Some thoughts on house concerts
Ian Tamblyn has written more than 1,500 songs over his lifetime and released more than 30 albums, earning a Juno nomination and a Canadian Folk Music Award in the process. So we were thrilled here at Roots Music Canada when ...
Serving the Song
Ian Tamblyn has written more than 1,500 songs over his lifetime and released more than 30 albums, earning a Juno nomination and a Canadian Folk Music Award in the process. So we were thrilled here at Roots Music Canada when ...
That other thing you should do at this time of ...
If you’re a musician, you know it’s time to have a panic attack. It’s mid-winter, and you suddenly realize that now is the time you should be reminding festivals that you exist, are good at whatever you do, and would ...
Successful Strategies For Booking House Concerts (Part 2)
Last week on Roots Music Canada, house concert promoter Joanna Mills brought us Part I of her series on booking successful house concerts. It led to lots of great discussion over on the Roots Music Canada Facebook page. Today, we’re ...
Successful Strategies For Booking House Concerts (Part 1)
For many folk and roots artists, house concerts now make up a large part of their tour schedules, but booking an independent house concert (and making it a success) can be harder than it appears. We at O’Hara House Concerts, ...
Canadian Music Week: What’s in it for roots artists?
Canadian Music Week kicks off today, and with it, showcases featuring more than 800 artists from across Canada and around the world. (We’ve highlighted a few of the roots acts here.) CMW bills itself as “one of the premier entertainment ...