Folk Alliance: Elizabeth’s tour of the late-night Saturday night ...
First up in the Saturday late night showcases at Folk Alliance International was Sawyer Fredericks, who won The Voice competition at the age of sixteen in 2015. We have been spellbound by the songwriting of this young man. “Hide your ...
Folk Alliance: Elizabeth’s tour of the Saturday official showcases
The day dawned early after a bedtime of past 2 a.m. on Friday night. A late night email invited us to attend the Bed In at 9:20 a.m. in the room once occupied by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in ...
Folk Alliance: Heather’s Saturday showcase travelogue
4:30 p.m.: I admit it. I can be shallow. I HAVE been known to judge a book by its cover. Case in point, the Polky Village Band has always struck me as kind of a hokey name, so I’m a ...
Folk Alliance: Corby contemplates its circus-like atmosphere
Picture something between a circus and a tornado. But with banjos. Merrily it coalesced. The Friday night Folk Alliance was in town. Instead of jugglers, lanky lads and lasses in po’boy caps, vests and loud pants hung with fretted instruments ...
Folk Alliance: Heather’s Friday night showcase travelogue
4:55 – “Are there any other introverts in the room?” asks PEI artist Meaghan Blanchard a song or two into her official showcase set in the Canadian Music East Coast Style suite. The comment seems to reflect the tranquil and ...
Folk Alliance: Elizabeth Szekeres’ tour of the Friday night ...
First up in the official showcases of Friday afternoon at the Folk Alliance International conference was Kaia Kater with her band. She played a series of lovely passionate songs on guitar and banjo, including some from her new album Grenades, ...
Folk Alliance: Elizabeth’s tour of the Thursday night private ...
Three floors of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in downtown Montreal are set aside this weekend for private showcase performances. Every room has its beds removed so that a constant procession of musicians can do showcase performances they hope will catch ...
Folk Alliance: Elizabeth’s tour of the official showcases (Thursday)
The Roots Music Canada team is out in force in Montreal this weekend for the annual Folk Alliance International conference, the world’s largest gathering of folk artists and industry people. A key component of Folk Alliance is the showcases, series ...
Folk Alliance: The revolution will not be translated; Corby ...
Gather round folkish hearts. A freedom fire is burning in mid Montreal. As Haiti exercised its right to riot and R. Kelly’s and Ryan Adam’s ears caught fire in a blaze of sexual scandal, the folk guard refreshed the law ...
Folk Alliance: Heather’s official showcase travelogue (Thursday)
The Roots Music Canada team is out in force in Montreal this weekend for the annual Folk Alliance International conference, the world’s largest gathering of folk artists and industry people. A key component of Folk Alliance is the showcases, series ...