Memories Of Christmas Eve … brand new song just added to the Yuletide in Rossland project
Yuletide In Rossland

Just released ... Songs Of Rossland: Collectors Edition

A collection of 26 of Wayne's songs, totalling 3 hours and 25 minutes, about people, places, and events in Rossland over the years, including the stories behind the songs by Alfie Albo,…

Just added to the Songs Of Rossland project … "John Ingram".  Ingram has the distinction of being the first Chief of Police of Winnipeg, then Calgary, and then Rossland.  He was also the Chief of Police in 1900 when Ernest…

Just added to the Songs Of Rossland project … Time Out Of Context … I was hiking up Record Ridge with Nanuk one day.  She was the best touring partner I ever had, she had shared every moment of my…

Just added to the Songs of Rossland project … Joe Moris …a song about the first mining claims in Rossland.  This was recorded live on the 19th of july 2025 during a Sessions broadcast on Ridge Radio

Songs Of Rossland

Just added to the Songs Of Rossland project … Jimmy Fuller

Do you remember the expression “to be yappy” or to “shut your yap” ?  Well I’m pretty sure this story is the origin of that. All of North America…

Just added to Songs Of Rossland … WolfSong: Nanuk In The Field Of Dreams … a song about an epic night of powder skiing under a full moon in the Field of Dreams on Record Ridge

Songs Of Rossland

Just added to the Songs Of Rossland page … Fearless … a song about the time in the 1960s when Don Vockeroth, a legendary Canadian climber, was instrumental in the first high altitude helicopter rescue.  As well as the song…

With our election now underway I thought I'd post my musical rant on Pierre Pollievre.  This is actually one verse of a song I started during covid, ranting about Danielle Smith, Jason Kenney, Trump, and Pollievre … I may put…

Just added to the Songs Of Rossland project … The Killing Of Mah Lin.  In 1900 8 year old Ernest Chenoweth (half brother to Roy Stephens, the character from The Jug In The Sun) became, and remains to this day…

I've just released my latest project “That Was Fun ! ”  It's a collection of 25 songs totalling 2 hours 23 minutes.  They're all collaborations with various folks over the years, on stage and in the studio, all of them…

The Live & Unplugged project is updated with brand new tracks … Tracks from various Sessions broadcasts, brand new for 2024, recorded live on-air, one guitar, one voice.  The direct link is here :  Live and Unplugged

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Just added to the Recipes page … how to prepare oats for optimum nutrient absorption and avoid the anti-nutrient phytate

Recipes

RidgeRadio is back !  I am currently broadcasting every Saturday and Sunday at noon Pacific time.  To tune in or to check details on the upcoming scheduled programs go here : RidgeRadio Player

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Columbia River Treaty <> A look at the Columbia River Treaty, including interviews with Jack McDonald and Josh Smienk, Joe Irving’s song about it, and a reading of Jack McDonald’s book Storm Over High Arrow - Columbia River Treaty, A…

Just added to the Big Iron page … my memoirs of the 2010 Olympics, including stories and photos of the jobsite during two years of building the Nordic Competition venue, my context of the time and songs I wrote at…

Just added more history on the Velvet, filling in some gaps, combining different sources into a coherent chronological history.  Updated with some development reports, including one that gives historical development on various levels and a cross section of undergrouns workings…

I’ve restructured the website to better organize new content, which is amounting to a lot of content.  And I’ve added some pages.  You’ll now find people, both contemporary and historical, all on the People page, listed alphabetically by last name…

Just added a page on the schools of Rossland with some history and some photos from Edward Davies, Alfie Albo, and Seth Martin.  Look in YesterYear under Places.

I’m getting so much stuff on here that it was getting a bit cumbersome so I’ve reorganized somewhat.  You’ll now find contemprary writers, storytellers, and musicians on the Tale Spinners page.   I’ve just added more content to Barry Gray there…

I’ve finally solved the mystery of where the famous Remington sketch of John Kirkup was done.  So I’ve completely redone the Kirkup page with new photos, docs, and a great story about early development on the Arrow when it was…

Just added to the Songs Of Rossland project … Against The Storm … In 2010 on the occasion of Alfie Albo’s birthday, Seth Martin and I played a concert.  Alfie had been gone for 3 years, I had been working…

Just added to People on the Rossland Talking Tours page … Warren Crowe … some great stories by Warren, including one of the best descriptions I’ve heard of working in the Rossland mines.

Recently added to Businesses on the Rossland…

Just added on the Kootenay Storytellers page …

Corky Evans, from the Word Of Mouth festival.  Corky talks about his friend Bob Cunningham (2005) and the history of logging in the Slocan Valley from the very beginning, how the valley…