Ryan Wayne is readying the release of Crow Among the ...
Accomplished Americana/roots-rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Wayne releases his debut solo album, Crow Amongst The Sparrows on Friday, Sept. 22 – followed by an album release matinee party on Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto. Ryan will ...
Aysanabee talks about his meteoric rise, his Polaris nod, and ...
Pat Chessell just spent the weekend at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, where he was busily filing dispatches for Roots Music Canada. While there, he had the opportunity to speak to “the artist of the moment” these days: Aysanabee. Originally ...
Pat Chessell talks to Julian Taylor ahead of his Edmonton ...
I discover a good amount of new music through listening to the CBC every morning. One artist I discovered through that channel is Julian Taylor. A song of his, “Just a Little Bit,” was getting a lot of airplay a ...
5 things to see Sunday at Northern Lights Festival Boréal
Trying to decide what to see at a folk festival can be a bit like trying to decide between the items on a desert buffet. Ideally, you’d eat it all, or listen to it all as the case may be. ...
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 ...
Dispatches from the Mariposa Folk Festival night time stages (Friday)
As usual at Mariposa, Friday late night at the Pub Stage is all about the dance party. Tanika Charles was first to get the packed-venue crowd up on their feet. She and her band performed what timeless soul music sounds ...
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque release the first video from their ...
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque have just released the first video from their new album, Playing with Fire. It’s for “Tomorrow,” and they chose the song because of its uplifting narrative, Jane said in a news release. “It features our violinist, ...
Exciting news from Hugh’s Room Live!
Hugh’s Room Live (HRL) in Toronto is getting close to securing a permanent performance space after leading a somewhat nomadic existence over the past few years – a result of having to vacate its long-time home at 2261 Dundas West ...
5 songs of empowerment for National Indigenous People’s Day
We were trying to decide how to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day here at Roots Music Canada when that word “celebrate” kinda jumped out at us. Indigenous People’s Day is often described as a celebration of culture and resilience, so ...
Jay Linden has a new single; check out ‘Ordinary Sunrise’
Cambridge-based folk artist Jay Linden tells a tale about life’s promise and potential perils in the melancholic title track from his upcoming album, Ordinary Sunrise. Inspired by folk legends like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and Willie P. Bennett, ...