Our birthday celebration at Zoomer Hall on January 31, 2019 was special for a lot of reasons.  The show and the special guests were outstanding.  Everyone performed brilliantly.   

The fans however were also outstanding in every respect.  They drove from many miles away to attend and their enthusiasm and exuberance were contagious. They inspired the on stage performances for the entire show.   We could even feel the love and affection from those who watched the show on their computer. They emailed and…

My friend and editor of my book Jim Baine is spending the winter in Trinidad.  He watched the Zoomer show on his computer and immediately emailed to offer his congratulations on a great show.  He also noted that Tom would have liked this party.  How right he is.

Over the years, Tom invited me often to perform at his private functions, many of them birthday parties.  Each party was special.  He was a gracious host.  Tom always joined us on his stage to sing a few songs.   There was lots of laughter and good…

You're reading it here for the first time folks.  Yes, it's true.  The riches on our stage next Thursday night (January 31, 2019) continue to pile up.  

I just got off the phone from the man with "the voice", arguably the smoothest, silkiest country music voice in the country.  I'm referring to Russell deCarle of course.  Russell called to say he's looking forward to driving down from his farm north of Toronto to join us in celebrating what would have been Stompin' Tom Connors 83rd birthday.  And in…

Over the years, we've met and become good friends with many of Stompin' Tom's most loyal fans - and believe me, there are a lot of them.  Most are every day folks, people we meet in the street or the grocery store lineup.  However, there are others who are not so "every day".    If you'd like to meet some of them, please join our studio audience at my 6th Annual Stompin' Tom Birthday Celebration at Zoomer Hall, Jan. 31, 2019.  

This "odd duck" is one of my favourite Tomites.  He and I sat down for a chat…

Since we began this odyssey 5+ years ago, I've met hundreds of fans and friends who have reached out to us in support our efforts, all with a genuine appreciation for our music.  Publishing the book has opened the door to an entirely new community of fans.  

A few weeks ago, I met and interviewed the legendary broadcaster, Brian McFarlane from Hockey Night In Canada Fame.  We've become great pals, always lots to talk about.  I'll publish my last interview with him at a later date.  It's all about  old…

On behalf of the entire Whiskey Jack team here at our head office in Toronto, we'd like to thank you for another exciting year full of amazing memories, music and exceptional audiences! We'd also like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very happy and healthy 2019. We're grateful for many things....headlining the Canada Day festivities at the Stompin' Tom Centre in Skinners Pond PEI being at the top of the list. This included a long drive through the beautiful Canadian landscape, much like we did with…

Perils of booking shows in 2018.

Recently there have been a couple of Facebook posts about the diminishing royalties distributed by SOCAN (and similar organizations) to songwriters. These critiques were written by singer/songwriters Danny Michel and Murray Foster and have since gone viral. Murray’s post triggered an invitation from the CBC's Metro Morning (Matt Galloway) for an on-air interview. In short, most of the revenue we dole out each month to Spotify and Apple goes into the bank accounts of the…

The demand for Duncan's new book, My Good Times With Stompin' Tom is through the roof!  A second edition will be ordered before the end of the year. 

The fans at our live show have been buying many copies of the book, which Duncan happily signs, but the online sales have also been fantastic.  We've sent copies to every province and territory.  

It's also available at the following locations:

Toronto Public Library

12th Fret Music Store - 2132 Danforth Ave - Toronto, On.

Bearly Used Books - 15 James St…

​Special Notice to all fans of Canadian Country Music: 

As in years past, the special guest list for this birthday party is never finalized until shortly before the show. If you've attended before, you know what we're talking about. The show this year will offer a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to personally interact and be entertained by a cast of prominent Canadian all stars. There will only be 150 tickets sold to this show. We recommend you buy yours now.  

Duncan Fremlin and Zoomer Radio Present The…

Dissing a fellow citizen who has achieved a degree of success and notoriety is a popular Canadian pastime. I have been guilty of doing this myself, Neil Young being my favourite target. What great fun!  

But there is one target who over the years has taken more than her fair share of abuse and, from what I know, having worked closely with our former Governor General, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson on a project, this is not warranted one little bit. I’m referring of course to the recent headlines…