The Bookends launched their careers amid the COVID-19-related lockdowns
Jan Vanderhorst hosts Just Us Folk, on CKPC, Brantford. You can catch him Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m and Sundays from 9 to 11 a.m. Imagine you’re a new band that is generating a lot of interest in your ...
How Stratford is keeping the summer festival vibe alive
Jan Vanderhorst hosts Just Us Folk, on CKPC, Brantford. You can catch him Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m and Sundays from 9 to 11 a.m. This year’s coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on every part of our lives. From ...
Lynn Miles talks about her brand new album, We’ll Look ...
Jan Vanderhorst hosts Just Us Folk, on CKPC, Brantford. You can catch him Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m and Sundays from 9 to 11 a.m. The mark of achievement for any performing artist is longevity, the ability to create ...
How 100 Mile House have captured the struggle to start ...
Jan Vanderhorst hosts Just Us Folk, on CKPC, Brantford. You can catch him Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m and Sundays from 9 to 11 a.m. Since the days of Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Laura Nyro and the like, the ...
A brief history of David Bradstreet as he releases Best ...
Jan Vanderhorst hosts Just Us Folk, on CKPC, Brantford. You can catch him Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m and Sundays from 9 to 11 a.m. “When we were doing those early big releases, we were paying hundreds of dollars ...
After a decade apart and a cancer scare, it’s a ...
“It’s as much a family as a band, you might say at this point. It just feels right to play together.” For guitarist Dave Clarke of the Montreal trio Steel Rail, a separation of about eight years from band-mates Tod ...
Julian Taylor talks about The Ridge with Jan Vanderhorst
For Toronto singer-songwriter Julian Taylor, his latest solo album, The Ridge, is a breakthrough, garnering acclaim across Canada and as far away as Australia. Glide Magazine recently called it, “one of the strongest Americana recordings we’ve heard to date.” Folk DJ ...
Folk music, the novel: Scott Alarik’s “Revival”
Scott Alarik knows the folk music world from just about every side. He’s a singer-songwriter with five albums to his credit, he’s been the principal folk music writer for the Boston Globe for over 20 years and is a regular ...