Pierre Schryer and Adam Dobres in concert – Oct. 15 ...
In my notes from the evening of Oct. 15, somewhere during the second set of Pierre Schryer (fiddle) and Adam Dobres (guitar), I wrote, “This is music that makes you feel glad you’re alive.” In the beautiful, hallowed halls of ...
Joel Fafard and Kentucky Eileen – July 31 at High ...
On July 31 at a beautifully renovated church venue in Gibsons, B.C. called High Beam Dreams, and as part of the Sunshine Coast’s Rogue Arts Festival, I attended my first live show since March of 2020. Prior to this roughly ...
Songbird North – Feb. 4 at the Roundhouse Community Ctr., ...
I was not planning to review this bi-monthly, in-the-round event at the Roundhouse Community Centre. After all, I’ve been to at least half a dozen of these and performed at two myself. But on my way in, I wondered if ...
The Small Glories – Oct. 11, The Rogue Folk Club, ...
It’s hard for me to imagine how anyone could not love The Small Glories. Even harder to imagine is seeing them live and not falling head over heels for the powerhouse/high-energy duo that is Cara Luft and J.D. Edwards. The ...
Deborah Holland braves the rain to recap the Burnaby Roots ...
12:50 p.m.: OK, so I’m spoiled. Obviously, this is NOT the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, so I’m going to have to adjust. Getting here was easy. You park your car at BCIT for $5.25 (for the whole day), and a ...
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival recapped and reviewed by Deborah ...
The Night Before Day 1 of the 2019 Vancouver Folk Festival It just took me two and a half hours to work out a schedule so I can see all the artists I want to see. 10,000 steps? Hah! No ...
7 Acts I Can’t Wait to Check Out at the ...
This was supposed to be five acts, but even getting it down to seven was difficult. However, since I started with 18, I feel pretty good about seven. First of all, kudos to artistic director Debbi Lynn Salmonsen for bringing ...
Shari Ulrich album release, June 18 at the Centennial Theatre, ...
I start this with a disclaimer. I know Shari Ulrich. I adore Shari Ulrich. We are kindred spirits in many ways. And though I haven’t known her for that long, I feel like I’ve known her forever. I suspect many ...
Donovan Woods – The Other Way
When Heather Kitching of Roots Music Canada asked me if I wanted to review Donovan Woods’ new album, The Other Way (Meant Well Records), an acoustic rendering of his 2018 Both Ways, my first response was, “no.” What more could ...
Suzie Vinnick – May 17 at the Anza Club, Vancouver
If the world was fair and just Suzie Vinnick would not be a “Canadian treasure.” She would not be known for winning the Canadian Maple Blues Award ten times, or for receiving dozens of other Canadian music nominations and awards. ...