Tom Waschkowski is a musician’s musician who has spent decades performing in rock bands, writing and recording. He has also dedicated many years to producing records for other artists, including for me. I recorded two albums of original songs in Tom’s studio in the early ’80s. In 2014/15, Tom was back in the studio to create A Crow By My Door, a fascinating collection of seven self-penned songs and five covers of the material of others. The CD runs the course from tempestuous to tender, as a variety of Stratford and area musicians contributed their talents to this offering. Featured here is one of Tom’s original songs, Professional Saviour. On the recording, Tom contributes bass, accordion and string arrangements as well as vocals. The CD is available in the Corner Store.
Professional Saviour by Tom Waschkowski
(If the song doesn’t play on the main page of the blog, click on the large song title above the CD cover image which will take you to the page where the song is located. It will play properly there.)
I am a 72-year-old retired journalist, busy recovering from a lifelong career as an unretired journalist. This year marks a half century of my scratching out little fables about life. My interests include genealogy, humour and music. I live in a little blue shack in Canada and spend most of my time trying to stay out of trouble. I am not that good at it. I also spent years teaching journalism. Poor state of journalism today: My fault. I have a family I don't deserve, a dog that adores me, and two cars the junk yard refuses to accept. My prized possessions include my old guitar and a razor my Dad gave me when I was 14 and which I still use when I bother to shave. Oh, and my great-great-grandfather's blackthorn stick he brought from Ireland in the 1850s. I have only one opinion but it is a good one: People take too many showers.
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