Songs for the Revolution: acknowledging folk alliances
I want to acknowledge that I am writing this article from unceded Algonquin Territory. Songs for the Revolution is a monthly column digging into folk culture, the music and what lies beneath. This one is about the International Folk Alliance ...
Nadjiwan pays tribute to Kelly Fraser with new version of ...
When Kelly Fraser released the song “Rebound Girl” in the summer of 2019, it marked a major creative step forward for the Juno-nominated, Nunavut-born singer and Inuit rights activist who first gained national attention through her Inuktitut-language interpretations of such ...
Derek Andrews talks to Elaine Bomberry about Rez Blues and ...
Elaine Bomberry deserves to be much more widely known among Canadian roots music fans, and we here at Roots Music Canada will do everything we can to shout from the rooftops about how great she is. On April 3, 1993, ...
The North Sound – As the Stars Explode
As the Stars Explode, the second full-length album from The North Sound, brings 11 new songs (plus spoken word intro and outro) from Saskatchewan-based singer-songwriter Forrest Eaglespeaker. Currently comprising Forrest and vocalist/partner Nevada Freistadt, The North Sound is an idea ...