The Darryl Klassen (J.D. Miner) Interview

“Art for it’s own sake would be an immoral, or at best an irresponsible waste of time that should be spent on more important things. I think we all have a responsibility to use whatever we’ve been given to respond to suffering and evil in the world, probably starting in, but not limited to our own neighbourhood. Everyone, the artist no more, no less.” ~Darryl Klassen of J.D. Miner Continue reading The Darryl Klassen (J.D. Miner) Interview

Some of My Best Music Teachers Are Prison Inmates

In Conversation with Steve Bell by Wanda Waterman The Voice, Volume 22 Issue 45 2014-11-14 Steve Bell is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. After years of working with other artists, in 1989 he experienced a spiritual awakening, after which he created his own label—Signpost Music—for which he recorded fifteen solo albums. He’s now marking the 25th anniversary of Signpost with a multi-disk recording project, a tour of Canada. A feature-length documentary is now being made about his life and career. He’s won many awards, including two Junos. Recently he took the time to answer Wanda Waterman’s … Continue reading Some of My Best Music Teachers Are Prison Inmates