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Folk music is the family business for Ryland Moranz
“My sister and I never had the opportunity to be an accountant," Ryland Moranz told me. "Music is kind of the family business.”
Such was...
Élise LeBlanc returns with ‘Lavender Honey,’ a new twist on an old small-town love...
On their new single “Lavender Honey,” Élise LeBlanc flips the script on classic country music in a celebration of young love and queer awakening,...
Roots Round Up: this week’s news from the Canadian roots scene (and beyond)
CANADIAN ARTISTS TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST WALTZ
This year has already had its share of important anniversaries, but for some music fans,...
Who’s heading to the Folk Canada conference? Meet Brandon Agnew and The Night Shadows
Folk Canada holds its annual conference Oct. 14 to 18 at the Sheraton in Downtown Hamilton this year.
The event brings together more than 1,000...
Richmond Hill’s Katie Dauson has released a sweet, electric love song with ‘Fresh Sugar’
Richmond Hill, ON musician Katie Dauson has released "Fresh Sugar,” a country rock love ballad built around the feeling of finally finding the person...
Juno nominee Chris McKhool announces new kids single ‘Party in the Street’
Award-winning Canadian children's musician Chris McKhool is turning up the joy with the release of "Party in the Street," an exuberant new single that...
3 more amazing shows you need to see this month at the Rogue Folk...
The Rogue Folk Club has already kicked off October with an amazing show by Suzy Ungerleider and Kim Beggs.
And there are three more shows...
How John Wort Hannam rediscovered the muse after COVID
As strange as it may seem, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown was at first a positive time for singer-songwriter John Wort Hannam. At that time,...
Rosina Cove is reborn with new single ‘Kenwood’ from upcoming album Left Of Me
Rosina Cove is an Edmonton, Alberta-based musical collective led by singer-songwriter Peter Stone and close friends Vicky Berg and Drew Malcolm that offers unpretentious...
Kim Beggs kicks off cross-Canada tour in support of Beneath Your Skin
Acclaimed Yukon singer-songwriter Kim Beggs is embarking on an extensive tour that will take her across Canada this fall in support of her seventh...