Dala’s Amanda Walther made music for a movie
Imagine putting your heart and soul into writing songs you know you’ll never record, let alone perform for anyone. But such is the life if you’re writing music for a movie soundtrack, as Amanda Walther had occasion to do for ...
For Madison Violet coming back after COVID shutdowns involves an ...
“Being an artist is such a risk. It’s totally a labour of love, and now that labour of love is being challenged even more,” said Brenley MacEachern of the duo Madison Violet. She was talking about the increased obstacles faced by ...
Allison Russell reflects on the origins and success of Outside ...
Since the release of her debut album, Outside Child, in May of last year, Allison Russell has experienced a whirlwind of activity and acclaim. She’s appeared on a number of late night TV shows, including Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Brandi ...
Aleksi Campagne – son of Paul Campagne and Connie Kaldor ...
In a bold move, Montréal singer-songwriter/fiddler Aleksi Campagne has released a debut album, For The Giving/Sans Rien Donner, that is a two-disc set of 10 songs, sung in English on one disc and then in French on the second disc. ...
The Durham County Poets decided to focus on the positive ...
We are living in turbulent times. There’s the war in Ukraine, the ongoing climate crisis, the fight for women’s rights, the continued concern about COVID-19, the struggle for Indigenous rights and so many more issues. To quote from Anne Murray’s ...
Ken Whiteley’s new album celebrates timeless folk songs
When people look down at folk music and disparage it in any way, they always seem to bring up songs like “Kumbaya, “Michael Rowed The Boat Ashore” or any songs from the so-called folk music boom of the late 50s ...
How bluesman Harrison Kennedy got inspired by the Canterbury Tales
For over 600 years, Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales has been regarded as a literary masterpiece from the pen of the most important English writer before the arrival of William Shakespeare. The book is a collection of stories told by ...
How Keith Glass’ eclectic musical influences shaped his new album
Growing up you were no doubt familiar with the expression, “My dog ate my homework!” a poor excuse for not doing it in the first place. But we live in a different age now, a digital age that needs a ...
How living with Lyme caused Mike Stevens to let loose ...
Breathe In The World, Breathe Out Music is the latest album from harmonica wizard Mike Stevens. At one point, he thought it was going to be his last album. During the recording process the Sarnia, ON resident was diagnosed with ...
How Tragedy Ann incorporates empathy in songwriting
“Narrative songwriting is an exercise in empathy,” said Braden Phalen of the Guelph Ontario duo Tragedy Ann. “Whether we’re speaking from personal experience or experience close to us, at our best we’re trying to understand what that must feel like ...