Call this the music edition of Faces in the news. At left is the son of Stompin Tom Connors, enormously proud of course as his dad’s joyful salute to hockey is ushered into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at Scotiabank Arena. Connors Jr. was an infant when The Good Old Hockey Game was written. Now it is an anthem to our way of life. At centre, joyous music of another kind as a band of migrant workers sings in the fields of southern Australia after they have finished a day’s work. They are from the tiny democratic island land of Vanuatu formerly New Hebrides. If you feel the need to write angry comments about race, poverty and/or migrants, save it for the YouTube comments, okay? At right, is (either) Jennifer or Alexandra Gibson They’re Calgary identical twins dancing with the Alberta Ballet Company and preparing for a holiday presentation of Sleeping Beauty. Here’s to you ladies.
