Indigenous artist Hayley Wallis journeys through heartbreak on ‘Think Of ...
Young love can be difficult to navigate, especially when it ends. Canadian singer-songwriter Hayley Wallis captures this raw vulnerability and longing ache in the aftermath of a breakup on her new single, “Think Of You.” With an emphasis on the ...
Julian Taylor reflects on the success of the Ridge as ...
It isn’t until you become a parent yourself that you gain insight into the worries and concerns your parents felt when you were growing up. As a teenager in Toronto, my parents most likely wondered who I was hanging around ...
Roots rocker Marshall Potts strives for healing on ‘Heaven Or ...
Finding a home inside oneself is never an easy task, and making that home inhabitable, much less a heaven, is even harder. Yet Canadian-Americana rocker Marshall Potts – seen this summer as part of Macleans’ feature story on the B.C. ...
The Upper Canada Folk Festival is back today in Prescott, ...
Last year we told you about a bold and brazen group of music lovers who decided to launch a folk festival in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. And I don’t mean last summer, when other festivals were starting to ...
2 great shows to kick off the new Rogue Folk ...
The summer festival season is slowly drawing to a close, and that means it’s time to gear up for the fall folk club season. Vancouver Rogue Folk Club is back with a stellar line-up that includes performances by Irish trad ...
Country artist Bree Taylor releases “Sha La La”
Chart-topping Canadian country artist Bree Taylor invites you to the honky-tonk with her latest single, the instant country singalong classic, “Sha La La.” The latest single from the breakthrough Canadian country starlet is as fun to dance to as it ...
Toronto’s Alexandra Babiak announces sophomore album, shares new single ‘Settle ...
Toronto indie-folk artist Alexandra Babiak is excited to announce her forthcoming sophomore album Magical Thinking with the release of her new single “Settle Down.” Following up her 2019 album, Impatiens, Alexandra leans into indie-rock sensibilities on her latest — sitting ...
Dâvi Simard – Violoneux
Multi-instrumentalist Dâvi Simard is one of the most magnetic musicians I have ever seen. I simply cannot keep my eyes off him when he performs, he has such virtuosity, energy and vivacity, and every bit of that charisma is heard ...
Folk artist Gordie ‘Crazylegs’ MacKeeman has the whole family dancing ...
Dancing around the kitchen, especially if it’s a crazy chicken dance, can be exactly what the doctor ordered after a hard day, or just a much-needed break. And “All Around The Kitchen,” the instructive new single – available now – ...
Folk rockers Village Manor salute parents on “Just Smile”
Life can be incredibly difficult just in terms of trying to survive, and children often aren’t blind to their parents’ struggles. In their hopeful-melancholy new single “Just Smile” – available now – Toronto folk-rockers Village Manor explore the routine of ...