Steve Bell is a Juno-winning singer songwriter whose music focuses on his Christian faith, and he’s obviously got a huge following. Paul Corby’s review of Bell’s latest offering, Kindness, resulted in our most “Liked” post ever. No newcomer to the scene, Rob Szabo has just released his fifth album, an eponymous, self-produced reflection on life [...]
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We’ve been busy this week! One of the greatest singer-songwriters in Canada, Ron Hynes has been performing his music (including songs like “Sonny’s Dream” and the “St John’s Waltz”) for 40 years. It was an honour to have him visit the Woodshed to share some of his experience and his songs. Singer Nicole Byblow performed [...]
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Here’s what Roots Music Canada was up to last week: Jadea Kelly may be young, but her sweet voice and country-tinged folk songs have an old-timey feeling. Jadea dropped by the Woodshed for a chat with Editor-in-Chief David Newland and to share a few of the songs from her latest album, Eastbound Platform. Thunder Bay [...]
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The Roots Music Canada weekly wrap-up: Juno-winning Québécois folk band Le Vent du Nord visited the shed, shared some songs and did two interviews with Roots Music Canada Executive Producer Andy Frank—one in each official language. A vital part of the folk and roots music scene, house concerts are rarely discussed in the media. Longtime [...]
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On Roots Music Canada this week: After a poor performance from Lucinda Williams at Massey Hall, Editor in Chief David Newland hoped singer-songwriters would ‘splain a few things about about the worth of a good stage show. As the seasons slowly change, our Eric Thom found some bright spots in Grainne Ryan’s latest album, Looking [...]
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How we spent this week: Jay Aymar’s road-tested music, laden with country influences, maintains a strong sense of storytelling and deeply expressive lyrics. He’s a philosopher of the everyday and a poet of small town life, and he brought some of his songs to the Woodshed this week, including the one that Ian Tyson recorded. [...]
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Here’s what we were up to this week: It’s a long and dusty road from Winnipeg to Austin. That’s the road the sensational “gothic lo-fi electro-folk” duo Twilight Hotel have been traveling the past few years. They pulled off the highway to visit the Woodshed, perform some sweet songs and to take us thrift-shopping. Watch [...]
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The 53rd Grammy Awards were handed out on Sunday, and among the recipients were former Roots Music Canada guests Carolina Chocolate Drops, who won Best Traditional Folk Music album for Genuine Negro Jig, as well as veterans Pete Seeger, Mavis Staples and Neil Young. Shawn Colvin (pictured above), one of the hardest-working and longest-running female [...]
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The Good Lovelies played the first Woodshed Session. Thanks to everyone who watched live on Wednesday. Hope you enjoyed the sweet harmonies, good humour and conversation. If you missed the live show, watch this space for performance excerpts. The legendary and much-loved Stompin’ Tom Connors turned 75 this week. To celebrate, we’ve shared Steve Fruitman’s [...]
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Here’s what was going on in our neck of the woods this week.
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