The 2020 Maple Blues Awards: Feb. 3 at Koerner ...
The blues came out to play again on Monday night at Toronto’s Koerner Hall for the yearly Maple Blues Awards gala. The burgeoning young Canadian blues talent pool was represented strongly by refreshing newcomers to the proceedings: Miss Emily, who ...
Be Kind rewind: the Be Kind Festival Jan. 17-19 ...
It’s that time of year when most people need a very good reason to go out. This past weekend, the people at Speak Music gave us just that with the inaugural Be Kind Festival, a three-day event with 51 performers on ...
Sultans of String Christmas Caravan – Dec. 15 in Toronto
Winter bit in a bit early this year, so it’s natural, in the northern order of things, to obey the nesting impulse, to align ourselves more intimately with the purr of the furnace and the Koenig and the glow of ...
The Good Lovelies – Dec. 14 at Dublin Street United ...
The Dublin Street United Church sits nestled among beautiful century homes on a tree-lined street on the edge of downtown Guelph. Last Saturday evening while cars swished by on slushy streets a merry crowd of revelers gathered on the city ...
Tim Baker – Dec. 6 at War Memorial Hall, Guelph
I was fortunate enough to catch Tim Baker’s sold-out show at the University of Guelph’s War Memorial Hall last Friday. The former member of Hey Rosetta! is currently touring in support of his debut solo album, Forever Overhead, released April ...
How Tom Jackson’s Huron Carole transformed this holiday hater
“And so this is Christmas . . . and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun . . .” John Lennon The familiar strains of John Lennon’s Christmas classic filled the old Empress theatre ...
The Small Glories – Oct. 11, The Rogue Folk Club, ...
It’s hard for me to imagine how anyone could not love The Small Glories. Even harder to imagine is seeing them live and not falling head over heels for the powerhouse/high-energy duo that is Cara Luft and J.D. Edwards. The ...
Bruce Cockburn, Oct. 20, Centennial Hall, London, ON
Bruce Cockburn graced the stage of Centennial Hall in London, ON last Sunday evening to perform in front of an enthusiastic crowd in support of his 34th album, Crowing Ignites. It was produced by his long-time confidant Colin Linden and ...
Madison Violet – Sept. 26 at Hugh’s Room Live, Toronto
Listen to an album as many times as you like, but in my opinion, nothing compares to seeing a band live. Ever since I received a copy to review, I’ve had Madison Violet’s latest album on heavy rotation at our ...
Flohil recaps Day 3 of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival
If you’ve been following our festival coverage here at Roots Music Canada, you might be thinking to yourself, “Wait. Did Flohil review day one and two of the Edmonton Folk Fest and then disappear? Is Flo ok? Should we send ...