Author: ToqueTrad

February is the shortest month of the year, but sometimes seems to be the longest. Join us for the longest February in the Southern Cross pub at the Tranzac Club for our monthly session! Québecois tunes always help to keep us warm and happy when the sun doesn’t keep us in the best of moods! Lead a tune, or suggest one that you want to learn. Check out our tune list for ideas, titles, dots and audio files. Be kind to the Tranzac staff. They love us. They give us beer. They keep us safe. They give us memberships, t-shirts and hoodies Read More …

It will be cold, but we shall be cozy in the Southern Cross pub! The days are getting longer and there’s nothing like Québecois tunes to bring a bit of warmth to your soul! Lead a tune, or suggest one that you want to learn. Check out our tune list for ideas, titles, dots and audio files. Be kind to the Tranzac staff. They love us. They give us beer. They keep us safe. They give us memberships, t-shirts and hoodies in exchange for our support, very reasonably priced. Tip early, tip often. The details: Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024 Time: Noon to Read More …

The last session of the year arrives tomorrow at noon at the Tranzac Club in Toronto, running until 2 p.m. It will rain, but we shall persevere! The darkest days of the year deserve our heartiest tunes and ebullience! Lead a tune, or suggest one that you want to learn. Check out our tune list for ideas, titles, dots and audio files. We will be sharing the building with the annual holiday bazaar, so you can hop out to do a bit of holiday shopping if you find I am blathering on too much about this mode or that chord sequence. Be kind to Read More …

A reminder that the shortest month of the year is punctuated by a session starting at noon at the Tranzac Club in Toronto, running until 2 p.m. The sun is out, but cold still grips the land. Let’s gather and share our favourite tunes, and maybe find some new favourites to learn! Lead a song, or suggest one that you want to learn. Check out our tune list for ideas, titles, dots and audio files. The Tranzac is has slightly reduced their COVID policy, requiring masks indoors while going to the bar or wandering the common areas. Please help us protect each other, the Tranzac Read More …

A reminder that our first session of the new year starts at noon at the Tranzac Club in Toronto and runs until 2 p.m. Let’s all dig ourselves out of our warm homes an join us for tunes, a bit of a chat, and maybe a pint of something lovely. A $3.00 donation is recommended, with all funds going to support the Tranzac Club, our beloved home for over a dozen years now. Did your new year’s resolution include playing more music? Bring an instrument or lead a song. Check out our tune list for titles, dots and audio files. Read More …

A quick reminder about our upcoming session, from noon to 2 pm at the Tranzac Club this coming Sunday. December is here, and the Tranzac will be hopping with the Tranzac Holiday Gift Fair offering original gifts by local artist, so expect a larger-than-average population of curious passers-by. This also means it will be a bit tougher to park than usual, so plan for a bit of extra time if you are driving in. Despite the crowds, it will still be worth it to come out and share the joy that is built into every Quebecois tune. Every musical phrase Read More …

Well, fall is here, and the heat has left us for the time being, though I’m sure we are not done yet with its oppressive presence. Let us glory in the cool breezes and sunshine while sharing some of our favourite tunes! This month’s session will happen Sunday, at its regularly scheduled time (noon to 2PM) and place (Tranzac Club, Brunswick and Bloor in Toronto). The Tranzac is still enacting a COVID policy by requiring masks indoors to help protect each other, our families and communities from the spread of this modern blight. I forgot to tell my platypus joke last session, Read More …