Tag: Vancouver
Tanga – Reencarnacion
The night was almost perfect. I had just picked up a new book from Owls Nest Books, deemed to be Calgary's oldest bookstore, with...
Bliss out to the music of the Middle East at Global...
In what promises to be a groundbreaking and exciting feast of music, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) has announced the dates for and focus...
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival: an interview with the new...
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF) returns July 13–15 for its 41st year, with a fabulous lineup, new staff, and renewed optimism.
VFMF welcomed new...
Oxlip – “Dust”
Born and raised in Coney Island, Northern Ireland and now based in Vancouver Jayne Trimble brings more than a whiff of Gaelic authenticity to...
Colin Linden at the ANZA Club, Vancouver, May 11, 2018
If you were one of the 70 people at the Anza Club in Vancouver on Friday, CONGRATULATIONS! YOU’RE A WINNER! You just witnessed a...
Canadian Music Week: a cross-Canada road-trip in 10 roots music...
You've found yourself with a pass to Canadian Music Week. Now all you have to do is find some great Canadian roots music to go...
Six songs to set you up for the Vancouver World Music...
"Do you know that buzz you get after you spend a weekend at a festival?" Tom Landa asks me over Facebook messenger.
"For example, I...
How Dave Allen conquered demons on debut solo album
With his debut solo album, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Dave Allen has established himself as a bona fide roots music auteur, transporting us to a place...
Jeremy Dutcher: Where Indigenous tradition meets opera (audio)
Jeremy Dutcher is a classically-trained composer and opera singer and member of the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick.
His debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, was...
Benefit concerts for bluesman Jason Buie’s family start tomorrow night
You know you've made an impression on the world when your untimely death prompts people across the country to hold benefit concerts for your...