THE CANTINA
Photos by Ken Storie
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Ken Daniels - musician and retired Brandon
University professor - built this unique Brandon-area building over 20
years ago, back in the the early '90s. Over the years he has hosted weekly
jam sessions and has provided practice space for hundreds musicians.
The walls of this private, rural "club" were made with stucco-covered straw bales - all protected by a steel roof. The room was done up in Mexican decor and was jam packed with dream gear and memorabilia: Marshall, Peavey and Fender amps ~ super PA and light systems ~ Hammond with Leslie ~ doghouse bass ~ large stage, bar, tables and chairs ~ LCD projector and screen, computer system with WiFi access to a huge A/V music library stored on Ken's dedicated server ~ wall memorabilia from Ken's travels and from the many musicians who have jammed here over the years. All of this was protected by an elaborate security
system and all of it provided through the generosity of Professor Daniels
-- a major supporter of Manitoba music.
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Ken ~ Vaughn ~ Blair |
The Cantina Walls |
Blair on the Wall |
Vaughn and Ken cutting rebar |
Cantina Front |
Cantina front from south east |
Cantina front looking south west |
Porch ceiling |
Mark Parypa setting up the stage |
Geoff Storie at bar moving a stage segment at south side wall |
Front Door Interior |
Sound Table |
North side wall |
North west corner of stage |
Drums |
South west corner of stage |
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North side |
Front from the North East |
Porch from the SE |
Porch wall - east side |
Jon Felgeiras ~ Ken Daniels ~ Bill Hillman |
Ken Daniels ~ Jon Felgeiras ~ Ken Storie |
From the Hillman Collage Archive
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