Interview: Ashenspire

The world is undergoing an upheaval. There's a Right Wing Populist movement raging its way across Europe.

Hydro prices in Southern Ontario are going through the roof.

There's very little going on in 2017 that is going according to plan. When this year was drawn up, we are in a tailspin.

The best part in times of unrest is that artists find all sorts of inspiration. Ashenspire speaks about the long standing British Empire...and more.

Glacially Musical: Thank you for taking some time out your schedule for me.

 Ashenspire: Not a problem at all. It’s a privilege!

LP Review: "Speak Not of the Laudanum Quandry" by Ashenspire

Speak Not of the Laudanum Quandry

My wife made the request that I read three pages of Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone while my daughter was getting ready to get into bed.

Story time has long been a part of our family life and my daughter requests all of the stories she can get. It's also quite common for her to be reading in the backseat of the car, on the couch in the upstairs lounge, and anywhere else she can get her hands on a book.

It would have been easy to sit down on her little bed and start reading the words as they're written on the pages.

Instead, dimension was added. Voices were created. As I stood while reading this book to my wife and daughter, I performed it. The look on their faces was quite enough to make me keep reading, but it's important to always do a little bit more when you're telling a story if you can.