Bonus material from 'the north side ditches':

1. Sleeping in Toronto (demo version) (.mp3 3.2M)

This demo was recorded to try to get a grant. I was right in the middle of an 8 month case of "chronic laryngitis", which is the answer to the question: "What is going on with the singing?" We almost used the other tracks for the record but re-recorded all of them instead. This version has the same line-up as the other songs on the record.

              2. Somewhere Else (demo version) (.mp3 5.1M)

Recorded this with Dave Draves a couple of years back for some reason. I played the bass and the piano and Draves played the synth. I actually kind of prefer this version myself ... i think it has a lot of character.

        3. Captain Finch (demo version) (.mp3 3.2M)

Also recorded with Dave Draves... right after it was written. Andrew McCormack played the drums, Kevin Mcgarrager played the bass, Tom Thompson played the steel and Dave played the piano.

          4. The Lost Occasional (demo version) (.mp3 4.1M)

Same as above. Recorded right after we all played at the National Gallery in our home town, Ottawa. We never played with this line-up again after this, but it sure was a great time recording this one.

                   5. I'm Not One (.mp3 6.0M)

Recorded for a BUM (the great, wonderful, dearly departed, West Coast Canadian band - ed.) compilation on Magic Teeth records out of Victoria. Thanks to Gareth for asking. Recorded one night during the Spring of 2002 at Little Bullhorn Prods. I played the guitar, mandolin and made noises with a harp mic and Dave played with the tape delay machine. The song is a mile long, but I really like it.