The Straight & The Narrow

As Far As We Got

my last spanking: a nostalgic reflection on discipline

Sep 8 • 

Blake Berglund

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July 2025

Check-in on the Base #30: New Music from Lachlan Neville

"Arizona", music festivals and The Calgary Stampede

Jul 22 • 

Blake Berglund

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19:13

April 2025

Check-in on the Base #29: Belle Plaine at Darke Hall

Dry Guy Near-Beer, Belle Plaine in studio, and a Darke Hall performance

Apr 24 • 

Blake Berglund

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16:07

March 2025

An Ideal Day / Write Like Your Life Depends On It

It isn’t desperate, it isn’t a chore — but it isn’t frivolous.

Mar 14 • 

Blake Berglund

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Check-in on the Base #28: Western Seer Songwriters Round

Regina Folkfest, A Belle Plaine Weekend, and The Western Seer Songwriters Round

Mar 12 • 

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20:18

January 2025

Check-in on the Base #27: Saskatchewan Music Awards

Final day to cast your vote for Western Seer Records for Music Organization of the Year

Jan 31 • 

Blake Berglund

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Three-Part Harmonies and the Courage to Speak

10 Random Thoughts: Instagram Vids, "The Nineties", Ms Pac-Man, A Cowboy's Hat, Machines

Jan 20 • 

Blake Berglund

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Resolution: how clear is the coming year?

The clichéd "resolution" tends to fall short for the majority as it is adopted with the definition of resolving. I use the definition of clarity. How…

Jan 10 • 

Blake Berglund

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December 2024

3 Years Sober

I implore this insight to obviously all those hoping to break the chains of addiction but, strangely, even more so, to those without that burden.

Dec 31, 2024 • 

Blake Berglund

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November 2024

Check-in on the Base #26: Tell Yer Friends

Three Big Shows: The Palomino, The Bow Theatre, & The Eastend Memorial Hall

Nov 28, 2024 • 

Blake Berglund

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10:15

October 2024

Check-in on the Base #25: Western Seer Records Presents

Upcoming tour with Belle Plaine & Lachlan Neville, The Western Seer Hired Hands, The Western Producer, and little jack farms

Oct 26, 2024 • 

Blake Berglund

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14:42

September 2024

The Ballad of Lachlan Neville - Part II

II. The paradigm had shifted, no longer was I ruled by what I could receive but what I could offer and in this came a fulfilment I had yet to encounter.

Sep 19, 2024 • 

Blake Berglund

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