Tag: Celtic
Kavaz – Confluence
I recently spoke over a video chat with the extraordinary musician Everest Witman about this new project from his band Kavaz. Everest, who plays guitar,...
Jimmy Rankin – Harvest Highway
Jimmy Rankin’s solo efforts have always leaned more heavily on country and roots-rock than the music he made with his siblings in the Rankin...
The Chat Room: Jen Stephen and Dan MacDonald of The Pipes
They say opposites attract, and that’s certainly the case with The Pipes, the new endeavor that brings together North Atlantic Drift, one of Canada’s...
Inn Echo – Hemispheres
Gordy the Moose is back! Watch for a regular pick from his Roots Music Canada virtual mailbox. Inn Echo - Hemispheres (Release date: Sept. 29,...
How the pandemic pushed Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy beyond Celtic...
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...
Villages – Dark Island
Photo by Mel Stone. Cape Breton Island-based Celtic folk-rock quartet Villages released a new full-length album on Feb. 17, their second release, called Dark Island. The...
Amanda Jean, Mary Beth Carty, Mike Tod and Dee Hernandez
The moose is back! As some of you know, our virtual mailbox blew up last fall, just as the moose was getting back from...
Morgan Toney is making a name for himself by combining Mi’kmaq...
In the Mi'kmaq community of Nova Scotia there are songs built upon the strong foundation of the drum. You'll also find the fiddle, which...
Morgan Toney’s debut album is out now
Ishkodé Records has just released Morgan Toney's much-anticipated debut album, First Flight, on all streaming platforms. In just a short time, fiddler and singer Morgan...
The Paperboys kick off a new season of live shows for...
Vancouver’s Rogue Folk Club is launching its first new series of live concerts since it was forced to shut down its activities in March 2020. Subject...