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A few months ago, I was commenting that I don't actually hate the Olympics; I just hate the way that apparently nothing (Celticfest; my job; Parliament) can coexist with them. In this sense, I likened living in Vancouver during the Olympics to being a Jew in the weeks surrounding Christmas - I wouldn't mind either celebration if I felt I had the

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[kinejoshua]

I was just going to ask what it was like for you to be living in Vancouver during the games. Good to have this update.

On a related note, did you see the fiddling during the opening ceremony? It surprised me... Is folk music bigger in Canada than the US, at least as an identity thing?

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Celtic music is quite popular in the Atlantic provinces, where just about everyone is of Celtic descent. Ashley MacIsaac is something of a legend in Canada - he's responsible for making the fiddle cool, back in the 90's. Celtic is less popular here, but I still manage to get out to 2-3 Celtic jam sessions per week.

[gustavolacerda]

Who was the woman fiddler with a goth dress?

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Not sure, but the 3 female fiddlers were Samantha Robichaud, April Verch, and Sierra Noble.