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David James Allen returning with By The Summertime, shares new ...

Listening to David James Allen, it often feels as if he’s channeling every cool record you’ve ever owned. Built upon a rootsy funkiness that’s part JJ Cale and The Band, accentuated with shades of Daptone and Bill Withers, his songs ...
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John Hewitt announces new album Broken Rebels and shares first ...

John Hewitt readily admits that every five years or so he gets restless to the point that he has to shake up his life in a radical way. In 2018 he moved from Toronto to Edmonton, and the change of ...
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Loryn Taggart – “The Reunion” track-by-track video

Montreal-based folk-jazz-pop musician Loryn Taggart celebrated both her birthday (Happy belated, Lauren!) AND her first solo release since 2020 with a new single, “The Reunion,” released on March 10. Now, she’s releasing a novel companion to the song: an interview ...
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Kyle McKearney shares new live video for ‘Rebel Child’ from ...

It’s been a whirlwind past few weeks for Kyle McKearney. On top of releasing his sophomore album, A Traveler’s Lament, the Alberta-based Americana artist also earned Contemporary Singer of the Year honours at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, and was ...
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The Hello Darlins share new single ‘What Is A Broken ...

Having made a huge splash on the international Americana scene in 2021 with their debut album, Go By Feel, Canadian country/roots collective The Hello Darlins are gearing up to return with an even more ambitious collection of material for their ...
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Willows – Maison vent

Fans of Francophone female vocalists like Chloe Sainte-Marie, Carla Bruni and Coeur de Pirate will love the new album from Franco-Manitoban indie-folk musician Willows (Geneviève Toupin) – and we’re excited to be premiering it today here on Roots Music Canada. ...
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Jerome Forde signs with Weewerk and shares ‘Marigold,’ first single ...

Jerome Forde lives in Traverse City, in northern Michigan, population 15,000, although that number increases exponentially each summer when tourists arrive for the annual National Cherry Festival. Notable residents include U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (TC is his husband Christian’s ...
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Andrina Turenne, formerly of Juno winners Chic Gamine, goes solo ...

Calling Andrina Turenne’s new album, Bold As Logs, her debut feels like a bit of a misnomer. The Winnipeg singer-songwriter has, after all, graced stages across five continents and has lent her voice—as a member or a guest—to more than ...
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Steve Dawson – ‘Let Him Go Mama’

Roots music Renaissance man Steve Dawson isn’t a fan of idle time, so when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down touring and put a temporary damper on his career as a record producer, Steve used the time to write and record ...
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Kate Weekes – ‘Time by the Moon’

Kate Weekes is not the sort of person who stays in one place for very long.  She’s been a dog musher-for-hire in Norway, she’s toured China with a swing band, and she’s canoed the far-north as a wilderness guide. So ...