A tribute to Arthur McGregor
As reported on this site, Ottawa’s Arthur McGregor – musician, entrepreneur and community leader – was this year’s recipient of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals‘ Estelle Klein Award for his contributions to the folk music community. Once again this ...
Christa Couture finds light in the darkness
Some albums come in through the mail slot with the smell of greatness oozing right through the wrapper. Christa Couture’s The Living Record is one of those. Even if you didn’t know she was a 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award ...
Come canoeing—the Superior way
There are a lot of unique gigs in this country for folk and roots musicians, and I’ve done some wild ones, but The Rossport Folk Tour must be one of the most exciting musical opportunities I’ve ever been offered. Imagine ...
Madison Violet live from Germany
Video streaming by Ustream The duo of Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac – Madison Violet – have been turning our ears for years. No one lives the musical life more fully, and few have shown more success while maintaining their ...
Back and forth with Steve Fruitman
Veteran folk DJ Steve Fruitman recently hosted the last episode of his long-running Back to the Sugar Camp show on CIUT in Toronto, and is moving on to a new show in a new time slot. Sugar Camp Music will ...
On the Saint John scene: Brent Mason
The 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards may be a ways off (Nov 15-18), but festivities have already begun in this year’s host city, Saint John, New Brunswick. We think this is perfect time for us to kick off our coverage ...
“The Way It Is” according to Jacob Moon
Jacob Moon is a performing songwriter who often explores beyond his own catalogue. Jacob just released a cover of the Bruce Hornsby classic “The Way It Is” on YouTube. Here’s our conversation with Jacob Moon about his take on this ...
Play for free, but not for nothing
I play if you have the money Or if you’re a friend to me But the one man band By the quick lunch stand He was playing real good, for free. -Joni Mitchell, Real Good for Free Despite my best ...
Raising the Roof for Andy Frank: LIVE!
Thursday, January 26 at Hugh’s Room in Toronto, we held a benefit for Andy Frank. The event was a huge success, generating enough funds to help Andy and Helen keep the wolf from the door for a while. Thanks to ...
Music for the healing journey
Our friend and Executive Producer, Andy Frank is facing a challenge right now, having learned that he has cancer of the colon. He’s inspiring everyone with his attitude, including his typically ‘frank’ writing on the subject on his blog, Cancer? ...