It’s that time of year again – when the late Bobby ‘Boris’ Picket’s greatest hit, “The Monster Mash” comes back to life for its annual appearance on radio playlists across the land. But aside from the ritual revival of the odd novelty tune, airplay for scary songs is a rare thing these days. That’s a [...]
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This is a guest post by Dave Cool, originally posted by our friends over at band-website platform Bandzoogle. Dave is the Director of Member Services of the Canadian Independent Recording Artists Association, maker of the documentary film What is Indie? and is deeply engaged with the Canadian independent music community. You may recognize him as [...]
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The Toronto Blues Society will be celebrating its 15th annual Maple Blues Awards by honouring nationally and internationally recognized Canadian Blues artists from across the country on January 16, 2012. The nominees are recognized both for their talent as well as their contribution to the growing Canadian blues music scene. Leading the nominations is last [...]
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BreakOut West Announces The Winners Of The 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards The Western Canadian Music Awards were presented Sunday the 23rd of October at the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse, YT during BreakOut West 2011. Hosted by Grant Lawrence of CBC, The Gala saw stunning performances from many of the award winners including Del [...]
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Each year, the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) honours the work of an individual or group that has made significant contributions to Ontario’s folk music community. The award is named after Estelle Klein, a long-time advocate of Canadian folk music and one of the early founders of the folk festival scene in this country. [...]
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I really enjoyed reading Steve Fruitman’s piece on singles [Get Into the Singles Game] and why it makes sense that an artist should gear their music towards releasing individual songs in today’s market. I would like to share a couple of points of view that came to mind on this rainy autumn day in my [...]
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2011 CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE Dave Gunning – a tribute to John Allan Cameron Finest Kind – For Honour & For Gain De Temps Antan – Les Habits de Papier La Volée d’Castors – Le Retour Genticorum – Nagez Rameurs CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE [...]
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We’re encamped in Niagara Falls at the annual conference of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF). In honour of the conference’s 25th anniversary, we’re hosting our annual speakeasy with a twist — it’s a Singalong Speakeasy. For one night only (tonight), in the Hennepin South room, we’ll be showcasing the following artists, who, in [...]
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On Saturday, October 8, our Blog Editor, Meghan Sheffield married our Editor-in-Chief, David Newland, a.k.a. yours truly, with many members of our community in attendance. Our wedding was a miniature folk festival: woodsy setting, parade, square dance, home-cooked food, hand-made decorations, camping & a campfire. We can’t begin to express the joy we felt, surrounded [...]
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OTTAWA – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011 – The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMAs) announced details today for a brand new award category, UNSUNG HERO. Submissions are open to the public from now to the end of October. The award will be presented during the SEVENTH ANNUAL CFMAs at the Isabel Bader Theatre, Victoria College, University [...]
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