Folk festivals in the time of COVID: They’re NOT ...
As music festivals have been cancelled all over the world, folk festivals in Canada have been relying on streaming and other media to get artists in touch with audiences and keep the industry going. This has been a big change ...
Music community gives generously in the midst of pandemic
It can be easy, in the midst of a pandemic, to obsess over the bad. But while this terrible event continues, there are many involved in the music scene doing their part to generously offer services and whatever else they ...
Ken Whiteley – Calm in the Eye of the Storm
Christianity looms large over Ken Whiteley’s latest album, Calm in the Eye of the Storm. It’s the lens through which he addresses weariness, lays down the rules for better living and, most obviously, encourages listeners to “give it up to ...
Orit Shimoni – Strange and Beautiful Things
Orit Shimoni begins her new album by counting quietly to four before her band breaks into a New Orleans-style stomp. From there, it’s clear what the mission statement is: a trek through American music over ten, melancholy-ish songs, all ...
Sierra Noble and the New Customs – Apr. 23 on ...
On Thursday, Apr. 23, Home Routes live-streamed on Facebook a double bill with Sierra Noble and the New Customs. Normally a kind of non-profit music community that books home gigs in rural Canada, Home Routes has taken advantage of ...
Corb Lund – April 7 on Facebook Live
When Corb Lund opened with “September,” it was with a false start; his guitar wasn’t in tune. “Excuse me everyone. Sorry,” he said, and ran off camera to get an electric tuner and start again, seemingly without embarrassment. By the ...
COVID-19: how the Canadian roots community is feeling its ...
On Jan. 25 came the announcement that the novel coronavirus had hit Canada. In the two short months since then, the country has seen an increase in cases by the thousands and a stern response from the government: stay at ...
Adam Hunter speaks to the Slocan Ramblers
Like many artists across Canada and around the world, the Slocan Ramblers were supposed to be on tour right now. And this story was intended to preview their performance at the Rogue Folk Club in Vancouver. That tour is now ...