12 days of Christmas: An homage to ‘The Huron ...
Eric Kanstrup was my friend. He was my father’s age, and after our first meeting, we identified our shared preference for folk music. Eric was a Dane, and somewhere in my house there is a picture of him with his ...
12 Days of Christmas: three hot new holiday tracks ...
The moose received so much great holiday music in the mail this season he decided to do a whole separate installment for Eastern Canadians. Here’s what he discovered. Lennie Gallant w/ Black Umfolosi – “Christmas Day on Planet Earth” “How ...
12 days of Christmas: Christmas music in our mailbox!
Gordy the Moose has been hanging Christmas lights on his antlers while listening to the new holiday music in the Roots Music Canada mailbox. Here’s a roundup! The Ennis Sisters – “Hey There Snowflake” Well isn’t this just a ...
12 days of Christmas: Ignace fires back at the ...
It’s been 21 years since the Arrogant Worms released their infamous Christmas Turkey, a masterpiece of holiday cynicism marked by anti-classics such as “Santa’s Going to Kick Your Ass,” “Dad Threw Up on Christmas Day,” and of course, the unforgettable, ...
What’s it like to live on the road? Ask ...
It’s been more than a decade since Orit Shimoni gave up the hallowed walls of academia and teaching for the freedom of a vagabond lifestyle. She began writing, performing, and recording her own music and poetry, all while touring endlessly. ...
Six songs to commemorate Dec. 6
It’s hard to believe it’s been 29 years since a gunman, who I won’t glorify with a name-check, burst in l’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal and murdered 14 women – most of them engineering students – because he hated women who ...
Eight Canadian roots Chanukah songs that aren’t by Adam Sandler
Former Saturday Night Live comedian Adam Sandler clearly struck a chord back in 1994 when the goofball song he wrote for Jewish kids who feel left out during the Christmas season blew up to the point of – well, can ...
Canadian Folk Music Awards diary: Day 2 (Saturday)
Photo: Quantum Tangle performs Dec. 1 at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Photo by Levi Cuss. I am riding high after last night. I had so much fun and connected with some old friends and made some new ones. The ...
Canadian Folk Music Awards diary: Day 1 (Friday)
Photo: The LYNNeS closed out the performances at the Nov. 30 CFMA gala. Photo by Levi Cuss. I woke up Friday morning, Nov. 30 with music on my mind. The 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards are in town. I am ...
Venus Talks: A conversation with Tamar Ilana (Part 2)
Venus Talks is a feature by award-winning artist Lenka Lichtenberg, which features in-depth interviews with female musicians from across Canada. Tamar Ilana is the vocalist and dancer behind the groups Ventanas and Meegwetch and the daughter of ethnomusicologist Dr. Judith ...