Oxlip – I Said You Must Be Leaving
Here at Roots Music Canada, we’ve been following the career of Oxlip ever since we made our come-back in 2018. We discovered her debut album under the Oxlip moniker in the Moose’s virtual mailbox, and we were hooked. So we ...
Check out Mimi O’Bonsawin’s new songs. They’re pretty great!
Here at Roots Music Canada, we’ve been really digging the songs we’ve been hearing from Mimi O’Bonsawin lately. First there was her powerful song, “Here’s to the Women,” with it’s joyful, uplifting chorus. Now she takes us on a beautiful ...
Cannot be Unheard is Ollee Owens’ debut album but she’s ...
An excellent showcase for Calgary-based Ollee Owens‘ soulful, bluesy voice, her upcoming debut album Cannot Be Unheard lives up to its title. Leading a cast of expert musicians, Ollee creates a sound that encompasses soul, R&B, gospel and blues to establish herself as ...
Jackie K’s heartwarming single, ‘Night At The Opry,’ is inspired ...
From the scenic banks of Battleford, SK comes alt-folk singer-songwriter Jackie K and her song about loss and the light that continues to exist in the absence of our loved ones. The heartwarming single is called “Night At The Opry.” ...
Get to know Vancouver’s unique bluegrass/old-time country band Rusty Creek
Rusty Creek is a four-piece band that lives and works in the Vancouver area but seems to hail from everywhere. The members describe their music as “a mixture of bluegrass, country blues, western swing, Cajun, and anything else we can ...
A cross-Canada tour of Canadian festivals 2022
The summer festival season is now officially over but the memories will live on for everyone who got to finally bask in an atmosphere of live music and community after two summers of deprivation. Here at Roots Music Canada, we ...
How deaths of loved ones and a battle with cancer ...
Without our health we don’t have anything, and the desire to stay alive is at the center of the powerful new single by Canadian blues-rock band Blaze Project. “Still Fine” is available now. A guitar-driven, super funky ride from start ...
Erika Kulnys’ new single asks us to ‘Stand Together’ for ...
“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for everything,” the adage goes. And Maritimer Erika Kulnys is calling on us all to “Stand Together” with the release of her new single, “Stand Together.” Described as having “the ingenious intellect ...
How Suzie Vinnick’s online performances during COVID led to her ...
For the past couple of years, singer-songwriter Suzie Vinnick has presented a weekly online concert through the streaming service Street Jelly. Every Wednesday night, Suzie sings her original songs and takes requests from her regular viewers. During this time, she’s ...
Here are your 2022 Ontario Folk Music Award nominees
Folk Music Ontario has just announced the nominees for the Ontario Folk Music Awards. This year, the categories have been rearranged, and the once-lengthy list of Songs from the Heart award categories – children’s, political, blues, etc. – has been ...