Dispatches from the Mariposa Folk Festival daytime stages day three ...
First thing to mention about the festival is how well things appear to be running, which is to say I have paid no attention to how things have been running because I haven’t noticed any problems. For example, parking at ...
Folk Music Ontario ends ‘popular voting’ for the Estelle Klein ...
Folk Music Ontario has just opened nominations for this year’s Estelle Klein Award, the closest thing Ontario has to a lifetime achievement award for people involved in the province’s folk scene. And this year, the board and not the membership ...
Tom Wilson has been invested into the Order of Canada
Photo by Sean Sisk Renowned for his work with Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Lee Harvey Osmond and the rock band Junkhouse that launched his career, Tom Wilson is now a member of the Order of Canada. Governor General Mary ...
Why Lynn Harrison is shifting the balance from ministry back ...
Lynn Harrison performs at MooseFest: celebrating 5 years of Roots Music Canada, a one-night festival in honour of this website June 4 at Toronto’s TRANZAC. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Get your tickets HERE When ...
Onion Honey’s riproaring, sweet-tart string band music comes with a ...
Onion Honey performs at MooseFest: celebrating 5 years of Roots Music Canada, a one-night festival in honour of this website June 4 at Toronto’s TRANZAC. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Get your tickets HERE Onion ...
New concert series brings big names to an intimate venue ...
The historic Coulson Church in Oro-Medonte, ON, which is situated near Barrie on the shore of Lake Simcoe, will play host to a series of concerts this year that are sure to generate buzz within southern Ontario’s folk and roots ...
Steve Dawson – Eyes Closed, Dreaming
Over a career spanning three decades, Steve Dawson has dropped album after album with fluid instrumentation and powerful vocals. His latest album, Eyes Closed, Dreaming is no exception. Steve is a Canadian award-winning guitarist, songwriter, and music producer who currently ...
Folk and Roots musicians won big at the 2023 East ...
The last of the winners of the 2023 East Coast Music Awards was announced this past weekend, and there is a lot for folk and roots music fans to be excited about. Continuing their success from last year’s awards, folk ...
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 ...
Sarah Hansen – Gather Up Your Days
Many of us know that St. John’s, NL, is the place to go if you want to spend every night of the week in a pub, listening to live music. I’ve done that with friends, but we found a dearth ...