Closing notes from the Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Jeremy Dutcher’s penultimate song was a cheeky masterclass in stage presence. He had just finished singing the first English song in his set, and...
Dispatches from the Vancouver Folk Music Festival – Day 3 (Sunday)
The look is a little different today. I was definitely feeling the heat in the middle of the afternoon yesterday, so today it’s shorts,...
Dispatches from the Vancouver Folk Music Festival – Day 2 (Saturday)
I was a little late to get going this morning, but I did manage to arrive in time to catch Ndidi O’s performance on...
Ukrainian artist Krut wows audiences at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival
I think this year the Vancouver Folk Music Festival is going to be about finding those artists I would not have discovered on my...
The 2024 Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival: A recap
It’s Monday morning, and the fog clings to the cliffs on Signal Hill. Some of it hangs low and curls its way onto the...
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is a chance to get acquainted with the folk...
Okay, let’s face it, I’m old. I’m old like "I saw Joan Baez in concert" old. So for me the idea of folk music...
Dispatches from the Winnipeg Folk Festival – Day 2 (Friday)
Friday began with a lengthy delay at the gate and a mile-long lineup due to a not-so-dead skunk in the middle of the road,...
Album review: Martin Kerr – What You Don’t Know
This upbeat album opens with six finely-crafted songs with acoustic guitar accompaniment and concludes with equally pleasing piano versions of the same original tunes.
Martin’s...
Dispatches from the Vancouver Island MusicFest – Day 3 (Sunday)
Sunday, July 14 was another sunny hot day for the final day of MusicFest so again the name of the game was keeping cool....
Dispatches from the Vancouver Island Music Festival – Day 2 (Saturday)
The name of the game at the Vancouver Island MusicFest (VIMF) on Saturday, July 13 was to keep cool. Although there was a light...