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Penguin Eggs, the final edition

Sad news. Alberta based folk/roots music magazine, Penguin Eggs, has folded. It was a great publication to learn about wonderful music. In the early 2000s, I was artistic director of a folk club in Ontario. Somehow a copy of this recently launched mag landed on my lap. Flipping through, I found a gushing record review of a new singer songwriter and noticed the reviewer was an old friend; one who was hard to impress. He sang the praises of David Francey. I bought David’s record based on that review and booked him for a show right away. Since then, Francey has won Junos. These days, influencers – online and IRL – turn us on to new music but sometimes, it starts with a good old-fashioned magazine. RIP Penguin Eggs.