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Here’s the line-up for the Canadian Folk Music Awards’ children’s ...

The Canadian Folk Music Awards have announced the lineup for the Family Folk, children and family music showcase that will take place during CFMA weekend In Vancouver. Co-Presented with The Vancouver International Children’s Festival, the showcase takes place on Sunday, ...
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Canadian Folk Music Awards announce performers

The board of the Canadian Folk Music Awards has announced the performer line-up for the 18th edition of the awards, which will unfold this year in Vancouver. You can see the full list at the bottom of this article. The ...
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Who do you think should win the CFMA Slaight Music ...

The board of the Canadian Folk Music Awards has announced it is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Slaight Music Unsung Hero Award. The application deadline is Aug. 31, 2022. There is no fee to apply. The Slaight Music Unsung ...
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Catherine MacLellan and Jonathan Byrd are playing an online holiday ...

Yesterday, we told you about Catherine MacLellan’s new album. Well tonight, she and one of our favourite U.S. songwriters, Jonathan Byrd, are performing a live, online Holiday show at 7 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. AT. Jonathan is a preacher’s ...
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Canadian Folk Music Awards submission deadline extended

  The Canadian Folk Music Awards have extended their submission deadline to July 15 at 5 p.m. ET. The previous deadline was tomorrow. “Due to the extraordinary circumstances the global pandemic has created for our community, the CFMAs have decided ...
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Nominations are open for the Canadian Folk Music Awards’ Slaight ...

The board of the Canadian Folk Music Awards has announced that it is now accepting applications for the Slaight Music Unsung Hero Award. The application deadline for this category is Aug. 31, 2021.  Please note that this is later than ...
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Submissions open for Canadian Folk Music Awards, fees reduced!

  Submissions are now open for the 17th edition of the Canadian Folk Music Awards, with early bird rates on until May 30. Canadian artists who have released recordings between May 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 are eligible to ...
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Home Routes has announced its next series of online concerts

Winnipeg’s premiere house concert network, is thrilled to present our latest series of Home Routes Online #StayAtHomeRoutes shows – all of which are fully produced, and presented live. On May 4,  Jonathan Byrd, Ivan Coyote & Crys Matthews swap songs ...
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The Ottawa Grassroots Festival has announced this year’s lineup

The ninth annual Ottawa Grassroots Festival takes place over the weekend of Friday, April 23 through Sunday, April 25, as a virtual event this year, providing an opportunity to extend the festival’s reach to the public both nationally and globally. ...
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Wow! Check out the Canadian Folk Music Awards performer ...

The Canadian Folk Music Awards are excited to announce the full line-up and programming schedule for the 2021 awards week, featuring six virtual shows in all that will include 33 nominee performances over the course of five days. The 16th ...