Ever since I posted that video of my lovely wife Jill rocking out with the Trans Canada Highwaymen, thousands of you have asked, “that’s great Grant, but do YOU rock out anymore?” The answer is… “You May Be Right”!
But these days I usually only get my kicks in lobby bars of Mexican resorts in the deep off-season. As you can see, my entertainment is Trans-International, and knows of no cultural or language barriers. I’m climbing the ladder of success, bambino!
Filmed in Punta Mita by @christophergeorgekelly
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WHOOOOO!!!! The musicians have announced for the 2026 Desolation Sound Tour! Jill and I are thrilled to be welcoming Danny Michel and Desirée Dawson aboard the boat this year as we motor through the inlets and passages of the Sound to get us two and from all of these shows 🤞 Tickets to all shows are on sale NOW at link in bio. Hope to see you out there, and a big thanks to our presenters the Lund Resort at Klah Ah Men and Hollyhock Cortes Island Retreat Centre.
#desolationsound #cortesisland #refugecove #lundbc #savaryisland
Happy **86th** birthday to my dear old Dad. Thanks for always taking me down the path of adventure, whether I wanted to go or not! Not sure when you started wearing Converse high tops but okay!! Move over, Pony Boy Curtis…
SAVE THE DATES! Desolation Sound Tour 2026! Fire up the outboard! Hoist up sail and see how the main sail sets! Lock the oars! Musicians announced soon, tickets on sale soon.
This really breaks my heart. It’s hard to put into words how much Tod Elvidge has meant to my broadcasting career at the CBC, but to put it plainly, he was my first executive producer, and he taught me everything I know about mics and consoles and studios and booths and, yes, how best to avoid bureaucratic BS. We also got to work together all over the place, back in the free-wheelin’ CBC days, at live broadcasts in legendary places like the Ship Inn in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the Chelsea Hotel in New York, and Emo’s in Austin. Tod taught me so much about radio… including possibly his greatest lessons… trust your ears, and trust your audience. Loved the man, just the greatest guy, and he will be dearly missed by me and many others.
Among the shows Tod produced or worked on for CBC Radio:
Double Exposure
The Debaters
Randy’s Vinyl Tap
RadioSonic (yours truly)
RadioEscapade (same)
Radio 3 (same)
Pearls of Wisdom
Richardson’s Roundup
… and others I’m forgetting!
Awesome times at the Sunshine Coast Stories and Songs shows with these incredible musicians: Desirée Dawson, Jeremy Fisher, and Louise Burns. SO GREAT!
Thanks to all who came and sold out three shows in a row in beautiful Pender Harbour and Powell River!
Next up is the Desolation Sound boat-access-only tour July 5-10.
Hey, it’s BC BOOK DAY! I’ll be reading stories from a few of these titles later this week / weekend on the beautiful Sunshine Coast! Where many of the stories actually happened. Hope to see you for a laugh, a song and a cheer, and thanks for supporting BC authors and songwriters.
Covers by Naomi MacDougall.
*Thu Apr 23, Pender Harbour School of Music SOLD OUT
*Fri Apr 24 + Sat Apr 25, Cranberry Hall, Powell River LIMITED TICKETS
With musicians Jeremy Fisher, Desiree Dawson, and Louise Burns.
#bcbookday #bcbookday2026 #powellriver #qathet #penderharbour
Oh hey, POWELL RIVER BC… you get to see *this* incredible line up of musicians this coming weekend *April 24 + 25* at your historic Cranberry Hall: Desirée Dawson (this sweet song was inspired by chopping wood in LUND), Jeremy Fisher (first time back to the qathet region in over a decade), and Louise Burns (first shows in awhile… period!!) And I’ll be sharing my fave stories from our woodsy watery hood.*
There’s about ten tickets left for each show. Link 🔗 it up in ye olde bio!! ☝️☝️☝️🎤🤘🏼🎉
Presented by The Peak: voice of the qathet region. #powellriver #qathet #sunshinecoastbc #desolationsound salishsea
*And while this show does not include a tribute act, the show is in fact an entire tribute to life itself.
Sunshine Coast ☀️ shows coming up with awesome musical guests Desiree Dawson, Jeremy Fisher, and Louise Burns!
Wed April 22, Pender Harbour School of Music
Thu April 23, Pender Harbour School of Music (SOLD OUT)
Fri April 24, Cranberry Hall, Powell River (limited tickets)
Sat April 25, Cranberry Hall, Powell River
Tickets at link in bio!
@sunshinecoastbc@scwrittenarts@desireedawsonmusic@jeremyfishermusic@louiseburnsmusic@earthfairstore@harbour_publishing
#desolationsound #powellriver #penderharbour #madeirapark #sunshinecoastbc
When your son’s band shows up at your show and crowd surfs to your song… 😂🤘🏼Something we would never have imagined when Nick wrote this one in the back of the van in deepest Alabama in 1994. So many generations of rock ‘n rollers at the show last night! Thanks to @thetranzmitors for making this Smugglers reunion happen and to @backstagerider for the video. ❤️ @bluejayvalleyband@wynn88
To Serve, Protect, and Entertain! Getting ready to perform some Smugglers nuggets for the first time this decade on ***Saturday night*** April 11 when the legendary Young Fresh Fellows play Vancouver for the first time in 33 years - despite the fact they’re from Seattle!! Hope to see you there. Last remaining tickets on eventbrite.
