Podcasts Transcripts 11 – 21
Jazz, African Violets, Martial Arts, CB Radio, Port Dover in the 1920s, Relations,
Reunion of Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson, Working for the Government

11 – How I Almost Became a Folk Musician
That Christmas I had been given a ukulele, an instrument made popular at that time by a TV host called Arthur Godfrey. I discovered that folk music consisted primarily of three chords and, guess what? I knew three chords on the ukulele!  

12 – My Mother’s Grandmother – Mary Faulkner
A trip back in time to 1915 or thereabouts from my mother, Phyllis Fricker’s memoirs

13 – Port Dover in the 1920s – plus some perilous excursions
Family Life in the 1920’s in Port Dover and St. Thomas, Ontario – with some perilous escapes!

14 – Aunt Clara and Uncle Bill
Feather beds and boyfriends.

15 – CB Radio Days
Early adventures in radio. Dungeons and Dragons over the CB Radio.

16 – Reunion of Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson at Gerdes Folk City in NYC
The 60’s folk boom and a magical reunion of two great blues artists.

17 – Chatham_Stories
In my day Chatham was a city of 30,000 souls. more rural than urban. The number 30,000 was very important since it defined Chatham as a real city and not just a town.

18 – Working for Ma Gov
Some tales out of school about working for the Canadian Federal Government.

19 – Martial Arts, eh
I signed up at a Tae Kwon Do gym. Then started a rigorous physical regimen unfamiliar to my sedentary office body. It was like paying to join the Marines.

20 – African Violets, Tough Love
This Podcast is about growing African Violets. You have been warned.

21 – Traditional Jazz, Vince Hickey and the Blues
Getting started in traditional jazz music.