Richard Lam
@rickyslams.bsky.social
Actor / musician / conflict manager / labour rights fan / transformative mediation enthusiast / Irish Bouzouki noodler / reluctant theatre optimist / secret gamer / extremely slow distance runner - Toronto, ON, Canada
Co-founder of www.groundfloorteam.com
Co-founder of www.groundfloorteam.com
I shaved and the repair shop put octave strings on my bouzouki and I kind of like it?? So basically I have reinvented my entire identity this week
July 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I shaved and the repair shop put octave strings on my bouzouki and I kind of like it?? So basically I have reinvented my entire identity this week
Don’t tell my fiancé I’m having a rendez-vous with my old Hora this week
July 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Don’t tell my fiancé I’m having a rendez-vous with my old Hora this week
Learned this great strathspey the old fashioned way (by listening to it over and over in a set by Cuas and then just playing it straight off the dome one day)
July 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Learned this great strathspey the old fashioned way (by listening to it over and over in a set by Cuas and then just playing it straight off the dome one day)
I still feel kind of like a giant when I play this thing, but I love this Amix Irish trad tune too much to not practice
July 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I still feel kind of like a giant when I play this thing, but I love this Amix Irish trad tune too much to not practice
Bouzouki’s in the shop so I’m using the “travel bouzouki” for a few weeks to get my irish trad in
June 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Bouzouki’s in the shop so I’m using the “travel bouzouki” for a few weeks to get my irish trad in
There is, to be blunt, not enough trad on the feed
June 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
There is, to be blunt, not enough trad on the feed
Nice backyard session with the trad group chat guys last night
June 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Nice backyard session with the trad group chat guys last night
Noonan’s session was going off hard yesterday!
June 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Noonan’s session was going off hard yesterday!
it has been A Week Of Challenges but at least i’m learning some new slip jigs
April 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
it has been A Week Of Challenges but at least i’m learning some new slip jigs
Might as well finish off the polka set with this banger
March 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Might as well finish off the polka set with this banger
Listened to this polka about 10000 times this month in a great set by The Eastcoasters
March 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Listened to this polka about 10000 times this month in a great set by The Eastcoasters
Tuesday night at Noonan’s lived up to its stellar reputation!
February 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Tuesday night at Noonan’s lived up to its stellar reputation!
Couldn’t believe my luck when I popped in to check out this Celtic music store in Kyoto and there was a room full of guys up for a tune. Can’t stop won’t stop the trad!!
February 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Couldn’t believe my luck when I popped in to check out this Celtic music store in Kyoto and there was a room full of guys up for a tune. Can’t stop won’t stop the trad!!
Me: I really should learn more mix and dorian tunes this year, and more reels
Also me: *practices G major jig*
Also me: *practices G major jig*
January 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Me: I really should learn more mix and dorian tunes this year, and more reels
Also me: *practices G major jig*
Also me: *practices G major jig*
Happy to report that the trad was very well received at the open mic last night
January 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Happy to report that the trad was very well received at the open mic last night
The fun thing about Irish trad is sometimes you find a new favourite polka!!
January 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The fun thing about Irish trad is sometimes you find a new favourite polka!!
I learned this one as a bluegrass tune but I’m trying to sneak it into my Irish Trad rep don’t tell the Session Police
January 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I learned this one as a bluegrass tune but I’m trying to sneak it into my Irish Trad rep don’t tell the Session Police
This Irish Trad tune was my white whale in 2024 but we have an understanding now
January 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This Irish Trad tune was my white whale in 2024 but we have an understanding now
Was on tour this week without my instruments so for those of you who have only seen me yelling about politics, it’s time to go back to my roots - posting Irish trad bangers
January 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Was on tour this week without my instruments so for those of you who have only seen me yelling about politics, it’s time to go back to my roots - posting Irish trad bangers