Have you heard Craig Cardiff’s ‘Yellowknife’ single yet?
Backed by an orchestra’s worth of strings and horns from musicians from around the world, multi-award nominated Canadian folk singer-songwriter Craig Cardiff paints a picture of love in his single, “Yellowknife,” an ode of sorts to Canada’s North, which he ...
How J.P. Cormier has moved his music career to YouTube
As we all know all too well, these are strange days for musicians and anyone else in the Arts. People are scrambling to make up for lost opportunities and, more importantly, lost revenue. Conditions have forced touring artists to think ...
Roxanne Potvin hangs on to summer with her latest single, ...
The summer of 2020 will forever be remembered as, well, the summer that never was. But that hasn’t stopped Roxanne Potvin from releasing a great summer jam that can invigorate us now and for years to come. “Jump In” continues ...
Lynn Miles – We’ll Look For Stars
The atelier of Ottawa passionista Lynn Miles has just unveiled her new ready-to-hear line for 2020. Lifting off from the runway on July 3, We’ll Look For Stars is her 15th release and is already peaking at number one on ...
Jeremy Drury (Strumbellas) – “Open Road”
When Jeremy Drury was in Grade 8, he told a classmate that if she gave him one of her lunch snacks, a Passion Flakie, he’d mention her in his Juno acceptance speech. It turns out, his classmate definitely got the ...
Jayme Stone breaks new ground with his new single/video “Awake ...
Jayme Stone has made a rare thing: a piece of work that asks us to both travel on his melodic and emotional journey and go on our own. And nowhere is this more apparent than on his single, “Awake Awake.” ...
A COVID-safe, outdoor summer music camp with David Francey? ...
The team at the Old School Bluegrass Camp is excited to announce a second three-day pop-up songwriting camp Sept. 18 to 20 in beautiful Elphin, ON with David Francey! There will be just 11 attendees paying $450 + HST per ...
Ian Gill, Daniel Joseph Cohen, Kate Weekes, and Troy Kokol
Gordy the Moose presents some of his favourite new music from the submissions that have arrived in the Roots Music Canada virtual mailbox. Submit your music to us by clicking HERE. Ian Gill – Morning Embers (Release date: Jan. 24, ...
Here’s one live-streamed festival you really don’t want to miss
Juno winners Celeigh Cardinal and Lee Harvey Osmond are both set to perform Sept. 11-13 as part of the fourth annual Celebration of Nations – the first edition of the Indigenous arts festival that people outside the Niagara region can ...
Roots rockers Bryce Clifford & Brother Superior release “Worst Enemy” ...
Back in June, we premiered Bryce Clifford and Brother Superior’s single “Second Hand Smoke” here on Roots Music Canada. And we thought it was a great song, so we’re thrilled to premiere this new single from the same Hamilton roots ...