5 songs about working life in honour of International Worker’s ...
May Day isn’t an official holiday in Canada. It might scare the capitalists if it was. But this authentic socialist celebration of workers’ rights is nonetheless celebrated around the world in various ways, including here. It is closely related to ...
Aasiva has another new single out, this time featuring Riit
We loooooved Aasiva’s last single, “Namu,” here at Roots Music Canada, so we’re pretty excited to see that she’s already got another new song out. “Piqatiikka” was produced by Jace Lasek (Wolf Parade, The Jerry Cans, Stars) and features Juno ...
Saskatoon singer-songwriter Paul Kuzbik gets introspective on ‘Diamonds’
It’s been a year since folk singer-songwriter Paul Kuzbik released his breakthrough debut, Still Love, and now he’s back with a taste of his next album with the release of his single and video “Diamonds.” Soft, warm, and emotional, “Diamonds” ...
Songs for the Revolution: climate call, musical response
There’s no denying it: we are living in the midst of a global climate emergency. Yet we go on with our daily lives. Where to start? What would be most effective? And how can we have a sense of hope ...
Here are the nominees for the 2021 CMW Indie Awards
For 20 years now, Canadian Music Week has staged its own Independent Music Awards as part of its annual conference and festival. There are no awards for roots and world music and no appreciable focus on it, but many roots ...
Indie folk newcomer Deanna Faye’s new single focuses on the ...
Toronto-based indie folk singer-songwriter Deanna Faye poetically contrasts the light side of love and its inherent pressures with her new video for “Reassure.” That latest to land from her breakthrough EP, Good To You, the song grapples with the concept ...
Home Routes has announced its next series of online concerts
Winnipeg’s premiere house concert network, is thrilled to present our latest series of Home Routes Online #StayAtHomeRoutes shows – all of which are fully produced, and presented live. On May 4, Jonathan Byrd, Ivan Coyote & Crys Matthews swap songs ...
Celeigh Cardinal covers the Tragically Hip in honour of Gord’s ...
Chances are you’ve seen that Scotiabank commercial that ends with a female voice singing the chorus of the Tragically Hip’s “Ahead by a Century.” What you might not know is that the female voice belongs to Edmonton artist Celeigh Cardinal, ...
August Arrival, Bridget Melody, Rick Sparkes, Shyanne, Jay Pollmann, Sean ...
Gordy the Moose presents some of his favourite new music from the submissions that have arrived in the Roots Music Canada virtual mailbox. The August Arrival – All Blue and Gold (Release date: Feb. 1, 2021) When I saw that ...
We featured Frank Patrick’s ‘Mercy’ in the moose’s column… here’s ...
Frank Patrick, the Edmonton-born, Toronto-based adult contemporary musician, released this video for his emotionally-charged single, “Mercy,” which we featured earlier this year in the moose’s column. We’ve got more about Frank and that song for you today, but first, if ...