By Will McGuirk

Makers don’t stop making. Even a global pandemic won’t stop makers making and thankfully so. For the rest of us, going forward will require new thinking, creativity, innovation, outside, inside, other side of the box thinking and it will be to the makers we will turn. Here in Durham Region, our artists are woodshedding new ideas and finding new outlets for their creativity. We take a peek behind the stage curtain to see what musicians are doing as shows have been cancelled worldwide.

Each photo will link to the Unison Benevolent Fund.

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Slowcity.ca: Who are the members in your band?

Just me, Poor Pelly

SC: Where are you from?

Oshawa

SC: Have you been able to perform together in any capacity - if yes how

Just on Facebook live so far.

SC: Where and when was the last gig you played before Covid-19 guidelines on shows kicked in?

Last show I played was at the Atria in March just a couple weeks before restrictions started.

SC: Do you have any recorded music available online, if yes where?

The band I was in, The Stables, is on all streaming sevices.

SC: What are you doing during this break from live music, any new hobbies?

Reading more. Currently finishing The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt and just started Without Getting Killed or Caught. A biography about Guy Clark by Tamara Saviano. Writing new songs and playing with some old school low-fi recording gear.