My Musicians In Acrylic

  

I have been painting in acrylic for over 20 years. About half of my work involves musicians in performance, most of them from Toronto. Many of them are frequent performers at the Tranzac (Maryem Tollar, Jessica Stuart, James Gordon). My proposed exhibition, "Corby's Orbit", named after my 25-year-old radio show of the same name, would allow me to present portraits of some of the performers who offer me new Canadian music to air every week.

I am currently looking at a few venues.

Here are some samples:

Wally D's Birthday Jam

Sarah

Release

Reggae In The Fields

Big Norm

I Met Her On A  Piano / Nina

Murley and Liebman

Minor Empire

JulianTaylor

The Electric Band

Sketches - James Gordon / Jane Lewis

James Gordon 2nd Sketch

James Gordon - Hero Of Song (Final)

Submit To The Gravitational Pull Of New Canadian Music

 

Playlist For Corby's Orbit Show of 3 July 2026

 

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby

* Canadian Artists in Asterisk'd RED

The Mixcloud Podcast Link is RIGHT HERE

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( Brought to you by Ontario Motives & Kèbek Why's )

5:00 Perennial Embers  

* Libby Ember ~ Gravity ~ NEW RELEASE

* Bibi Club ~ George Sand ~ NEW RELEASE

* Bye Parula ~ KISSBURN ~ NEW RELEASE

Jordan Patterson ~ Cinderella ~ NEW RELEASE

* Allison Russell Feat. Brittany Howard ~ Black Lavender ~ NEW RELEASE

* Caylie Staples ~ Borderline  

* Majid Jordan ~ See You Again ~ NEW RELEASE

Midori Jaeger ~ (Un)planted ~ NEW RELEASE

* case / lang / viers ~ Accidental Tattoo ~ NEW RELEASE

* Ruth B. ~ Didn't I ~ NEW RELEASE

* Big Little Lions ~ Dusty Tracks ~ NEW RELEASE

* Gentlemen Of The Woods ~ The Worst Kind Of Weather ~ November Embers ~ NEW RELEASE

5:45 The Most Powerful Force In The Universe

* Carly Rae Jepsen ~ On Wires ~ NEW RELEASE

* Ella Gunning Parker & Chloe Eden ~ Radio Silent ~ NEW RELEASE

Illustration: The Sound of the Night 2004. Richard Schmid

Ayra Starr ~ Life Cycle ~ NEW RELEASE

* Mike Little feat. Jack Semple ~ The Way She Moves ~ Keys To The Universe ~ NEW RELEASE

* The Way East ~ Poor Decisions ~ In-Yin ~ NEW RELEASE

* Shania Twain feat. Tanya Tucker ~ Little Miss Twain ~ Little Miss Twain ~ NEW RELEASE

Annie Gallup ~ Impossible Love ~ Night Clothes
~ NEW RELEASE

* Bywater Call ~ Is This Thing On? ~ NEW RELEASE

6:15 Crystal Receivers

Nogu Svelo ~ Unstable Equilibrium ~ NEW RELEASE

* Hayes Carll & Corb Lund ~ Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old ~ NEW RELEASE

* Gergana Velinova ~ Keep Walking ~ FREE ~ NEW RELEASE

* Tim Harrison ~ Rocket Radio ~ NEW RELEASE

Sam & Louise Sullivan ~ Down With Love ~ Love & Devotion ~ NEW RELEASE

* Pharis & Jason Romero ~ Hey Babe ~ These Are The Days That Turn Into Years ~ NEW RELEASE

* Donna Dunlop ~ Telltale Signs ~ Telltale Signs ~ PRE RELEASE

* Jessie Reyez & Elyanna ~ Illuminate ~ NEW RELEASE

* Federal Lights ~ Safest Place To Be ~ Celebration Of Failure ~ NEW RELEASE

6:50  Still Asking Why

Claire Lynch ~ Blue Lights Of Love ~ Empty Pair Of Shoes ~ NEW RELEASE

* Scott Cook ~ Frankie's Braids ~ NEW RELEASE

illustration by Ben Adedipe

Abdullah Ibrahim (born Adolph Johannes Brand; 9 October 1934 – 15 June 2026) ~ African Market Place 

 

Best Songs Of 2026 - May / June

 

