Elk Run & Riot – ‘Castle Wolf’
Way back in April of 2018, not long after we launched Roots Music Canada, we featured the song “Wandering” from Elk Run & Riot’s album Animalia. Well, now the ensemble is gearing up to release its fourth full-length album, Morning ...
Corby’s 2019 list of most amazical zings and celebratory tune ...
Instrumental Health Darcy Wickham’s Signal Hill: His humble logic and responsive touch on the guitar brings moody and resonant rewards chiming up on this spacious collection of mostly solo original gems, lightly burnished by an ear purification system that includes ...
Heather’s favourite stuff of 2019
Favourite new discovery: Celeigh Cardinal This woman is the second coming of Aretha Franklin, and “The Devil is a Blue-Eyed Man” is 2019’s “Natural Woman” – only instead of a love song, it’s a toast to fatal attractions. On stage, ...
Leslie Alexander’s Top 12 musical moments of 2019
January: I’m introduced to the exceptional country-noir stylings of the Shaela Miller band, getting a “Hard Knock Upside My Mind” after opening for them at the Foothills Folk Club in High River, AB. Bringing together elements of classic country and ...
The Moose’s 11 favourite discoveries of 2019 in the Roots ...
Every month or so, Gordy the Moose goes through the Roots Music Canada virtual mailbox, listens to everything that’s come in, and chooses the most interesting, most promising and sometimes just plain best stuff to feature in his column. From ...
Tom Coxworth’s Top 10 of 2019
Tom Coxworth is the host of Folk Routes on the CKUA radio network in Alberta and generally an icon of the Canadian folk scene. He’s had a life-long love affair with roots music from all around the world, and there ...
Check out Corby’s beautiful tribute to those we lost in ...
It’s that time of year when we pause to reflect on the one we just left behind. Here on Roots Music Canada, some of us will be publishing lists of our favourite music and concerts in the coming days. But ...