Francine Honey captures the (sort of) post-pandemic reunion in ‘One ...
There’s nothing like getting together with friends you haven’t seen in forever, and Ottawa-based Americana artist Francine Honey bottles the excitement of a wild, all-out reconnecting of pals on her new single and video, “One Big Party.” Rocking and rollicking ...
iskwe and Tom Wilson – Mother Love
iskwe and Tom Wilson release their first album together, Mother Love, tomorrow. They sing brilliantly throughout the album as it ranges from the blues to sweet indie folk to crushing Americana ballads. Tom is the main singer-songwriter on Mother Love. ...
Blue Moon Marquee Are Ready to ‘Scream, Holler & Howl’ ...
Canadian roots-blues duo Blue Moon Marquee are ready to “Scream, Holler & Howl” with the release of their band new single. Bursting with a loose, let-it-all-hang-out kind of groove, the song is the opening and title track from their forthcoming ...
Dispatches from the 2022 Vancouver Folk Music Festival day three ...
Day three of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival began on the South Stage. It is never easy getting up early enough for the gospel hour at the end of a jam-packed weekend, but it was oh so worth it! Sunday ...
Big Little Lions celebrate radical self-acceptance on ‘I Know I ...
Songs about complete contentment and radical self-acceptance are few and far between, but multi-award-winning folk-pop duo Big Little Lions manage to celebrate both on their upbeat, stomping new single, “I Know I Know” — fresh from their new album Happy ...
Dispatches from the 2022 Vancouver Folk Music Festival day two ...
Day two of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, and the weather threatened rain but didn’t ever follow through with more than a sprinkle. While we were denied the bright blue skies that make for envy-worthy sea to sky mountain view ...
Dispatches from the 2022 Vancouver Folk Music Festival: day one ...
While the rest of us (ok, maybe just us) grew in size under COVID, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival slimmed itself down, losing a couple of stages, one gate, and the freestyle market outside of those gates. And that turned ...
Aleksi Campagne – son of Paul Campagne and Connie Kaldor ...
In a bold move, Montréal singer-songwriter/fiddler Aleksi Campagne has released a debut album, For The Giving/Sans Rien Donner, that is a two-disc set of 10 songs, sung in English on one disc and then in French on the second disc. ...
Fresh Breath’s new video for their new single has a ...
Some songs become known for one standout, dramatic element – a scream, for example – and Ontario-based alt-country duo Fresh Breath’s new single “Find Your Way Home” – available now – just might be one of them. It’s bluesy, it’s ...
News: Folk Alliance apologizes, Buffy has COVID, Murray McLauchlan ...
Folk Alliance International apologizes for cultural appropriation Folk Alliance International has issued an apology to the Black community and praised the efforts of singer-songwriter Crys Matthews after keynote speaker Madeleine Peyroux sang Ledbelly’s “Cottonfields” during her address at this year’s ...