Paul Quarrington
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Language
English
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Description
This eclectic, funny, and moving book tracks a life lived in music and words. Paul Quarrington ruminates on the bands of his childhood; his restless youth, spent playing bass with the cult band Joe Hall and the Continental Drift; and his incarnation, in middle age, as rhythm guitarist and singer with the band Porkbelly Futures. Ranging through rock 'n' roll, the blues, folk, country and soul, he explores how songs are made, how they work, and why...
Author
Language
English
Description
As he braves rills, rivers, and ocean waters in search of his elusive quarry, Paul Quarrington's casts are as likely to call up thoughts of his troubled marriage, his father's death, or one of midlife's existential questions as they are to yield a fish, big or small. But whatever his trials and triumphs, he is never without his wickedly perverse sense of humor. Whether you're a dedicated river wader or an armchair angler, you'll find him an irresistible...
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Chris Cutter left curling and love behind when he disappeared from the small town of Long Bay, Ontario; ten years later he returns for his former coach's funeral, and along with a group of dysfunctional local residents forms a new curling team and sets out to win the Golden Broom championship.