Monthly Archives: January 2020

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Lynn Harrison’s Heavy Uplifting

Mystic currents in the folk tradition run deep. In the Canadian canon, they surface sporadically – in the ecstatic confluence of Buffy and Leonard’s “God Is Alive / Magic Is Afoot,” on Bruce’s first evidences of epiphany in “He Came ...
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Roy Forbes – “Edge of Blue” and “Don’t Let Go”

If you’ve lived in B.C. for any length of time, Roy Forbes needs no introduction.  He’s a member of the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame, and he has a street named after him in his hometown of Dawson Creek.  He ...
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Six songs to help us talk about mental health

Content warning:  if you are battling mental illness right now, please know that this article and these songs all deal with the topic – and make your decision to read on, or not, accordingly. If you are feeling overwhelmed by ...
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Here are your 2020 Juno nominees in the roots, Indigenous ...

They’re out!  The 2020 Juno nominees were announced this morning.  The awards will be handed out during Juno Week March 9-15 in Saskatoon, SK.  We’ll bring you more details shortly about ticketing for events and all that fine stuff.  But ...
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Six shows you don’t want to miss at Vancouver’s Rogue ...

Vancouver’s Rogue Folk Club kicked off 2020 in style by featuring massively popular acts David Francey and Fred Eaglesmith in January.  Now Steve Edge and company are following that up with six – count ’em, six! – amazing shows in ...
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Check out these gorgeous new songs from Rose Cousins’ forthcoming ...

Rose Cousins releases her new album, Bravado, Feb. 21 on Outside Music, and if the string of singles she’s been releasing in advance is any indication, it’s going to be a monster.  She’s just put out another new one:  “The ...
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Be Kind rewind: the Be Kind Festival Jan. 17-19 ...

It’s that time of year when most people need a very good reason to go out. This past weekend, the people at Speak Music gave us just that with the inaugural Be Kind Festival, a three-day event with 51 performers on ...
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When life gives you snow … check out our playlist ...

Over the past couple of weeks, just about every part of Canada it seems has been pelted with snow, even Vancouver, for crying out loud.  Heck, Newfoundland had to call in the army to dig them out. And they’re used ...
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How making a record helped heal Mister K – and ...

Kevin Roy was the consummate nice guy – towed the line, followed the rules, and while he didn’t finish last, he did end up lost, depressed, and pretty much finished with music as a profession. “I got too caught up ...
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Sass Jordan singing the blues?  This is totally happening

If you used to listen to Sass Jordan singing “Tell Somebody” and “Make you a Believer” back in the ‘80s and ‘90s and think, “This woman should really sing the blues,” well you were right.  She should.  And she is. ...