Monthly Archives: March 2023

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The Maple Blues Band releases ‘Savona Shuffle’ single and video ...

The Maple Blues Band is back and groovier than ever as they get set to drop another bluesy classic with their newest single, “Savona Shuffle.” The music video was produced and directed by 30-year Canadian blues legend and recent Maple ...
Album review

Sarah Hansen – Gather Up Your Days

Many of us know that St. John’s, NL, is the place to go if you want to spend every night of the week in a pub, listening to live music. I’ve done that with friends, but we found a dearth ...
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Your audio guide to this weekend’s Canadian Folk Music Awards

Folk/roots fans in Vancouver are in for a marathon of great music this week as the Canadian Folk Music Awards get under way. The festivities kick off tomorrow night with the Rogue Folk Club’s B.C. artists showcase and continue through ...
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Sultans of String will screen The Refuge Project at the ...

Global ambassadors of musical diversity, Sultans of String, will shine a light on the plight of refugees during the Canadian Folk Music Awards with a screening of its documentary Sultans of String: The Refuge Project. The screening takes place April ...
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Here are your first ever Arctic Music Award winners

The first ever Arctic Music Conference and Awards took place this past weekend – an online-only affair that offered some solid introductory-level break-out sessions for emerging musicians and an awards-presentation that got down to business without attempting any high-tech production ...
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Where songwriting meets sermon-writing for musician and minister Lynn Harrison

Toronto singer-songwriter Lynn Harrison has a unique perspective on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns over the past three years. Not only is she a touring musician who just released her seventh album, Treasure, she’s also ...
Exclusive preview!

Willows – Maison vent

Fans of Francophone female vocalists like Chloe Sainte-Marie, Carla Bruni and Coeur de Pirate will love the new album from Franco-Manitoban indie-folk musician Willows (Geneviève Toupin) – and we’re excited to be premiering it today here on Roots Music Canada. ...
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Tickets go on sale next week for the Vancouver Folk ...

Tickets for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival go on sale next week, at which point the board will also announce the first details of its 2023 lineup. The festival will be similar to the 2022 event, with a main stage, ...
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Listen to the brand new debut single from Terry Uyarak’s ...

Nunavut’s Terry Uyarak has just released the first single from his forthcoming sophomore album, Unnuaq, which is due out June 21 on the Jerry Cans’ label, Aakuluk Music. If “Qaigi” is any indication of what the rest of the album ...
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5 songs of spring from some Canadian roots music icons

Welcome to the first full day of spring, everyone! Phew!  We made it! The vernal equinox happened at around 5:30 ET yesterday afternoon, and we are now officially at the part of the year where the days are longer than ...