Tag: Celtic

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’s solo efforts have always leaned more heavily on country and roots-rock than the music he made with his siblings in the Rankin...

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...

Gordy the Moose is back! Watch for a regular pick from his Roots Music Canada virtual mailbox. Inn Echo - Hemispheres (Release date: Sept. 29,...

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...

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...

The moose is back! As some of you know, our virtual mailbox blew up last fall, just as the moose was getting back from...

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...

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...

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...