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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? I just finished anothe Ian McEwan book, "On Chesil Beach", and I'm once again in awe of his skill as a story teller. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @wordupbooks.bsky.social #BlackCatBooks #IanMcEwan #OnChesilBeach

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Whatcha Readin' this week? I'm skimming through a group of books on Indigenous culture and history to mark today's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. And you? #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @wordupbooks.bsky.social #BlackCatBooks

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Coming up this Sunday, Sept. 20 - 9Million, Canada's hottest shoegaze band, will be headlining at TVEye! This is just after finishing two successful tours as the opening act for Ethel Cain! Just over the border into Queens from the L train.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? I recently finished Michael Ondaatje's "Warlight". I've yet to read "Divisadero" and "The Cat's Table". And yes, I have read all the poetry! #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @wordupbooks.bsky.social #BlackCatBooks

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? I recently finished "A Good Hanging", which is the first collection of John Rebus short stories by Ian Rankin. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @wordupbooks.bsky.social #BlackCatBooks @ianrankin1.bsky.social

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Books I finished in August - Homer, "The Iliad", translated by Emily Wilson Ian Rankin, "A Good Hanging" Derek Shulman, "Giant Steps"

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? Well, I'm off and running on my project to read at least one Ian Rankin 'Rebus' book a month, in order. This is the 2nd, "Hide and Seek". #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @wordupbooks.bsky.social #BlackCatBooks

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I have found that in the US, if a book you want is written by a Canadian author, you'll have to special order it. I was pleasantly surprised to discover when my friend Heidi Reimer's books had come in and I went to take a shelfie, the Strand already had "The Mother Act" on the shelf.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Whatcha Readin' this week? It's actually been a while since I finished this, but I haven't written anything about it "Children of Earth and Sky" by Guy Gavriel Kay yet. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @wordupbooks.bsky.social #BlackCatBooks

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

It's official - the contract is signed, I'm on the website and everything! I'll be singing the role of Bartolo in "The Barber of Seville" with Edmonton Opera this November, with some old friends and some new friends! Note to young singers - always buy the hardcover version!

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It's Bandcamp First Friday, and I just released two tracks. One is here - aluminati.bandcamp.com/track/fire-h... The other is here - dougmacnaughton.bandcamp.com/track/dougs-... All the money we make on these tracks goes to Musicians Without Borders. www.musicianswithoutborders.org

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Also released today, in time for Bandcamp's First Friday tomorrow - Doug's Fire Horse. Lyrics and vocals by Doug MacNaughton, sometimes overtop of instrumental compositions by Kim Griffiths, Mark Simpson, and Mark Labbe. Mixed by Kim Griffiths. dougmacnaughton.bandcamp.com/track/dougs-...

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Doug's Fire Horse - Aluminati challenge, summer 2026, by Doug MacNaughton

track by Doug MacNaughton

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Just launched today - "Fire Horse" by the Aluminati! This is a collective composition by Kim Griffiths, Mark Simpson, Joan Bull, Mark Labbe, and me, collated and mixed by Mark Simpson. The object was to create a piece for the Year of the Fire Horse. aluminati.bandcamp.com/track/fire-h...

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Fire Horse, by The Aluminati

track by The Aluminati

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Books I've finished reading this July - Christine Fischer Guy, “The Instrument Must Not Matter” Ian Rankin, “Hide and Seek” Fitzroy Maclean, “Scotland – a Concise History” Dylan Thomas, "A Child's Christmas in Wales" In progress - Homer, "The Iliad", translated by Emily Wilson

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My latest Shakespeare song - "Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred" from "The Merchant of Venice". I wrote this last Thursday - this is a decent but not perfect take.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Today's adventure - "The Merchant of Venice" with Instant Shakespeare at the Bloomingdale Library. Doing Launcelot Gobbo (Clown), the Prince of Arragon, Tubal, and singing an original setting of "Tell me, where is Fancy bred?". #InstantShakespeareCompany #NewYorkPublicLibrary

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? I just finished "The Instrument Must Not Matter", by Christine Fischer Guy, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow #ChristineFischerGuy #TheInstrumentMustNotMatter

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

That was quite a weekend - read and sang Shakespeare's "As You Like It" with the Instant Shakespeare company on Saturday. Then I was a ringer in the New York Daiku Singers concert on Sunday. The things I do to keep myself out of trouble!

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Hacked! All my bank accounts have been compromised! Someone called to ask me about fraudulent charges and had plausible looking text messages claiming to be from my bank. Then this morning, the real bank called - the person who called to report the fraud was the person committing the fraud!

