The Latest From Paul:
Welcome!
Greetings denizens of the musical deep! Welcome to my website. Here you’ll find albums, instruction books, workshops, and The Rant and Rave Gazette–a music and bushwhacking catchall-of-a-blog.
About Paul Lucas:
I’m a musician and writer born in the UK. I moved to Canada at the ripe old age of 9. Musically, I come out of the Jazz/Blues world, with some Afro/Samba influences. My musical compositions draw from many sources. My writing leans towards what I know: music, guitar, and the off-the-grid life.
Over the years, I’ve played with plenty of people, both in the U.S. and Canada; both well-known and otherwise; written and recorded all kinds of music; written several books, and taught guitar—one-on-one and through various institutions. I’ve been written up in Guitar Player magazine and International Musician. In short, I’ve managed to make a fool of myself in every place imaginable.
I’ve also managed to live a double life of sorts. Having always been a bit of a bush rat, I picked up and moved at one point to the Yukon border where I built a cabin on five acres of land and proceeded to live a ‘wood and water’ life. For periods of time, I continue to live up here in one of the more spectacular places on earth. It continues to be one magnificent adventure.
So now, welcome to the site. Poke around, listen to the music, visit the workshops, look at the books and read the blog – The Rant and Rave Gazette. If you want the inside skinny on the whole catastrophe, read my new book, ‘A Guitar Player On The Yukon Border.‘ I am tossing sample chapters up on the site on a regular basis. Oh, and take the time to look at the slide show … there are a bunch of pictures there along with several spectacular drawings done by two of the best cartoonists in the world, Lynn Johnston and John Reiner.
A Double Life:
