When I published my book (My Good Times With Stompin' Tom) in 2018, the reaction from the obviously educated and highly sophisticated Canadian populous was immediate! The sales were so robust, a second edition was soon ordered. I'm thrilled to report that to this day, the book continues to sell well. Some stores have sold over 30 copies to date. How cool is that?

Recently, another book about Stompin' Tom was published by my friend from Nova Scotia, Charlie Rhindress. It's called Stompin' Tom, The Myth And…

Throughout the day, when I'm not despairing over the state of the world, a ray of sunshine (metaphorically speaking) sometimes breaks through the clouds and lifts my spirits.  The first of the day appeared this morning when I booted up the old computer and read my emails.  There was one from my new pal, Bill Houston.

I've recently connected with Bill, a resident of Thunder Bay.  Bill is a Canadian singer songwriter who has been on all of my playlists since there was such a thing.  In 1972, I worked at…

When I published my book (My Good Times With Stompin' Tom) in 2018, the reaction from the obviously educated and highly sophisticated Canadian populous was immediate!  The sales were so robust, a second edition was soon ordered.  I'm thrilled to report that to this day, the book continues to sell well.  Some stores have sold over 30 copies to date.  How cool is that?

Recently, another book about Stompin' Tom was published by my friend from Nova Scotia, Charlie Rhindress.  It's called Stompin' Tom, The Myth…

Whiskey Jack performed our first and only Stompin' Tom show this past Friday, September 11 in Corbyville Ontario.

Our special guest was honoured member of the Whiskey Jack fraternity, Conrad Kipping.  Connie was also one of Stompin' Tom's favourite pickin' buddies.  The 1993 Kic It tour featured many all night sessions with Tom and Conrad. 

We can't describe the bliss we felt when we first began to play and sing that night.  Our sound man at Signal Brewery was Wolfgang and he was amazing.  The enjoyment…

Here at Whiskey Jack head office, we join our fellow Canadians and look forward to a more secure and predictable future. We certainly hope this finds you and your family Covid-free and ready to take on whatever tomorrow presents. 

There are some very creative and determined programmers in Canada who are working diligently to keep their theatres, clubs and festivals alive, and to those people, we say thank you. All of us in Whiskey Jack will be there to stand on your stage and entertain the fans with our…

Greetings from Whiskey Jack head office. Sadly, we're working from home, our on stage office being temporarily closed. It will reopen.

It doesn't happen often but sometimes my real estate, music and hockey interests overlap and good things happen. I brought my banjo to an International RE/MAX convention in Las Vegas and enjoyed this moment in the spotlight. Then there was the Joker Hockey Club appearance at the Sudbury Comedy Festival a few years ago.

Yesterday, this overlap happened again. My teammates on…

Happy Canada Day to you and yours from Whiskey Jack head office. We thank you for supporting our music over the years. It continues to give us hope that some day we'll once again stand on a stage, sing our songs and share our stories.

In the meantime, we're doing what we can to keep the dream alive by using the tools and opportunities available to us. This week, the "new" Whiskey Jack assembled 6' apart, played a lot of tunes and reminisced about the biggest and most thrilling gig of our lives. On July 1,…

Bob McNiven, professional singer, songwriter, guitar and banjo player, unapologetically romantic with a smile permanently imprinted on his face, was born in Pennsylvania on May 24, 1952 and died at home in Toronto on May 4, 2020 of ALS. 

Bob’s unusual childhood was the roadmap for his life as a professional musician. He grew up singing and playing music with his family band, The Singing McNiven’s. His dad was a preacher and they travelled America singing gospel music in camps and churches. Originally from…

Erin Davis from CHFI fame was recently interviewed on a podcast called Toronto Mike'd. It was an all encompassing conversation and in a round-about way, she made mention of Whiskey Jack. Her husband Rob Whitehead played bass for us for many years. She also spoke glowingly of Arlene Zock, our brilliant vocalist who died in 2011. I'm very pleased to announce that Arlene's fans can now, for the first time, listen to her on Spotify, Apple Music and all the other streaming platforms. I'm sorry it took so long to…

As many of our fans know, we toured with our show in Northern Ontario in May, 2019.  At the time, we jokingly referred to these shows as Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom On Steroids.  The steroid part was the addition of Cindy Church, Russell deCarle and The Good Brothers to our stage.  

At a preproduction meeting with all of the participants earlier that year, I gave Bruce and Brian Good a copy of my book, My Good Times With Stompin' Tom.  One chapter in that book inspired the twins to write a song.  It's…