Ontario’s Four Winds Music Fest gets Sarah Harmer, Julian Taylor, ...
Music fans in Ontario have another reason to get out this summer. The inaugural edition of the Four Winds Music Fest is set to take place July 14-16 at the beautiful Riverstone Eco Retreat, just outside of Durham, north of ...
Why Tannis Slimmon is now sharing her billing with Lewis ...
Roots Music Canada is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a one-night festival called MooseFest, June 4 at the TRANZAC. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be catching up with some of the performers. Today, it’s Tannis Slimmon. When Tannis Slimmon ...
Roots Music Canada’s 5th anniversary bash happens June 4 at ...
It’s official! I’m THRILLED to announce that Roots Music Canada is celebrating five years since it’s triumphant rebirth with a one-night music festival June 4 at the TRANZAC in Toronto. We’re calling it MooseFest in honour of our beloved mascot Gordy ...
How Stephen Fearing’s Veipoesi revives the songs that nobody heard ...
Stephen Fearing’s new album, Vejpoesi, is essentially two albums in one, and as such, it showcases the two sides of the singer-songwriter. Side One, titled The Maskinhallen Sessions, was recorded in May of 2022 with the Danish band The Sentimentals ...
David James Allen returning with By The Summertime, shares new ...
Listening to David James Allen, it often feels as if he’s channeling every cool record you’ve ever owned. Built upon a rootsy funkiness that’s part JJ Cale and The Band, accentuated with shades of Daptone and Bill Withers, his songs ...
Sophie Lukacs – Bamako
It’s been a long time since I’ve looked forward to a new album quite as eagerly as I’ve awaited this debut from Hungarian-born kora-playing singer-songwriter Sophie Lukacs. The four singles she’s released over the past two years have heralded a ...
Brooks & Bowskill – March 30 at the Aron Theatre ...
Some of country’s most recognizable couples include Johnny Cash and June Carter, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, and George Jones and Tammy Wynette. A couple that should be added to this list is Jim Bowskill and Brittany Brooks—who play under ...
The Maple Blues Band releases ‘Savona Shuffle’ single and video ...
The Maple Blues Band is back and groovier than ever as they get set to drop another bluesy classic with their newest single, “Savona Shuffle.” The music video was produced and directed by 30-year Canadian blues legend and recent Maple ...
5 songs of spring from some Canadian roots music icons
Welcome to the first full day of spring, everyone! Phew! We made it! The vernal equinox happened at around 5:30 ET yesterday afternoon, and we are now officially at the part of the year where the days are longer than ...
Why Dave McEathron says you should listen to the new ...
Dave McEathron is a singer-songwriter and musician known for his work with the Warped 45s and, most recently, his solo material. But today he takes a break from creating his own music to heap praise on a fellow artist: Selina ...