Are a lot of sixties/instro and rockabilly bands from the USA come over to Canada?
Not really. The rockabilly scene has been pretty healthy, but it’s down to four people now (laughs) so at least they’re trying, but it’s not that popular here. I think rockabilly music deservedly in some cases gets a pretty bad stick. There was a band from Detroit that used to come up here for a while, but you have to travel a long way to get nobody to come out to your shows and I think that puts a lot of people off. Bands like the Fleshtones, who are my favourite band of all time, they hate coming to Canada, because they been at it since 1976. They come up here and play to the same 28 people, who are rabid and love them dearly, but it’s hard work getting across the border. Do you know bands like The Slacktones or Los Straitjackets? Yes, but I’ve never seen them. I’ve only seen one or two instrumental bands in my life. But the Straitjackets, I’ve got a couple of their records and they’ve been here a few times, but it’s one of those things, I’ve been out of town or working on a Friday n
