First Listen: Newfoundland Pride by Jim Bragg
Jim Bragg only discovered he could sing and play music in his 20s
Jim Bragg swears he was never musical as a child, and that he only discovered he could sing by doing karaoke with his buddies.
"A friend of mine, when I met him in Gander, told me, 'It's your turn to play guitar,' and he passed me the guitar," recalled Bragg.
"I said, 'I don't know how to play that,' and he said, 'Well, I think you'd better learn.'"
Bragg was 23 at the time, and has spent the last two decades singing, playing and writing his own songs.
Bragg worked with producer Dave Fitzpatrick to create his debut album, Newfoundland Pride.
Have a listen to Jim Bragg's interview with Heather Barrett on Weekend AM.
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