Continuing our string of music concerts in 2023, Angela and I went to see David Francey at the Princess Cinema in Waterloo! For those not familiar with David Francey's music, I highly suggest that you give it a listen. I have put together a playlist to help, but a great place to start is his first album, "Torn Screen Door".

He did not disappoint, as usual. His concerts are half story, half music, as he spends a lot of time telling the stories behind each of the songs. At the time when I went to the concert, I posted on Facebook that he was an "underrated Canadian icon". Since then, he has won a Juno award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year in 2024!

I'm currently teaching myself how to play Broken Glass on the guitar, mostly because I love the story behind it and the way he captures the feeling of being a shy boy in high school absolutely perfectly.

In a nutshell, the story:

• When David got married to Beth, she came with a 14 year old daughter. David had never been a father before.
• One day after the first week of high school, David was out chopping wood and his new daughter came out to see what he was doing.
• He asked how school was, and she complained that it was like nobody noticed her there.
• He told her not to worry, that the phone would be ringing soon enough with boys wanting to get to know her.
• David went in and wrote a song about what it is like to be a shy boy in high school.
• David sang the song to his daughter, and by the end of it she was sobbing.
• Two thoughts went through his mind: 1. I'm a terrible parent - I was trying to cheer her up, and I made her cry. 2. What a great song!

Technical Details: This photo was taken with my Pixel 6.