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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We at Roots Music Canada are delighted that our friend and colleague Jane Harbury (a.k.a. Riverboat Jane) has been chosen as the first ever recipient of the CFMA “Unsung Hero” award. Jane, a Toronto publicist with a deep and enduring committment to roots music, will receive her award during the SEVENTH ANNUAL CFMAs at the Isabel [...]
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Peanut butter sandwich made with jam One for me, one for David Amram -Raffi The opening couplet from one of Raffi’s most popular kids’ anthems contains a couple of neat little nuggets. One is the reference to jam rather than jelly, a Canadianism that made its way around the world with the song. The other [...]
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The Roots Music Canada team is sending warm thoughts out tonight to our dear friend and mentor, Shelagh Rogers. Shelagh’s beloved dog, Poppy, went to her rest today, and we all know how the heart aches to bid a beloved pet goodbye. (There’s a Schnauzer on our team too, Andy’s pal Cinder J. Dog). Poppy’s [...]
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There’s a warrior on the line – and Canada’s listening. Yellowknife-born Dene singer-songwriter Leela Gilday is chatting with Carole Off on CBC Radio‘s As It Happens. She’s fielding congratulations on winning Female Entertainer of the Year at the Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards. Take note of that voice, if you haven’t yet. What you hear [...]
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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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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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Perhaps no one exemplifies dedication to music the way folk DJs do. Those few selfless souls who still spin folk, roots, Celtic, Maritime, bluegrass, blues, and singer-songwriter tracks deserve all of our thanks. This is a special month for one of our favourite folk DJs. Jan Vanderhorst of Just Us Folk on AM 1380, CKPC [...]
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Singer-songwriter Dave Borins —who’s sitting on an exciting new album, by the way— travelled along the Lake Superior shore from Rossport, to Live From the Rock Festival in Red Rock, Ontario this past summer. But unlike many who make that trip along the Trans-Canada Highway, Dave travelled the old fashioned way: in a 36 foot [...]
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