lullabye (4:40)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/run-with-you\/06_Tracys-Lullabye.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Run With You \u2013 TRACEY’S LULLABYE<\/p>\n

This is a song of support and encouragement for Laura and Robert Latimer<\/p>\n

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9. Crowchild (4:09)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/crowchild\/01_Crowchild.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Crowchild, \u2014 CROWCHILD<\/p>\n

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10. Another Breath (5:59)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/heart-on-a-sleeve\/10_Another-Breath.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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From Album: Heart on a Sleeve \u2013 ANOTHER BREATH<\/p>\n

Another song about the wonder, the profundity and the exquisite nature of the human breath.<\/p>\n

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Live Videos<\/u><\/p>\n

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The following videos are taken from two recent live DVD productions;<\/em>
\n“Live at Janie’s Place” and “The Cinnibar Sessions”<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nSong: Value Village Shuffle<\/div>\n
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\nSong: (Maybe the Human Beings) Will Have To Go<\/div>\n
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\nSong: Don Quixote<\/div>\n
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\nSong: Elder & The Children<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nSong: Fundamental Rights<\/div>\n
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\nSong: Ambergris & Myrrh<\/div>\n
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\nVideo Interview:
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\nSong: Earth Shall Move<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Song Group \u201cC\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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11. Blue Northern Special \/ Hobo’s Symphony (4:26)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/heart-on-a-sleeve\/03_Blue-Northern-Special.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Heart on a Sleeve. BLUE NORTHERN SPECIAL<\/p>\n

Speaking of people moving on, Utah Phillips left us this year (2008) and is currently enjoying a well deserved rest. Utah was an icon in the American traditional folk music scene and I can’t think of a better way for him to leave than on an old freight train.<\/p>\n

And to keep him company on his journey home, I made room on the boxcar floor for Mr. Grierson. Utah and Al were comrades-in-arms, long time friends and both members of the ‘Rose Tattoo’, a close-knit association of ex-trainmen, hobos, troubadours, activists and all-round shit-disturbers. Great work fellas!!! See ya down the line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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12. Suusa’s Room (5:19)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/suusas-room\/01_Suusas-Room.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Suusa’s Room \u2013 SUUSA’S ROOM<\/p>\n

Suusa went away to Holland one summer, and allowed me to camp out in her room.<\/p>\n

While there, I made a simple observation, which is, that human beings have a strong tendency to project into their environment whatever is happening inside of themselves. To Katerina, Suusa, and the Geuer family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13. If the Salmon Cease to Run (9:11)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/crowchild\/09_If-the-Salmon-Cease-To-Run.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Crowchild \u2013 IF THE SALMON CEASE TO RUN<\/p>\n

This song speaks of the life cycle and journey of the Sockeye and the Pink from the spawning ground along the mighty Fraser River system to the Pacific Ocean and back again.<\/p>\n

The tune also alludes to biological \u2018chain of life\u2019 to which all organisms are integral, interconnected and interdependent upon for their mutual survival… if one part of the system is jeopardized, the whole system will eventually collapse. The whale \u2018calls\u2019 in the intro were created by musician John Hyde running his fingers along the strings of an upright double bass.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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14. The Christmas Song (7:32)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/heart-on-a-sleeve\/06_Christmas-Song.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Heart on a Sleeve \u2013 THE CHRISTMAS SONG<\/p>\n

I once saw a bumper sticker in California that read: \u2018Jesus is coming back and boy, is he pissed\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This tune is dedicated to Jdimytai Damour, the 34 year old Wal-Mart temp, who was crushed to death by a crowd of 2000 stampeding shoppers, who had broken down the doors at a Long Island Wal-Mart store on \u2018Black Friday\u2019 (the official first day of the American Christmas shopping season).<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not making this up folks.<\/p>\n

Five others were injured in the stampede including a pregnant woman. Nassau County Police Sergeant Anthony Repalone was quoted as saying \u201cThe sales people, they continued to ring up sales. It was like nothing was going on. People were absolutely oblivious\u201d. Coincidentally, that same morning, and at the opposite end of the country, two shoppers shot each other to death after an argument at a \u201cToys R Us\u201d store in Palm Desert, California. * And a very Merry Christmas to you too, Tiny Tim.<\/p>\n

*Based on an article by Josh Wingrove of the Globe and Mail.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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15. Elizabeth Ann (5.17)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/the-sparrow\/05_ElizabethAnne.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: The Sparrow \u2013 ELIZABETH ANNE<\/p>\n

Most singer-songwriters eventually write something about their \u2018first love\u2019. I was young, very, very young when I first fell \u2018ass-over-tea-kettle\u2019 in love with the girl next door. Hmmm, she\u2019d be turning 65 this year. Oh, to be a fly on the wall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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16. Mona (7:09)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/run-with-you\/11_Mona.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Run With You \u2013 MONA<\/p>\n

Mona lived in Southern California; I went to meet her in December of 1995. She told me she had breast cancer. By May she had passed away. This song reflects my deep loss for her passing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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17. Will Have to Go (7:12)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/heart-on-a-sleeve\/09_Will-Have-to-Go.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Heart on a Sleeve \u2013 WILL HAVE TO GO …<\/p>\n

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18. Children of the Dust (4:37)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/crowchild\/08_Children-of-the%20Dust.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Crowchild: Children of the Dust….<\/p>\n

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19. The Warrior’s Song (5:59)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/crowchild\/07_The-Warriors-Song.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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From Album: Crowchild \u2013 THE WARRIOR’S SONG<\/p>\n

This is an honour song to the memory of Louis Riel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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20. Wonders (6:22)<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dlakusta.org\/albums\/crowchild\/03_Wonders.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Album: Crowchild \u2013 WONDERS<\/p>\n

A song dedicated to the beauty and splendor of the Nicola Valley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Many more songs will be added at a later date; please stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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