Social distancing cannot bring you down if you have always been making music while being away from each other. Big Little Lions, a duo consisting of Helen Austin from Vancouver Island and Paul Otten from Ohio, has put out its ...

Like many artists, Ontario’s Michael Schatte (pronounced SHAW-tee) has put the time afforded by the recent COVID lockdown to extremely good use.  He has spent much of the past several months putting the finishing touches on his highly-anticipated new studio ...

No one wants to think that the current COVID 19 pandemic could be anything but a terrible blow to the music industry. Artists have lost most of their income streams, and without live shows, that all too critical audience interaction ...

Jan Vanderhorst hosts the online radio show Just Us Folk at https://justusfolk.com/ Since the release of The Beatles’ landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, artists have increasingly included the lyrics to their songs as part of the album ...

Ten years ago, a rejected gallery proposal involving a flaming canoe sparked some last-minute inspiration. With a canoe at hand, my buddy, artist David Hynes, found himself facing a creative conundrum. In a eureka moment, he considered that the word ...

According to the Yuchi Indian Tribe, there is a powerful legend of the Tanasi River or “Singing River” in Tennessee. Inside the waterway lives a woman who sings songs to protect those who hear her. Inspired by this mythical folklore, ...

If you remember any of the rules of childhood friendships, you know that when someone “double dog” dares you to do something, you have no other choice but to comply. It was such a throwback challenge facing singer-songwriter Tim Harrison ...

Mental Illness Awareness Week kicks off on Oct. 4, and Melanie Brulée has co-penned a new song for the occasion with Davy Gallant called “The Mess.” It’s Melanie’s take on a showdown between anxiety and depression, each fighting for power ...