ADAM Masterson

Thanks to my friends in Toronto for showing me a great time in their city. I stayed at my friends apartment just off Queen street near the Gladstone Hotel. I finished off a new song there called ‘Shadowplay’ which was cool.

Liked the neighborhood, also checked out nearby Parkdale found a bar called the Cadillac Lounge and a few other spots that would be great to play again in the future.

Canada music week was also happening while I was in town so I got to check out a few shows. Saw a chap called Rehan Delal play at The Bread and Circus (good spot) in Kensington Market and then across the street at The Supermarket I saw Emmanuel Jal.

Played my own gig Monday 14th at The Free Times Cafe. Great place to find your feet in Toronto. Been going for about 30 years run by Judy Perly. I met Judy and she made me feel at home right away. She’d reserved a couple of tables for me and my friends and we all had something to eat before my set.

It was an open mic night at Free Times but I got given a few extra songs as an ‘out of towner’ at 9pm… great sound they run at free times, restored my faith after Lakeside in what having good sound can do.

I gotta warm welcome, my pals had done a great job at telling their pals about the show and it felt like a home gig!

Afterwards we all headed to a bar called The Detour in Kensington Market. There was an open stage going on there too and I jumped up and played for about 30/40mins… played ‘Shadowplay’ seemed to go down well, also played a bunch of songs I haven’t played for a while like ‘Rusty Cans and Dusty Alley’s’ gonna start throwing that back in the set again.

First time in Canada, great first time in Toronto. Want to be back again soon!