ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - This year, Dave Rowe, owner of a decades-old music store in St. John's, N.L., found himself in a peculiar yet pressing situation: he was out of ugly sticks, and the man who made ...

Growing up, music took me to my happy place. I loved singing, but especially playing musical instruments. As soon as my parents recognized this interest, they began exposing me to everything. The ...

Dave Rowe, owner of O'Brien's Music Store poses with an ugly stick: a traditional Newfoundland and Labrador percussion musical instrument, outside his shop on Water Street, St. John's, Monday, Dec. 4, ...