Erika Kulnys’ “Black Swan” was inspired by domestic violence in a queer relationship
Singer-songwriter Erika Kulnys’ new single “Black Swan” is aching and melancholy, with introspective guitar and heartfelt vocals that go beyond typical grief or sadness.
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Ben Arsenault releases sophomore album, Make Way For This Heartache
We may not have walked down Ben Arsenault’s road or suffered the same slings and arrows of outrageous fortune he has, but if you...
The Rogue Folk club unveils its fall season of in-person and live-stream concerts
The summer festival season may be winding down, but folk club season is getting ready to kick off again, and The Rogue Folk Club...
D.M. Lafortune issues 25th anniversary edition of ‘Beauty and Hard Times’
As she marks the 25th-anniversary rerelease of an album she’s issued twice already — under two different titles — Indigenous Toronto blues-folkster Diem (D.M.)...
Toronto Blues Society town hall to discuss Maple Blues Awards after Black artists shut...
The Toronto Blues Society is holding a town hall meeting next month to address concerns about the Maple Blues Awards — after this year's...
Here are your nominees for the 2024 Ontario Folk Music Awards
Folk Music Ontario has announced the nominees for the 2024 Ontario Folk Music Awards.
The annual award ceremony will take place as the final event...
Mike Evin’s Something Stirs When You Sing is out now
Heartfelt piano-pop troubadour Mike Evin released his seventh album, Something Stirs When You Sing, yesterday.
Fueled by a breakup and the pandemic, it's his most...
Kim Beggs returns with ‘Bury Me Inside Your Heart’ from new album Beneath Your...
Yukon-based singer-songwriter Kim Beggs is set to return on Sept. 20 with her seventh album, Beneath Your Skin, a collection of new material exploring...
Roots rocker James Leclaire invites us to ‘Come On In’
As Bob Dylan figured out long ago, sooner or later we all need shelter from the storm. And that’s what we get on “Come...
Singer-songwriter Jeffery Straker’s ‘Carry on with Grace’ was inspired by humiliation
Sometimes an epiphany arrives for a musician when they are on tour, in the studio or simply near a piano or guitar. In the...