New Kid in Town

By Vickie van Dyke For someone who has been in the music business as long as I have (and that's a long time because I am really old) it still excites me to discover tremendous young new talent. And since I am madly in love with my new hometown Meaford, it is even more exciting to happen upon a truly gifted singer/songwriter in my own backyard.  Well, not literally my backyard, but 25 year old Luke Brody - also a relatively new...

By Vickie van Dyke I first met Rob Tardik when my regular guitar player bailed on a gig in order to get married or have a baby or something. Oh wait - he had to Feng Shui his garden, that was it.  Anyway, Rob was beckoned to take over and I could tell immediately the boy had some serious chops. Man, talk about flying fingers! Rob then brought Carson Freeman to my world. Truly one of most talented sax players in Canada,...