Musing, mutterings and music: the latest updates from Pager's HQ

New Substack! "Hello, Goodbye" is all you say 

“Hello, Goodbye” Is All You Say by Chris Page

Songwriting Diary: Sad Bunch Of People

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Expanda Fuzz live in Toronto 

Who here remembers those legendary Deja Voodoo BBQs? 

Expanda Fuzz is psyched to say we'll be playing a related little fest called 1! 2! BBQ! being organized in Toronto by Deja Voodoo's head chef and sludgeabilly maestro, Gerard Van Herk! 

Advance tickets are now available via the Horseshoe site for this fab line up of underground single + duo acts! Dec 10th. Lock in those calendars as this will be one for the ages!

Advance tickets here: https://www.tixr.com/groups/horseshoetavern/events/1-2-bbq-fest-206365

Whoops, There Goes Another Year 

I wrote about seeing one of my favourite artists in a church in a small town…and the unexpected visceral reaction I had to some of Billy Bragg's songs. As always, it was an amazing set from the Bard of Barking. Truly the greatest punk troubadour to ever do it!

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Whoops, There Goes Another Year by Chris Page

Reconnecting with a lengendary artist in an old church in a small town

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Vankleek Hill Porchfest schedule is now out! 

The VKH Porchfest schedule is up on their site, so have a look and plan your day hanging out in this gem of a town in eastern Ontario. All shows are completely free, family friendly and full of great talent! If you haven't been, VKH is a tiny town that is completely walkable, so you can get your steps in seeing great live music. 

I'll be playing at 3:45pm at the Mill St. Park, so hope to see you there. Pop by and say hi. I'll have lots of records with me as well!

Schedule: https://www.vkhporchfest.ca/schedule

Map: https://www.vkhporchfest.ca/festival-map

Sizzling line up: https://www.vkhporchfest.ca/porchfest-2026

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VKH Porchfest! 

I'll be playing this year's Porchfest in Vankleek Hill, Ontario on Saturday afternoon July 11th. There's a ton of amazing talent to check out and many of my old friends will be performing as well. 

Mark your calendar and come out to see me play some tunes in the mid-afternoon sunshine! 

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