The Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra played at the Riverfest After Party in August, 2018. Here is an article on the band from the Guelph Tribune. Excerpt Those looking to keep the…
I keep thinking I first heard the song “Bei Mir Bist du Shein” (translation: “To Me You Are Beautiful”) on a Bob Dylan “Theme Time Radio” show many years ago,…
Fats Domino passed away last week. I meant to post something but my son, Jay, beat me to it. This is his post on jaypeterson.ca. Here is his guest post…
It’s finally here! Be the first to buy our debut album at the Red Brick Café Album Release Party! Get there early to secure good seats. Here is the trailer…
In February, the Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra entered Turtleshell Studio on the edge of Guelph to record our first album. We came in well-rehearsed after a series of gigs. Over the…
The song “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” is one of the first songs that Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra learned. It’s a shuffle and for me it epitomized “Jump Blues” from the late forties. …
Chuck Berry passed away this week. He was 90 years old. I had heard of Chuck Berry, like a lot of my generation, through the Beatles and the Rolling Stones’…
We have started adding original songs to our set list, and we’ve recorded a video of one of Matty’s called “Last Chance to Dance”. It should be out in the…
In today’s post, I wanted to talk about the song “Three Cool Cats”. The Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra has been covering this song from almost the beginning of the band. It…
