Gurf Morlix is a highly respected Austin, Texas producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter. Gurf is a member of the Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame (2004) and the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame (2005), and is the Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year for 2009. Prior to embarking on his own solo career, Gurf was [...]
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The following interview is a transcript of Roch Parisien’s Rocon Communications Facebook Music Interview #39 – Singer-Songwriter Eliza Gilkyson (May 09, 2011). Roch Parisien For this edition of “The Facebook Music Interviews”, I’m chatting with Austin-based, singer-songwriter ELIZA GILKYSON, hot on the heels of her new release Roses at the End of Time (Red House). [...]
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On April 7, 2010 Roch Parisien conducted a live, interactive Facebook interview with singer-songwriter Jory Nash, one of an ongoing series of interviews presented by Roch Parisien’s Rocon Communications. Jory’s award winning album “New Blue Day” has racked up big airplay on folk-dj list across both Canada and the U.S., including the Galaxie FolkRoots Channel. [...]
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Cross-posted from Ottawa Tonite There may come a time when singer-songwriter Nathan Rogers does not have to face The Question. Today is not that day. As Rogers knows and accepts with grace, there are dues still to be paid. Most contemporary folk singers struggle to find their place within the music’s long traditions. How, where, [...]
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Following are the Compilations and Reissues that made up the Features of the Month in 2009 on the Galaxie Folk/Roots Channel: Richard Thompson — Walking On a Wire: 1968-2009 — (Shout Factory!/Universal) Alan Stivell — Zoom: 70-95 — (Keltia III/Dreyfus) Neil Young — Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968 — (Reprise/Warner) Tom Russell — [...]
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“Down From the Mountain” is the Galaxie Folk/Roots Channel’s regular weekly Bluegrass/Trad program, airing Sundays from 10am to 1pm Eastern 1. (Various) — North To Ontario 2009 — (www.cootmusic.com) 2. The Breakmen — When You Leave Town — (www.thebreakmen.com) 3. Dailey & Vincent — Brothers from Different Mothers — (Rounder) 4. Sarah Watkins — Sarah [...]
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(Based on high rotation airplay frequency between December 2008 and November 2009 and producer preference): International: 1. Richard Shindell — Not Far Now — (Signature Sounds) 2. Tom Russell — Blood and Candle Smoke — (Shout! Factory/Universal) 3. Al Stewart — Sparks of Ancient Light — (Appleseed) 4. Neil Halstead — Oh! Mighty Engine — [...]
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(Based on high rotation airplay frequency between December 2008 and November 2009 and producer preference) Canadian: 1. Woodland Telegraph — Sings Revival Hymns — (Northern Folklore) 2. Great Lake Swimmers — Lost Channels — (weewerk/nettwerk) 3. One Hundred Dollars — Forest of Tears — (Blue Fog) 4. The Breakmen — When You Leave Town — [...]
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How cool is it to release a Christmas CD and then tour it to the North Pole? As you’ll discover in the video interview below, Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume got to find this out recently when she was invited to play for the troops stationed at the Canadian Forces base in Alert — within spitting [...]
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Galaxie Folk/Roots Channel’s most-played, high-rotation album releases for November 2009: Canadian: 1. Amelia Curran — Hunter, Hunter — (Six Shooter/Warner) 2. Dan Mangan — Nice, Nice, Very Nice (FU:M/Outside) 3. Jon Brooks — Moth Nor Rust — (jonbrooks.ca) 4. Dana Sipos — The Moonshine Bridage — (myspace.com/danasipos) 5. Nathan Rogers — The Gauntlet — (Borealis) [...]
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