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Books I finished reading in June - Colson Whitehead, “Harlem Shuffle” Ian Rankin, “Knots and Crosses” Laura Spinney, “Proto – How One Ancient Language Went Global”

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? I just finished reading "Proto - How One Ancient Language Went Global", by Laura Spinney. You must read this book!#WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @laurainparis.bsky.social @wordupbooks.bsky.social #Proto

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Above all, I think of the motto for the Order of Canada - "desiderantes melioram patriam" - "They desire a better country" or "désireux d'une patrie meilleure". Let us become that better country.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

And I can't think of a better image for the dilemma that is Canada than Kent Monkman's "The Daddies" - resilience, humour, a queer eye, an Indigenous perspective on a questionable moment in our shared history, and a great artistic talent all in one painting.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Will this nation survive? I don't know, but I do know the answer is down to us.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's a critical year for Canada - we are under threat from an ally we trusted for years, and we are threatened from within by disinformed separatists and greedy multi-national corporations for whom money is their only loyalty.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It is also where and what shaped me. Canadian injustices have honed my sense of justice. And great things have also been done in our name. I feel pride in those great things, and I feel a greater pride in the things which we have not yet done.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Canada Day. We are a nation of crooked deals and broken promises, a nation based on slavery, genocide, stolen land, and resource extraction. Terrible things have been done in our name. www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/ke...

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The Daddies

The Daddies is an appropriation of Meeting of the Delegates of British North America to Settle the Terms of Confederation, Quebec, October 1864, 1884, by Robert Harris (1849–1919), which was intended ...

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

More exciting news this weekend - the recording of "A Chateaubriand Collection" by Michael Donovan has been released on various streaming platforms. It can be found here on Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/album/a-c... .

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I first sat in with Chroí for a Celtic Vespers service at Fairlawn in 2016. I'd like to draw your attention to our new YouTube channel, ChroiTube. Let me start you off with "Energize". I'll post the link to the whole ChroiTube channel in the first comment. youtu.be/oVK9dv8idgA?...

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SMP 2026 03 22 - Energise

YouTube video by ChroiTube

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? I recently finished "Playing with Ease - a Healthy Approach to Guitar Technique" by David Leisner. Highly recommended! #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow #DavidLeisner #PlayingWithEase

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

You know, Henry David Thoreau looked at a pond that had never been treated and somehow managed to have more profound thoughts than Mr. Trump will ever have...

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

You can also take the time to write a letter by snail mail to Mailing written feedback to: Attention: Consultation – Future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Transport Canada, Air Policy Place de Ville, Tower C 330 Sparks St Ottawa ON K1A 0N5

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The online survey about Billy Bishop airport is heavily biased. You can also respond to the proposed changes via e-mail, at airportspolicy-politiquedesaeroports@tc.gc.ca.

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Countryside views surrounding Lewes. When I see chalk hills and sheep meadows like this, I'm no longer sure if I've wandered into a Terry Pratchett novel, or a murder mystery... 😃

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

You know you're a Canadian of a certain age when you hear Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante défunte" and your first thought is "Gilmour's Albums". 😃

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? This is a book I finished a while ago, but haven't written about until now - "Outlaw Planet", by M. R. Carey. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow #MRCarey #OutlawPlanet

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Morning walk in London. Couldn't find the flying pig, though...

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Whatcha Readin' this week? I just finished "Harlem Shuffle" by Colson Whitehead - I loved it! First book of his that I've read and now, I'm off to find the others. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @colsonwhitehead.com #HarlemShuffle

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Whatcha readin' this week? I just finished reading "Tom's Crossing" by Mark Z. Danielewski, and I still have a book hangover from it. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow @markzdanielewski.bsky.social #TomsCrossing #BookHangover

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Whatcha Readin' this week? This is "The Serpent's Tale" (US title), originally published in the UK as "The Death Maze". This is the second book in the series "Mistress of the Art of Death". #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow #ArianaFranklin

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Whatcha Readin' this week? I recently finished "In Defense of Dabbling - the Brilliance of Being a Total Amateur" by Karen Walrond. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow #KarenWalrond #BlackCatBooks #WordUpCommunityBookshop/LibreríaComunitaria

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dougmacnaughton.bsky.social @dougmacnaughton.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Whatcha readin'? ¿Qué estás leyendo? Today, I wanted to go through some of the books I've been reading to improve my Spanish. #WhatchaReading #WhatchaReadingWednesday #ReadingChallenge #ReadingBooks #ReadingRainbow #BlackCatBooks @wordupbooks.bsky.social

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