Singer-songwriter Harry Hannah’s new single captures a bitter-sweet breakup
Not all breakups are bitter, and sometimes you part ways wishing the other person the best even though it hurts like hell. Cobourg, ON-based singer-songwriter Harry Hannah captures a breakup’s bitter-sweetness with his easy-galloping, alt-country latest single “Baby Don’t Look ...
Evelynne Ross’ new single is about family strength and making ...
Feel-good Toronto folk-rock performer Evelynne Ross has released the stirring new single called “Old Oak Tree.” Taken from her new EP, Against the Fence, “Old Oak Tree” is built on twanging, riffing guitars, mid-tempo percussion, and Evelynne’s soulful vocals. Thematically, ...
Alicia Toner releases haunting ‘Time Travel'”
There’s a certain irony to the chorus of Alicia Toner’s new single, the haunting “Time Travel,” on which she sings, “Only one thing left for you to do / travel back in time and tell the truth.” The lyric is ...
Jabbour’s new single is about making more effort to connect ...
How many friends do you really have—and not just online? How well do you know the members of your family? How many times do you promise to make a date to catch up, and never really do? Do you know ...
Roots rockers Rusty Creek sing of early NL fishing ships ...
Vancouver roots band Rusty Creek’s latest single, “White Sails,” is a rousing salute to the tall ships that came to fish the waters off Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. The third single from the band’s 2022 album The Road of Life — ...
Winterfolk is back in-person this year – and also on ...
After two years of being online-only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto’s annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival is back in real life for its 21st anniversary. The festival, which features a change of neighborhood this year to Kensington Market, ...
How the birth of her daughter inspired Carla Muller’s ‘Snow ...
Woolwich, ON folk artist Carla Muller captures the peaceful beauty of gently falling snow with her soothing single “Snow Came Falling.” Inspired by a snowstorm the night of her daughter’s birth, it’s a meditative song of gratitude that reminds us ...
This new single from up-and-comers Gregory Childs and Heart Lung ...
Traditional-leaning country and folk music often dances along the sharp edges of life – loss, heartbreak, yearning and the desire for salvation. It connects heart-first, goes deep and then gets into your bones. Toronto-based alt-country quintet Gregory Childs and Heart ...
Mike Bern gives thanks for life on ‘Grateful Sun’
Through good times and bad, hot and cold, dazzling and dim, there is one constant on this giant rock we call earth – the sun. In Mike Bern’s newest single, “Grateful Sun,” the award-winning artist pays homage to that which ...
Ottawa’s Christine Graves goes her own way on ‘Bend The ...
When trying to navigate this crazy life, it’s common to want to bend the rules rather than walk a straight path. Ottawa folk artist Christine Graves captures the frustration and acceptance of living an unconventional existence with her new single ...