Ken Tizzard and Music For Goats In St.John’s in 1982 I cut my teeth playing bass with local skate/punk bands who wholeheartedly embraced the DIY model of the punk rock culture. SNFU were the first band I had ever seen who had taken this model to a national level and upon seeing the energy and intensity of the performance I knew - this was what I wanted to do with my life. 

At 18 I relocated to Toronto and landed a job at Music Express Magazine which let to the position of photo editor where I got to work with legendary photographers Floria Sigusmondi, Herb Ritts and Annie Leibovitz shooting bands like David Bowie, REM and U2 as well as hundreds of touring band around the world. This introduction to the music business, record companies, PR agencies and band management helped me to understand the relationship of band and audience from the viewpoint of the ‘machine.’ 

As well, sharing office space with Management Trust (Jake Gold) led me to an audition with The Watchmen. In turn this changed my life direction for over a decade as I toured the world and grew as a songwriter and artist. In 1999 I began working a lot with Big Wreck singer Ian Thornley who at the time was married to my sister Christine. Big Wreck and The Watchmen were in between albums and both bands were feeling the weight of years of touring and the change in the record companies as we moved into the digital age. Ian and I decided to form a new band which led to the creation of Thornley with whom I toured relentlessly for many years. Towards the end of Thornley, Ian had decided to recreate the magic that was Big Wreck and again I toured with the band under that name as I began parting ways with the lifestyle and direction of the band. 

Upon leaving Thornley, there was a period of return to DIY with independent records which captured my solid endeavours - from six string bass singer songwriter (Quest Storey house) through several incarnations of bands including Bad Intent, The Variety Show Players and in 2017 the unlikely local crew which has grown to become Music For Goats. 

In 2015 my wife’s MS diagnosis took me away from constant roadwork and as I began learning the ropes as a full time caregiver. MS attacks were more impactful that we had hoped and in 2019 we relocated to Ottawa where she underwent a Stem Cell Bone Marrow Transplant (one of 8 a year done in Canada). This treatment has stopped the MS progression but the damage from the transplant itself was pretty severe and to this day my wife is in a wheel chair and needs full-time support. 

Once again embracing the DIY ethos I created a recording studio and a broadcast studio in my house as we rearanged our living spaces to make the house more accessible. This allowed me to continue producing records for artists (Jane Archer and The Reactionaries, Muddy Hack, Caravan Haylan) while also enjoying my own space for making my records. 

As well, the development of The Whiskey Wednesday Show created a need for a production studio which we also created in our home. The Show has grown into a seven camera, 24 channel audio, weekly livestream hosting guests from Rick Mercer, William Prince and Joey ‘Shithead” Keithley (D.O.A.) to Matt Mays and Bob Izumi. Songs and stories every week with your host Ken Tizzard and Music For Goats. 

Feel free to check out: 2018 “A Good Dog Is Lost, a collection of Ron Hynes songs”; February, 2020 a live album, “Living The Dream”; December, 2020 “Sketches of Christmas”; and let's not forget in May, 2021 “All Together Now,” collaborating with 44 musicians. 

The “THE DAGG SESSIONS” celebrates the songs created before drummer Steve Dagg was diagnosed with Cancer. After a year long battle of treatments Steve passed away in the winter of 2023. We had recorded the drums for the entire record in September before Steve’s illness was terminal. 

The Dagg Sessions is available on all platforms and also available on vinyl thanks to contributors who purchased sections of the back album cover in order to help out with up front costs. Yes, we are sell outs… As for style of this record, I have to say it fits in with the Americana genre pretty well as if combines folk, country, rock and pop into a collection of songs that once again document a time and place in my own personal history. 

In the 18 months since release, we've stayed busy with live performances across Ontario and beyond, including album release shows, pairings with local events, and intimate gigs that blend the new material with classics from my catalogue. The Whiskey Wednesday Show continues stronger than ever—now a staple weekly livestream with multi-camera production, guest interviews, and spontaneous jams. Into 2025, we've welcomed diverse guests and kept the songs-and-stories format alive, building a loyal online community that tunes in every week.  As of December 2025, we're deep into writing and recording new original material with the current lineup: Neil Lucy (guitar), Ken Grant (bass), and Ken Tizzard (vocal/guitar). Balancing caregiving, home studio production, and the road, the DIY path remains the heart of it all—creating music that reflects life as it comes. 

Most recently The Goats have released a new single for "Kiss Me Deadly."This song and video concept are really about rediscovering my youth in order to find my way into something new…. 

Punk rock and skateboarding have been in my heart since I was a child. My recent return to skating has helped me redefine my definition of ‘aging’ or simply ‘getting old.”  Casting away all habits around doing things as they “SHOULD BE” done.  Beliefs that we should grow out of things as we age because they are childish or foolish, fuck it - had enough of that.

Ken Tizzard www.kentizzard.com ktizzard@kentizzard.com

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