How Geoff Berner’s Jewish heritage informs his calling out of ...
Geoff Berner has always been the kind of guy you could count on for an uncompromising take on what ails the world – the kind of guy who will unfailingly side with artistic virtue whenever it comes in conflict with ...
Hard work is paying off for Six Nations singer-songwriter Lacey ...
“I believe in quantum healing,” said Six Nations singer-songwriter Lacey Hill. “When we’re all vibrating, the potential is there to have miracles happen. I believe in miracles and I’ve seen them. It gives you more of an awareness, and we ...
Ryan Wayne’s new single is a farewell letter to John ...
Accomplished Americana/roots-rock singer-songwriter Ryan Wayne, best-known for his time with the award-winning, much-loved Toronto band Warped 45s, has released “Wherever You Land,” the first single from his upcoming debut album Crow Amongst The Sparrows. “Wherever You Land” is a tender-hearted ...
Her talent to humility ratio was ‘off the charts’: ...
In all of the tributes to Shirley Eikhard that have poured forth in the past 24 hours, since news of her passing at age 67 broke early yesterday morning, I believe David Newland might’ve summed her up most succinctly. Responding ...
Tim Readman and Andy Cook tried to mimic the best ...
Before you think to yourself, “Oh God. The last thing we need is another Christmas album,” I need to tell you something about this year’s crop: they’re not like the other Christmas albums. I don’t know if this is another ...
Julian Taylor – Beyond the Reservoir
Julian Taylor released Beyond the Reservoir through his label Howling Turtle on Oct. 14, 2022. “Moonlight” is a sweeping opener in the style of Leonard Cohen, referencing Canadian places in baritone while telling a story that’s all Julian’s. It sets ...
Orit Shimoni – ‘One Voice’ (video)
We’re super excited here at Roots Music Canada to premiere a new video by Orit Shimoni that has literally been more than two years in the works. It’s a video for her song “One Voice” that she drew and animated ...
How Sam Baardman’s recovery from a stroke gave birth to ...
Marsh Radio, the new album by Winnipeg singer-songwriter Sam Baardman comes out over 20 years after the release of the award-winning 1999 album The Rookery, which followed his 1997 debut, Kicking The Stone Home. A lot has happened in the ...
Veranda releases their nature-inspired full-length debut, Là-Bas, and single ‘La ...
Rolling hills, whispering forests, rushing rivers and the kaleidoscope of sounds of nature’s inhabitants are a natural symphony that Mother Nature conducts for our great pleasure. The music that evokes all of these soul-stirring environments is where Francophone folk, country ...
5 Ghostly Canadian Folk Songs for Halloween
It’s not easy coming up with ideas for Halloween-themed song lists for Roots Music Canada. There isn’t really a Canadian folk equivalent of “The Monster Mash” or “The Time Warp.” We do do murder ballads awfully well, and a few ...