5 Ghostly Canadian Folk Songs for Halloween
It's not easy coming up with ideas for Halloween-themed song lists for Roots Music Canada. There isn't really a Canadian folk equivalent of "The...
Dave Gunning on Life, Tour and His New Album
In spite of his modesty, Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Dave Gunning has reached substantial success in the folk music world. Dave, who has been nominated for...
Digging Roots hit the road again with their new album, Zhawenim
Juno Award winners Digging Roots have just kicked off their new tour with two sold-out shows in the Aeolian Hall Performance Centre in London,...
Mimi O’Bonsawin – ‘I Wish I Was a Farmer’
When I saw her at the Folk Music Ontario conference two weekends ago, Mimi O'Bonsawin handed me a package of marigold seeds. Honestly, I was...
Jan Vanderhorst’s second Just Us Folk book chronicles artists’ comeback from COVID
When Jan Vanderhorst released his first Just Us Folk book a year ago – a collection of stories derived from interviews with artists on...
Sammy Duke encourages empathy on jangly, inspiring ‘Speed Of Life’
New mindsets and new beginnings can be challenging to usher in, but Waterloo, ON-based folk-rock artist Sammy Duke aims to motivate and inspire on...
Robinson Kirby releases a fresh folk ode to blossoming relationships in ‘Secret Lover’
Last year, the Toronto-based folk-rock duo Robinson Kirby released a seven-song EP, Little Dreams, and a summer anthem, “Summer of Love.” Now, they add...
Here are the award winners from this year’s imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Let's face it, even the most devoted music fans among us don't listen to music 24/7. We do enjoy other activities too – like...
Toronto folk artists take part in Music Declares Emergency climate summit
Musicians have long been at the forefront of environmental activism. Bruce Cockburn, after all, released “If a Tree Falls” back in 1988, which recognized that...
André Brunet marks 5 years with Le Vent du Nord
It’s been five years since Québec’s stunningly talented and charismatic fiddler, André Brunet, joined the lighthouse band Le Vent Du Nord, so we thought...