Rube and Rake are ‘unchained and more open’ on sophomore ...
With the release of their new album Leaving With Nothing, Newfoundland duo Rube and Rake—comprising Josh Sandu and Andrew Laite—have made a significant step forward with their sound. Their debut album Back And Forth, released in 2017, featured their harmony ...
PIQSIQ returns with haunting album Taaqtuq Ubluriaq: Dark Star
PIQSIQ (pronounced “pilk-silk”) is back with Taaqtuq Ubluriaq: Dark Star, a tale told to a classic PIQSIQ soundscape. PIQSIQ guides listeners through the haunting story of Ubluriaq, a young woman who stretches the confines of her humanity through a strange encounter with The ...
White Lightning strikes with the release of Mary Garnett Edwards’ ...
White Lightning has struck with the release of Canadian singer-songwriter Mary Garnett Edwards’ new album. Featuring lyrics seasoned by a life lived in the crooks and crannies of human experience, White Lightning lands with a raw intensity forged by the ...
Watch Ryland Moranz soar in new video for ‘If I ...
In spite of the many disruptions the pandemic has caused for musicians and concert-goers alike, it has at the same time provided an opportunity to slow down and step away from the frenetic pace of life. That space to venture ...
The way forward through the pandemic
It has been seven months since we shuttered our world from the onslaught of this virus, closing concert halls, bars, theatres and places for live music. We bravely signed into Facebook and Instagram, Zoom and YouTube to connect in any ...
How Steve Dawson is keeping his Henhouse Studio hopping during ...
Juno-winning Nashville-based Canadian musician and producer Steve Dawson is teaming up with musicians Gary Craig and Jeremy Holmes and helping artists create music through a socially-distanced service called the Henhouse Express – a remote version of Steve’s Henhouse Studio. For ...
Singer-songwriter Shane Cloutier is ‘Catching Up’ with his new single
Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter Shane Cloutier sets down the weight of emotional baggage with his new single, “Catching Up.” “This song is one that many, if not all, people can relate to,” the Collingwood-based artist said. “The human element of ...
Things we’re loving: Sina Bathaie’s latest releases
Toronto-based composer and santur player Sina Bathaie began his unique musical journey at the age of seven, studying santur with his father, Master Javad Bathaie, and learning Persian classical repertoire on the oud. He would go on to study composition ...
Irish Mythen talks about the struggle to get her Juno-nominated ...
The album Little Bones has been a game-changer for Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter Irish Mythen. The 2019 release earned seven 2020 Music PEI Award nominations – winning two – a 2020 Canadian Folk Music Award for Solo Artist of the Year and ...
Estelle Klein Award-winner Tannis Slimmon is a source of joy ...
This year is in need of some light and positivity, and this year’s Estelle Klein Award winner is known for just that. The 2020 winner of the award, a lifetime achievement award of sorts presented by Folk Music Ontario, is ...