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A Podcast Conversation With ... Theo Tams

The Toronto singer/songwriter is the subject of One Last Chance, a Bell Let’s Talk documentary that addresses mental health. Learn more in this FYI podcast.

A Podcast Conversation With ... Theo Tams

By Bill King

Over the years, I’ve had an outside interest in following the progress of singer/songwriter Theo Tams. It began with the annual Yuletide duets with vocalist Ali Slaight, and then the occasional Tams side. Most recently, during the pandemic years, Tams began revealing much about himself in each release.  Therapy –– Jekyll Hyde Love – Quit U Love and most recently One Last Chance – the message and theme behind the Bell Let’s Talk documentary about mental health produced with Workman Arts, a multidisciplinary arts organization that promotes greater understanding of mental health and addiction issues through creation and presentation.


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“We support artists living with mental health and addiction issues through peer-to-peer arts education, public presentations, and partnerships with the broader arts community.”

Stream Theo Tams: One Last Chance on Hot Docs streamed through to January 26.

Bell Let's Talk Day is on January 26, where five cents was to be donated to mental health charities for every applicable text, call or social media post that uses the hashtag #BellLetsTalk.

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Ruth Jones McVeigh
Mariposa Folk Festival/Six String Nation

Ruth Jones McVeigh

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Obituaries: Mariposa Folk Festival Co-Founder Ruth Jones McVeigh, Founding Grateful Dead Member Bob Weir

This week we also acknowledge the passing of Toronto musician and composer Bob Stevenson, influential New York filmmaker Amos Poe and English bassist Andrew Bodnar.

Ruth (Major) Jones McVeigh, an author, journalist and a writer, journalist, and cultural builder best known as co-founder of Canada's legendary and long-running Mariposa Folk Festival, died on Jan. 7, at age 99.

In its obituary, CBC identifies Jones McVeigh "a driving force behind the creation of the enduring, community-oriented annual musical gathering that's withstood location changes and financial challenges to become one of the longest-running folk festivals in North America.. Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan are among the scores of artists who attended the festival since its founding in 1961 and graced its stages."

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