This item crossed our desks and we thought it worth passing along to the community. If you attended Folk Alliance Memphis in 2010 or 2011, you may remember a documentary film crew of three shooting throughout the conference. Well, that was me, Sara Terry, the Director, along with my DP, Henry Jacobson and Producer, Diana [...]
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David Amram responsed to our article about him earlier this week [One for David Amram] with this account of a recent march through Manhattan with his good friend Pete Seeger and musical colleagues including Tom Chapin, Guy Davis, and Arlo Guthrie among others. YouTube video by Schlockumentaries Two years ago, I played for the 90th [...]
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The Canadian music scene has its share of champions, and Edmonton’s Holger Petersen ranks highly on that list. He is a co-founder of the Edmonton Folk Festival (1980), a veteran radio host (CKUA Natch’l Blues since 1969, CBC Saturday Night Blues since 1986), and the co-founder/owner of Stony Plain Records (1975). If anyone has the [...]
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We’re still basking in the afterglow from Thursday’s Johnny Cash tribute in Port Hope, Ontario. Hosted by Roots Music Canada’s Editor-in-Chief David Newland, “Till Things Are Brighter: The Songs of Johnny Cash” was a fundraiser for a grassroots community initiative called Green Wood Coalition. Johnny Cash has long been a symbol and champion of the [...]
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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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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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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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It’s happening, folks. The autumnal equinox has come and gone; October has arrived, and with it, grey days and a chill in the air. Summer, with its warm afternoons at folk festivals and starry nights around the campfire, is but a memory. Good news: David Myles’ sunshine-filled single “Simple Pleasures,” produced by East Coast hip [...]
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“My life,” says Kev Corbett, “has three equal parts: artist, sideguy, drum teacher.” Which is a lot. And when you consider the fact that he tours for two years at a time, builds his own bass on demand, and works on sessions with the likes of Norma MacDonald and Irish Mythen, it all adds up [...]
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To folk music fans, Philadelphia native Vance Gilbert is a singer-songwriter known for thoughtful lyrics, clever melodies, and comedic performances. To those concerned about civil liberties and race relations, Vance Gilbert is champion for those who have been wrongly treated in the name of “security.” To the audience of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival, Vance [...]
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