Back in the mid-80s, Toronto was re-emerging as a musical hotbed with a special focus on a rebirth of the singer-songwriter tradition. The Cowboy Junkies and Blue Rodeo were in their formative stages. Andrew Cash, who had recently signed a solo deal with Island Records, had begun hosting a weekly songwriting showcase at the Spadina Hotel called Acoustic Meltdown, which obtained a cult following among music-lovers in the city. Future Skydiggers Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize were frequent guests at those shows. When Andrew decided to end his residency at the Spadina, he turned it over to the new musical collective, which had taken the enigmatic name Skydiggers.

Retrospective (May '09) the band's stellar body of music finally gets the compilation it deserves. This celebration of Skydiggers’ music is an uplifting, toe-tapping, heartbreaking collection that will remain with you long after the last note has died out. The only thing you'll be left wondering is, why did it take so long?

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