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 ...
David Newland and Jory Nash remember Gordon Lightfoot (video)
Gordon Lightfoot has a special connection to Roots Music Canada that goes beyond simply being one of our country’s most beloved folk heroes. This here web site was originally founded on Gord’s birthday, Nov. 17, 2009. Our mascot, Gordy the ...
Contest: Name Doug Cox and Linda McRae’s new duo!
OK, let’s get this out of the way right away: I already proposed “Bandy McBandface,” and they didn’t go for it. But in all seriousness, Doug Cox and Linda McRae have formed a new duo that brings together two giants ...
How the pandemic pushed Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy beyond ...
The initial 2020 COVID-19 lockdown took away a lot of things for touring musicians, scuttling plans for promoting new album releases and touring in general. But it also gave time to other artists, like Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, to ...
Dispatches from the Ottawa Grassroots Festival night four: Sunday
The Ottawa Grassroots Festival came to a close Sunday night, following a jam-packed day that ran from 11 a.m. all the way to 11 p.m. Artistic Director Ian Tamblyn mentioned that the festival featured around 54 performers throughout the weekend, ...
Dispatches from the Ottawa Grassroots Festival night three: Saturday
Night three of the Ottawa Grassroots Festival featured orchestral genius from the Alireza Tarviji Ensemble and Eastern European folk from Polky. The night marked the final evening at St. Michael’s Presbyterian church, as we move to Irene’s Pub on Sunday. ...
Dispatches from the Ottawa Grassroots Festival day two: Friday
Two award-winning Canadian folk artists, Mia Kelly and Ken Yates, played for a large crowd Friday night at the Ottawa Grassroots Festival. Day two took place at the same venue as the previous night, St. Michael’s Presbyterian Church. The night’s ...
Dispatches from the Ottawa Grassroots Festival day one: Thursday
Benj Rowland and Moonfruits kicked off the Ottawa Grassroots Festival at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Thursday night, launching four days of intimate folk festivities. This year’s festival theme is “rivers,” an ode to the flowing tunes that will be played ...
Tara MacLean has launched a memoir based on her extensive ...
In 2020, singer-songwriter Tara MacLean wrote a vulnerable and revealing article about what it’s like being a woman in the music industry and having to deal with issues of body image. The article went viral, was picked up by a ...
Well this is pretty cool; Check out the dance mix ...
Toronto world music group Al Qahwa Ensemble has just released the new dance remix version of the title track from their upcoming new album Weyn Allah (Where is God?). The ensemble will officially release the full album on June 1 and will ...