Veteran folk DJ Steve Fruitman recently hosted the last episode of his long-running Back to the Sugar Camp show on CIUT in Toronto, and is moving on to a new show in a new time slot. Sugar Camp Music will air Thursdays at 3 pm on CIUT, starting on February 16. We asked Steve to [...]
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The 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards may be a ways off (Nov 15-18), but festivities have already begun in this year’s host city, Saint John, New Brunswick. We think this is perfect time for us to kick off our coverage of this fantastic city and the talent it holds. There’s no better place to start [...]
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Jacob Moon is a performing songwriter who often explores beyond his own catalogue. Jacob just released a cover of the Bruce Hornsby classic “The Way It Is” on YouTube. Here’s our conversation with Jacob Moon about his take on this tune. What led you to record this song, versus one of your own? I recorded [...]
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I play if you have the money Or if you’re a friend to me But the one man band By the quick lunch stand He was playing real good, for free. -Joni Mitchell, Real Good for Free Despite my best aspirations as a performer and a songwriter, I have more in common with the one [...]
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Thursday, January 26 at Hugh’s Room in Toronto, we held a benefit for Andy Frank. The event was a huge success, generating enough funds to help Andy and Helen keep the wolf from the door for a while. Thanks to all the artists, sponsors, donors, helpers, staff and audience who made the evening possible. Featuring: [...]
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Our friend and Executive Producer, Andy Frank is facing a challenge right now, having learned that he has cancer of the colon. He’s inspiring everyone with his attitude, including his typically ‘frank’ writing on the subject on his blog, Cancer? My Arse!! Roots Music Canada is holding an all-star benefit concert, Raise the Roof and [...]
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With all the excitement following the Canadian Folk Music Awards this past weekend, we’d like to share a piece written by Roots Music Canada’s Editor-in-Chief, David Newland, for the CFMA gala’s programme. Imagine a place where children can run and play without fear of traffic or threats; where nature’s beauty is the perfect backdrop for [...]
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Thanks to everyone who watched our streaming video broadcast of the Canadian Folk Music Awards, from Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto, LIVE at 8 PM ET. Featuring fifteen minute performances by Loreena McKennitt, Jim Brynes + Steve Dawson, Rose Cousins, Soul Influence, De Temps Antan and the Common Thread Community Chorus. Awards were presented in [...]
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Fans from across the country and around the world enjoyed our streaming video broadcast of the Canadian Folk Music Awards Nominee Showcase, from Hugh’s Room in Toronto featuring: Dave Gunning, Janet Panic, Quinn and Qristina Bachand, Ashley Condon, Massiel Yanira, Lizzy Hoyt, Ouzo Power & Raz-demarée/Tidal Wave Roots Music Canada is proud to be the [...]
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We’ve been spreading the news through this blog and our social media outlets, about our Canadian Folk Music Awards broadcast this coming weekend. Now, here’s the word straight from us, Andy and David, about what we’re doing, and how you can help. Two weeks into our third year of operations, we’ve done almost everything on [...]
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