WCMA winner Carmen Braden combines classical music with the sounds ...
Yellowknife artist Carmen Braden won the Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Composer of the Year last Thursday. Sylvia Siemens spoke to her a few weeks ago for a story for Roots Music Canada. We’re thrilled to be able to ...
Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Fest – Day 3 (Sunday)
Sunday morning I headed to the gospel show being held at the Shuswap Theatre, three blocks from the festival venue. Two bands were slotted for the gospel show: Tracy Lynn & the Savage Hearts and The Unfaithful Servants. While seemingly ...
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Fest: How Tracy Lynn ...
I stopped by the merch tent to hear Tracy Lynn and the Savage Hearts on the pop up stage. Having arrived a few minutes early, I struck up a conversation with Tracy Lynn and made arrangements to meet after the ...
The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival – Day 1 ...
Friday was the official start of the Roots and Blues Festival. I was accompanied to the festival by a friend from Sicamous, which meant I spent more time front of stage than back of stage. We began the experience ...
Sylvia Siemens checks out the lead-up events to the Salmon ...
The week before the Roots and Blues weekend, Salmon Arm welcomes Super Crawl. This involves local artists performing at outdoor locations or local businesses. This is a great build-up for the festival. On Thursday night, musicians who will be performing ...
Sue Foley is playing the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues ...
Sue Foley is a musician who is motivated and inspired through hanging out and interacting with people. This makes her excited to be heading to the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival for a second time. According to Sue, the ...