Richard Barry

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and two projects have been completed that beautifully celebrate and...

Saturday was the last day of programming for the conference that began on Wednesday. The only event on the schedule Sunday is a wrap...

By my reckoning, I’ve been at the Folk Alliance conference for a little over 30 hours and it seems like a month, and that’s...

The conference got underway on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, but getting to Montreal in a timely fashion ended up being a bit of a...

This year’s Folk Alliance International conference will take place in Montreal from February 19-23. Typically, each year a theme is chosen. The current offering has...

Ron Sexsmith performed at Hugh’s Room in Toronto to sold-out houses in a three-night run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. I attended the...

Folk Alliance International (FIA) will host its 37th annual Conference in Montreal from Feb. 19-23. FIA is a non-profit organization based in Kansas City, MO....

Rain was a threat all day Sunday but mostly held off until the end of the day, when at about 7:00 p.m., just after...

Another absolutely beautiful day on site at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival. My hotel room is about a 15-minute walk right through the middle...

The Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in Goderich, ON was first staged in 1992 and has developed in its 32-year run into one of the...