by Steve Newton on January 23rd, 2021 at 12:14 PM 1 of 4 2 of 4
When COVID-19 killed concerts last year, professional musicians who relied heavily on revenue from live shows were put in financial peril. That fact wasn t lost on Vancouver guitar ace Paul Pigat, who normally chocks up plenty of gigs with his bands Cousin Harley, Boxcar Campfire, and the Paul Pigat Trio. There s easier ways to make a living than being a musician, says Pigat on the line from Murfitt Guitars in East Van, and this has made it a lot harder. But honestly I m doin alright, because I ve been productive. I put out the Cousin Harley record, and I m workin on a record with Kevin Breit he s my favourite guitar player in the world, pretty much. And my pastime is building guitars, so I ve built a boatload of guitars. And then I teach as well; I ve been teaching since I was 18. So that s been able to keep me above water.