Happy belated Birthday, Geneviève Racette; check out her new ...
Canadian Folk Music Award Winner Geneviève Racette celebrated her birthday last week by recording a little gift for herself: a cover of Shania Twain’s “From This Moment On.” You see, Shania’s Come on Over was the first record Geneviève bought ...
5 songs about working life for Labour Day that are ...
Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers – though most of us don’t give that part of it a second thought. We just enjoy the day off, which, to be fair, is a pretty appropriate ...
New music to watch for: Crystal Shawanda, Nadjiwan and ...
Here at Roots Music Canada, we keep on top of new releases so you don’t have to, and we periodically round up a few of them that we think you might want to know about. Summer isn’t a big season ...
Alex Cuba gets a hometown mural and an honorary doctorate
It’s been a banner year for Alex Cuba. He began it by winning the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, his first ever Grammy after receiving three prior nominations and four Latin Grammys. Now he can add to his ...
Steve Dawson – Ol’ Brushy (video)
Steve Dawson doesn’t strike me as the kind of guy who wastes a lot of time scrolling through Instagram reels or Facebook posts. At the best of times, he balances careers as a highly-esteemed Nashville-based record producer, an in-demand session ...
News: Folk Alliance apologizes, Buffy has COVID, Murray McLauchlan ...
Folk Alliance International apologizes for cultural appropriation Folk Alliance International has issued an apology to the Black community and praised the efforts of singer-songwriter Crys Matthews after keynote speaker Madeleine Peyroux sang Ledbelly’s “Cottonfields” during her address at this year’s ...
Artists: you have until Friday to submit for the Canadian ...
Heads up, artists! Friday is the submission deadline for the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Canadian artists who have released recordings between May 1, 2021 and July 15, 2022 are eligible to submit. Submission fees are once again reduced due to ...
Roots Music Canada presents the Pretty Archie LIVE from the ...
Cape Breton quintet Pretty Archie is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a brand new self-titled album released Feb 11 on Curve Music/Warner Music. They launched it March 16 with a live performance at the Savoy Theatre in Glace ...
Here are your 2022 Maple Blues Award winners
The Maple Blues Awards were handed out tonight at Koerner Hall in Toronto. Paul Corby will have full coverage of the event shortly, but for now, here is the list of winners. Male Vocalist of the Year: Colin James Female Vocalist ...
Here are the winners of the 2020 Jim Beam Indie ...
The 21st annual Jim Beam Indie Awards were handed out Saturday to cap off Canadian Music Week. The awards are typically dominated by pop acts and don’t, in fact, have categories for folk, roots or global music. BUT this year’s ...