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Here are your 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award winners so ...

Night One of the Canadian Folk Music Awards unfolded Saturday night at the home of the Rogue Folk Club in Vancouver. Apart from being a chance to honour some of the best albums released in 2022, it was also a ...
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Why Mary Beth Carty incorporated multiple languages on her new ...

Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Mary Beth Carty has been described as “the Swiss Army Knife of the East Coast.” It’s a moniker she totally embraces. “Everyone calls Darren McMullen from the band Coig that, but I gladly accept that title,” she ...
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The Maple Blues Band releases ‘Savona Shuffle’ single and video ...

The Maple Blues Band is back and groovier than ever as they get set to drop another bluesy classic with their newest single, “Savona Shuffle.” The music video was produced and directed by 30-year Canadian blues legend and recent Maple ...
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Sarah Hansen – Gather Up Your Days

Many of us know that St. John’s, NL, is the place to go if you want to spend every night of the week in a pub, listening to live music. I’ve done that with friends, but we found a dearth ...
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Your audio guide to this weekend’s Canadian Folk Music Awards

Folk/roots fans in Vancouver are in for a marathon of great music this week as the Canadian Folk Music Awards get under way. The festivities kick off tomorrow night with the Rogue Folk Club’s B.C. artists showcase and continue through ...
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Sultans of String will screen The Refuge Project at the ...

Global ambassadors of musical diversity, Sultans of String, will shine a light on the plight of refugees during the Canadian Folk Music Awards with a screening of its documentary Sultans of String: The Refuge Project. The screening takes place April ...
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Here are your first ever Arctic Music Award winners

The first ever Arctic Music Conference and Awards took place this past weekend – an online-only affair that offered some solid introductory-level break-out sessions for emerging musicians and an awards-presentation that got down to business without attempting any high-tech production ...
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Where songwriting meets sermon-writing for musician and minister Lynn Harrison

Toronto singer-songwriter Lynn Harrison has a unique perspective on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns over the past three years. Not only is she a touring musician who just released her seventh album, Treasure, she’s also ...
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