Jenn Grant  - Gonna Be Free

Malia Rogers  - I Could Barely Drive

Working Royals  -  Jenny

Lily Frost   -  More Love

Tenille Townes (feat. I'm With Her) - Grey Like Emmylou

Laura Anglade - The Music That Makes Me Dance

Mat Hughes   -   Coleslaw Summer

Henry Lees  -  Into Your Orbit

case / lang / viers   -   Accidental Tattoo

Annie Gallup   -  Impossible

Click on the link below to see the videos and hear these songs:

Videos of the May / June Top Ten on Corby's Orbit

See also: Best Songs of 2026 - March / April

       Best Songs of 2026 - January / February

Special July First Canada Day Orbit Around Canada's Greatest Songs

SONGS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY:

David Clayton Thomas

Stompin' Tom Connors

Buffy Sainte-Marie

The Rankin Family

The Weakerthans

Shirley Matthews

Gordon Lightfoot

Alanis Morissette

The Guess Who

Bruce Cockburn

Fortunate Ones

Leonard Cohen

Ron Sexsmith

Adrian Miller

Geoff Berner

Alessia Cara

Joni Mitchell

Stan Rogers

Neil Young

Ron Hynes

Lynn Miles

Kim Beggs

The Band

K'Naan

Revealing New Dimensions In Canadian Music

Playlist For Corby's Orbit Show On 26 June 2026

 

Commissioner of Selection - Paul Corby

* Canadian Artists in Asterisk'd RED

The Mixcloud Podcast Link is RIGHT HERE

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( Brought to you by Track Facts & Beat Deets )

5:00 All A Little 'Fraid Of The Dark

* Working Royals ~ Jenny (Turn Your Light On) ~ Cross Country

* Bywater Call ~ No One Else ~ NEW RELEASE

* Bella White ~ Better ~ Sign In The Weather ~ NEW RELEASE

* Lido Pimienta ~ Toxica ~  NEW RELEASE

* Shania Twain ~ Dirty Rosie ~ Little Miss Twain ~  NEW RELEASE

* James Gordon ~ Is He Dead Yet? ~  NEW RELEASE 

* Zochi ~ Sono ~  NEW RELEASE

* Wolf Castle & Jah'Mila ~ Water ~  NEW RELEASE

* Daniel Lanois ~ At The Foot Of The Skyway Bridge ~ Belladonna Nocturne ~  NEW RELEASE

* Lily Frost ~ More Love ~  NEW RELEASE

5:35 Somewhere To Lean

* Girma Woldemichael ~ Loca ~ Nafkoté ~  NEW RELEASE

* Hannah & Nathan ~ Love & Labour ~ Love & Labour ~  NEW RELEASE

* Julie Neff ~ Trapped ~  NEW RELEASE

Bombay Mami ~ Grown ~ NEW RELEASE

illustration by Mendez Mendez

Drakulas ~ Singing With My Tongue Cut Out ~ Midnight City ~ NEW RELEASE

* Satellite Birdhouse ~ My Favourite Part ~ NEW RELEASE

* Rachel Bobbitt ~ Where Do You Want To Be? ~ NEW RELEASE

* Justin Saladino Band ~ Leave Me Blue ~ NEW RELEASE

* Malia Rogers ~ I Could Barely Drive ~ Chameleon ~ NEW RELEASE

illustration by Oswaldo Guavasamin

6:10 Call My Wishes Down

* Nellie Furtado & Boi 1Da ~ Electric Circus ~ NEW RELEASE

* Mat Hughes ~ Coleslaw Summer ~ NEW RELEASE

illustration by Wally Wood

Gretchen Parlato feat. Alan Hampton ~ Capricorn ~ NEW RELEASE

Jason Mraz ~ Turn Your Radio On ~ Grandma's Gospel Favourites ~ NEW RELEASE

Flavia Watson ~ Learning To Love Me ~ International Song Competition Winner

* Raglan Road ~ Three Bucks A Pound ~ NEW RELEASE

* Jenn Grant ~ Gonna Be Free ~ NEW RELEASE

* JABFUNG ~ Changes ~ In Real Life ~ NEW RELEASE

6:50 Sonny One So True

 * Ian North ~ Sonny Rollins Said ~ Everything Is Incomplete 

Sonny Rollins (September 7, 1930 – May 25, 2026) ~ Weaver Of Dreams