Mar
21
Canada lost an important member of its music industry last week, when Dan Achen passed away at age 51, from a heart attack suffered during a pickup hockey game.Achen was perhaps best known as the guitarist for the great Hamilton band Junkhouse, from 1989 until their breakup in 1997. After the band split, Achen took what he'd learned about guitar sounds and recording, and opened Catherine North Studios in a converted Hamilton church. There, Achen worked with artists including the Trews, Kathleen Edwards, and his niece, Feist. He also produced City and Colour's second album, Bring Me Your Love.
I was a big Junkhouse fan back in the day, so it only seems fitting to remember Dan's great guitar work with a couple of the band's best tunes:
