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I interviewed Darrin Cranney about his song "Big Wally's Coliseum" featured on the Echoes of Voices album.
The inspiration came from Roy MacGregor’s December 22, 2007 Globe & Mail article “When Backyard Dreams Melt”. It revisits the Brantford, Ontario location and memories of Walter Gretzky’s backyard rink that he built for his children and the one that produced Wayne Gretzky for the hockey nation. It also touches on how the changes in Ontario winters don’t allow for rinks like that anymore.
It’s a song about Walter Gretzky’s dedication as a parent and his incredible memory. Darrin says “he is a true Canadian treasure”. Darrin wanted to find the balance between his own artistic ability and a hockey great. He managed to do so all in 3 minutes and 52 seconds.
The full interview will be out soon.
In the meantime, Darrin will be launching the CD on April 29, 2010 at Clinton's on Bloor in Toronto and in his hometown on April 30, 2010 at the Mariposa Inn, Orillia, Ontario.
Visit Darrin Cranney at www.darrincranney.com and download Big Wally's Coliseum from iTunes
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