The Barr Brothers – Nov. 30 at the Marquee Ballroom, ...
The Barr Brothers are a Montreal-based band with a funky, indie-folk feel. And last Friday, they performed at the Marquee Ballroom in Halifax, NS. Michael Feuerstack opened for them, playing a mix of newer music and old favourites from his ...
Ian Tamblyn with Anne Lindsay – Nov. 25 house concert ...
It was an evening of shatteringly poetic story songs from Ian Tamblyn with Anne Lindsay last Sunday night in Port Credit, Ont. The occasion was a house concert to introduce Adventure Canada‘s Ireland Circumnavigation and Scotland Slowly expedition cruises in ...
The Once – Nov. 21 at Mills Hardware, Hamilton (plus ...
You’d think a Wednesday night would be a hard sell for a folk music concert in Hamilton, Ont., but no. The Once was headlining the show. This trio from The Rock deservedly has a really strong following. For over ten ...
Alan Doyle at the Brockville Arts Centre
It was a lovely old soft seat theatre in eastern Ontario with a history stretching back to 1858 that was the venue for this superb concert by Newfoundland’s Alan Doyle. For 20 years, Alan was at the heart of the ...
The Bombadils in ‘condo-cert’ – a review of a special ...
The Bombadils, a Halifax-based folk duo, are ramping up their music career following a short hiatus to spend time with their new baby. Kicking off their activities this fall was a short Ontario tour, the highlight of which was a ...
Folk Music Ontario conference travelogue: Saturday, Sept. 29
Noon – My showcase-watching for the day kicks off at the Coax Records showcase, Coax being the record label belonging to Rae Spoon. Rae’s got an impressive roster of established acts, such as the boundary-pushing Geoff Berner and the award-winning ...
Folk Music Ontario conference travelogue: Friday, Sept. 28
8:45 a.m. – I arrive at the Hilton near the Toronto Airport already exhausted after getting up at 4 a.m. to catch my plane. The hotel can’t check me in until after noon, but there’s a breakfast buffet for conference-goers ...
John Mellencamp just launched a massive Canadian tour. Mersereau ...
John Mellencamp’s taking a bit of a victory lap across Canada this fall, a lengthy, coast-to-coast trek over six weeks, with a generous 24 shows from Halifax to Abbotsford, B.C. It’s an extension of his Sad Clowns & Hillbillies tour from 2017, ...
Ottawa CityFolk, Sept. 12-16
Last week was hot – sweltering, muggy, sweating-just-standing-there hot. We both donned t-shirts and shorts to prepare for the steamy days ahead. And boy, did this year’s CityFolk Festival in downtown Ottawa deliver great music. Wednesday, Sept. 12 On Wednesday ...
Emilyn Stam and Filippo Gambetta – Sept. 12 at Hugh’s ...
The highly accomplished pianist and fiddler Emilyn Stam has done it yet again, but this time, in partnership with Filippo Gambetta, the exceptionally talented diatonic accordionist from Genoa, Italy. Wednesday night, we had the absolute privilege of hearing these two ...