Dispatches from the Stan Rogers Folk Festival – Day One ...
Driving out to the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso, NS, it’s hard not to notice the contrast between summery green grass and splashes of the booming blue ocean. Hills, forests and wildlife guide the way until the music at ...
Braden Lam is readying the release of a new single
The barista you share a smile with every morning, the heart-to-hearts you share with your friends at 3 a.m., the genuine, shared, belly laugh––connection; it’s what we’re all searching for, and that’s what Driftwood People is all about. Driftwood People, ...
Nova Scotia songwriter Jesse Thomas, a.k.a. Awolk, has found his ...
I once read that if you follow your passion, you’ll find your purpose. If there’s one thing Jesse Thomas has done, it’s that; he’s found his purpose in song-writing. Jesse grew up in the small town of Truro, NS, where ...
The Stan Rogers Folk Festival: is there magic in ...
For anyone unfamiliar with the late great Stan Rogers (1949-1983), here’s what you need to know: he is celebrated for immortalizing the experiences of ordinary Canadians in song – particularly those Canadians on Canada’s East Coast. Songs like “Northwest Passage,” ...
London’s Broomsticks and Hammers: great music … great coffee!
A London, Ont., local may know them best for their namesake coffee roast or for the fact that radio announcers frequently mess up their rather unusual name. Nonetheless, up-and-coming band Broomsticks & Hammers seems to have it all. Formed in ...
Piper and Carson capture sounds of the country on self-titled ...
Piper Hayes is a Toronto-raised musician with a keen interest in grassroots music. Her latest album, Piper & Carson – with partner Carson Ritcey-Thorpe – was released Dec. 8, 2017, and Piper is now preparing to go on tour through ...