Our 10 most popular stories from 2019
For the second year in a row here at Roots Music Canada we’re publishing our list of our top 10 stories of the year based on the number of times people read them. And it’s gratifying to look over this ...
Sail Cassady, Lonesome Ace Stringband, Casati
Gordy the Moose presents some of his favourite new music from the submissions that have arrived in the Roots Music Canada virtual mailbox. In fact, Gordy found so many favourites among the latest submissions that he wrote two columns. This ...
Sussex, Dustbowl Daddies, Rob Murphy, and Kate Weekes
Gordy the Moose presents some of his favourite new music from the submissions that have arrived in the Roots Music Canada virtual mailbox. In fact, Gordy found so many favourites among the latest submissions that he’s doing a second column ...
Another Happy New Year for Vancouver Rogues
You could easily interpret the headline as a sardonic comment on the notoriously inflated Vancouver real estate market and how it lines the pockets of property developers and their capitalist ilk – but you’d be mistaken (but perhaps not wrong!). ...
Sultans of String Christmas Caravan – Dec. 15 in Toronto
Winter bit in a bit early this year, so it’s natural, in the northern order of things, to obey the nesting impulse, to align ourselves more intimately with the purr of the furnace and the Koenig and the glow of ...
Heather’s holiday love letter to the Roots Music Canada family
I can hardly believe this is already my second Christmas Eve at the helm of Roots Music Canada. Way back in 2016, when I first conceived of trying to take over the site, I wondered if I was up to ...
Start the New Year off with a twang in the ...
The January 2020 lineup at Festival Place in Sherwood Park, AB features blues and country sensations from a trio of Canadian acts. Relax and enjoy the down-to-earth rhythms and melodies inspired by the prairies. To see the full schedule and ...
Pub caroling: songs and … beer!
A common thread in many cultures that celebrate the winter solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza and other holidays is music. And most often it seems that participatory music is a favourite. I’ve always been a big supporter of community singing and, ...
The Good Lovelies – Dec. 14 at Dublin Street United ...
The Dublin Street United Church sits nestled among beautiful century homes on a tree-lined street on the edge of downtown Guelph. Last Saturday evening while cars swished by on slushy streets a merry crowd of revelers gathered on the city ...
Twelve questions of Christmas with Kerri Ough of the Good ...
In early December, as snow fell outside our house and decorations went up inside, the Good Lovelies’ brand new album, Evergreen, played for the first time, its pure vocals and joyful sounds reminding me to take a breath as I tussled ...