Saturday at the Calgary Folk Music Festival
Ok, a plan is definitely needed in order to get as much enjoyment out of a music festival as possible. I pulled out my trusty smart phone with the official Calgary Folk Music Festival app and made a detailed plan ...
Dispatches from Festival Mémoire et Racines – Day 3 (Sunday)
Sunday at Mémoire et Racines dawned bright and sunny, a beautiful day for listening to music in the shade of the ash trees, which, in this corner of North America, fortunately have not yet been affected by the devastation of ...
Dispatches from Festival Mémoire et Racines – Day 2 (Saturday)
Under the light of the waning full moon on Saturday night, the band Genticorum finished up the main stage performances for the night. Presenting music from their new CD, Avant L’Orage, (before the storm), the band played with incredible musicianship. Beautiful tunes, ...
6 things Josh Forbes learned volunteering at the Calgary Folk ...
Roots Music Canada writer Josh Forbes is attending the Calgary Folk Fest in two capacities this year: as a volunteer and as a reporter for us! He’ll be writing here both about the music and about his experiences as a ...
Festival Mémoire et Racines: Day 1 (Friday)
After a week of torrential rain in the Lanaudière region of Québec, Festival Mémoire et Racines opened with gorgeous warm sunshine leading to spectacular performances on Friday evening. This festival is located right in the heart of Quebec’s traditional music community, ...
Five memories from a life in music from Estelle Klein ...
The list of winners of Folk Music Ontario’s Estelle Klein Award reads like a who’s who of Ontario folk royalty. A lifetime achievement award of sorts named for the force of nature that pioneered workshop stages at folk festivals – ...
Quantum Tangle: from Yellowknife to the Junos to the ...
When Greyson Gritt and Tiffany Ayalik, otherwise known as Quantum Tangle, heard their names called out from the stage at last year’s Juno Awards as the winners of Indigenous Music Album of the Year, they were completely stunned – ...
The Stan Rogers Folk Festival: an Atlantic icon for ...
If there was ever any doubt about the depth and breadth of musical talent produced by Canada’s Atlantic provinces one need only look at the line-up of this year’s Stan Rogers Folk Festival for a refresher. Out of approximately ...
Jory Nash breaks down his new album Wilderness Years
Toronto singer/songwriter Jory Nash recently released his ninth album, Wilderness Years, a record that encapsulates the personal highs and lows he’s experienced since his last full-length effort, 2015’s The Many Hats Of Jory Nash. On one hand, there’s been the ...
Sunday night at the Dawson City Music Festival
“It’s like a party.” – Annat Kennet, my traveling companion “It IS a party!” – Me People who live in almost total darkness for three quarters of the year don’t need much of a reason to have a good time ...