Tag: traditional
Kavaz – Confluence
I recently spoke over a video chat with the extraordinary musician Everest Witman about this new project from his band Kavaz. Everest, who plays guitar,...
Laura Risk – Traverse
If you’d like to listen to a recording that encapsulates history and joy in equal portions and just makes you want to dance, Traverse, by Laura...
Mark Sullivan – Promenade Home
Three-time Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion Mark Sullivan is a renowned composer of original Canadian fiddle music. He is a respected teacher and has won...
Trad ‘supergroup’ Vinta is releasing an EP every month!
During these days of the pandemic, there are artists who've recorded new albums and released a song a month leading up to the album's...
Nicolas Boulerice – Maison de Pierres
It is said that English is a very technical language, and that in contrast, French is much more poetic. You hear this nature of...
Sea Shanty band Pressgang Mutiny could not be releasing an album...
There have been a number of changes over the years for those who choose a life at sea. Vessels have gone from being powered...
5 sea shanties by Canadian performers for all you #seashantytiktok fans
Greetings! If you've just joined us from Google after doing a search on the words "sea shanty," I'd like to welcome you to Roots...
Alexis Chartrand and Colin Savoie-Levac – Le Tranino
Two of the finest young players in Québec’s traditional music scene got together in a studio one weekend last September and jammed, improvising arrangements...