Wow… well, it happened. I am officially a married man! My wife is the lovely Jill Barber, and together we want to thank everyone who has sent us such warm wishes. Our wedding was more than I ever thought it could be, filled with beautiful performances, words and sentiments. Plus some wild dancing. We are truly so lucky to have such wonderful and talented friends, and must thank those that performed and spoke: Rose Cousins, David Myles, Chris Kelly, Jian Ghomeshi, Amanda Putz, Rebecca Hunt, members of Jill’s band, and Jill’s big brother Matthew Barber. He performed a stunning rendition of his song “True Believer” to close our ceremony which was a magical moment that I’ll never forget. We taped it so hopefully I’ll be able to post some video soon. Above is a shot of Jill and I in the getaway car, my Dad’s 1968 Mercedes. This is the ONLY time I’ve ever been allowed to drive it! Now it’s time for the honeymoon…

not Grant and Jill

As my lovely fiancee and I put the finishing touches on our wedding on Saturday, over at CBC Radio 3 we just released the Wedding Bells Playlist Podcast! It’s an all-request, extended show filled with listener letters, first dance songs, songs to get the dance floor hopping, wedding photos, and several episodes of Wedding Bells: The Planning of a Wedding from a Man’s Perspective… My Perspective that have been running on CBC Radio 1. Oh, and no, the people in that photo are neither Jill or I, they are in fact a pair of Radio 3 listeners that got hitched in a lovely ceremony in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to the music of Metric.

Chimo! I have always loved talk shows, so I’m very much looking forward to being a guest on this live talk show in Vancouver, hosted by Conor Holler. I’ll be interviewed about all things CBC Radio 3 and my new book. Dan Mangan will also be a guest, as will author Charles Demers (Vancouver Special). It’s all happening Friday May 28 here in Vancouver, hope you can make it!

Wait – what’s your all time favourite talk show? Thicke of the Night? Chevy Chase? Late Night with David Letterman? Mike Bullard?