Unbelievable as it may seem - we have a gig!   He Mistook Her For A Swan is playing the Matinee from 2 to 5 at the Local Pub 396 Roncesvalles.    Our friend Brian Stillar will be be doing a few…

We worked up this arrangement of Voodoo Blues by the great Hoyt Axton back when we were still performing live and it was always a great song to play.    I've been working on making a slightly louder version of the…

hey everyone - as some of you know - between March 2020 and April 2021 I put out a weekly show affectionately known as the HMHFAS Emergency Broadcast History of Folk (with Swearing) every Sunday for 52 weeks.   The whole…

Its Canadian Thanksgiving!  This week we take a little walk in the woods, just like Katie Cruel did, but this time its "In the Pines" which is even scarier!     Taking a deeping dive into Leadbelly's amazing life and legacy as…

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its been a while but the EBS shows keep coming every Sunday.   We're up to 25 this week believe it or not!   This week - we take a look at the Cuckoo and its not pretty!   Check it…

Its episode 16 and it's national Daiquiri day!   Talking a bit today about our upcoming album release, a bit about our friend over at Parallel Universe and his on-line shop launch, a little bit about folk guitar gods John Martyn…

No! not the Broadway show, the actual musical world of Oklahoma!   And its pretty deep.    From Woody Guthrie to Hoyt Axton to modern day Red Dirt music, it is happening in OK and we'll take you there.   

Willie's got anew…

Episode 14 is out and we're doing the Townes!    Townes Van Zandt - one of the greatest song writers of recent times and a fascinating guy.    Lets dig it!   And then we do a traditional song Townes had in his…

Episodes 11 and 12.   Good Grief - its an even dozen now!     Episode 11 is all about Karen Dalton and we have a performance of Katie Cruel by HMHFAS, and Episode 12 is about the Cameron Public House, Handsome Ned…

holy schmoley - 2 more episodes of the EBS...    

9 digs into the gruesome tale of the 2 sisters with an actual performance by HMHFAS for ya

10 sets the way back machine to 1982 and we see what's going…

Episode 8 is out and its a good one.   A new smash folk rock much music video by the Parkdale branch of He Mistook Her For A Swan kicks it off!   Then we get into the meaning of life via…

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happy Victoria day, happy Wreckless Eric's birthday, happy National Cheese Soufle day!    Today I'm off on a bit of a tangent talking about the Viletones, punk rock, rock'a'billy, Gang of Four and Elizabeth Cotton. 

Hope everyone is doing…

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here's the new episode of the Emergency Broadcast System.  Thanks to everyone who is keeping in touch and everyone who has subscribed to the YouTube Channel!   If you haven't subscribed yet please do.    Hope everyone is safe and…

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Hope everyone is safe and well and staying out of jail.   We've posted a new Episode today on National Paranormal day so appropriately we talk about some ghostly stuff like the song Polly Vaughn which is where we…

hey there people - hope everyone is keeping sane and healthy.     I think the first may be harder than the second....    Anyway, we are trying to set up a regular series of YouTube videos to reach out to you all…

Meanwhile, across the viaduct at Broadview and Danforth,  The Old Nick Pub has been hosting a cool program of local musicians in their Revolution Music Mondays series.   Each Monday a different artist is presented and this month the host is…

OK - so after over a year of preaching the gospel of Jackson C Frank, it seems like someone is listening.    I saw the blockbuster 'The Joker' the other day and was astounded to hear about 20 seconds of JCF's…

we're honoured to be invited back to play at Bill Heffernan's Saturday Sessions at the Intersteer on Roncesvalles!   The show runs from 5 to 8 and the Intersteer is at 357 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto.      Its always a good time and…

We got offered a show at the Supermarket this Saturday.   Its the Matinee so 3 to 6 as usual with the amazing Grier Coppins opening up.   We figured - why not?   Hope you will too!   

A couple of cool things coming up.    First - HMHFAS is back at the Supermarket in Kensington for a Saturday Matinee 3 to 6 on November 30.    We'll have some guests, some new songs and plenty of dark and ominous…

well after a bit of a summer hiatus HMHFAS is back at the Supermarket on Saturday September 21 - the usual 3 to 6 slot.    Once again we are lucky to have the Grier Coppins band doing the first set…

Excellent gig at the Supermarket on Saturday.    Lots of good friends and some new faces as well.    Hot market weather and cool beverages.    What could be finer.    Well one thing!   We were joined on stage by both Brian Stiller and …

HMHFAS is booked to play the Saturday Matinee at the Supermarket in Kensington Market on Saturday July 6.     The only thing finer than hanging out in the Market on a summer Saturday, sipping on a tasty beverage while listening to…

had a great show at the Intersteer yesterday.    Hosted by Billy Heffernan a good time was had by all!   We managed to test drive at least one new song and I got to play City of New Orleans with Bill…