Canada’s beloved glossy folk music magazine, Penguin Eggs, ceased publishing in 2021, but an annual tradition continues here at Roots Music Canada. Every year for 20 years, Penguin Eggs invited music journalists, radio hosts, folk club and folk festival artistic directors and ...

The Penguin Eggs Critics’ Albums of the Year – which you can find HERE – are derived from the Top 10 lists of journalists, radio hosts, folk festival artistic directors, concert promoters and other industry tastemakers.  That includes some of the regular writers ...

I’ve decided to add a new tradition this year to the Penguin Eggs Critics’ Poll:  a playlist of the nominees for New Discovery of the Year.  This year, fewer critics voted for a new discovery, and when I went to ...

Past Albums of the Year 2021: Allison Russell, Outside Child (Fantasy Records) 2020: Pharis & Jason Romero, Bet On Love (Lula) 2019: The Small Glories, Assiboine & The Red (Red House) The Penguin Eggs/Roots Music Canada 2022 Critics’ Album of the Year: James ...