Tag: Winnipeg
Gentlemen of the Woods release ‘Worst Kind of Weather’ from 3rd...
Gentlemen of the Woods share their new single "Worst Kind of Weather," a road-worn anthem of perseverance and open highway that captures the band...
From first-date jam session to folk stages: Burnstick’s story
For Nadia and Jason Burnstick, the married couple behind the duo Burnstick, music has never been something separate from life.
Long before Burnstick became a...
How two out of three Janzen Boys made the band their...
John Janzen says in some ways, working as a touring musician is like fatherhood.
“It’s the hardest thing you’ll ever do that you won’t regret,”...
West End Cultural Centre asks for financial help; fans respond in...
When Winnipeg's West End Cultural Centre put out a plea on Dec. 1 calling for help to get out of a tough financial spot,...
Single review: Rachel Kane – ‘Follow You Down’
Gordy the moose reviews some of his favourite new submissions to the Roots Music Canada virtual mailbox.
Rachel Kane - "Follow You Down"
Rachel Kane! Where have...
Ruth Moody releases new single with Joey Landreth
It’s the mark of a great artist when even a pledge of undying devotion has more going on than meets the eye. For proof,...
Ruth Moody releases ‘Seventeen’ from her first solo album in more...
No matter how far you think you’ve come, it’s hard to resist thinking about what might have been. That’s the rationale behind “Seventeen,” the...
Orit Shimoni – Winnipeg
Just about every artist on the planet has released a “pandemic album” of sorts by now.
Some are defined by the creative risk-taking artists engaged...
3 new discoveries from the recent Indigenous Music Countdown debuts
As we're fond of saying here at Roots Music Canada, we keep tabs on the new releases so you don't have to.
One place we...
Valerie Shantz starts today as the new executive director of the...
The Winnipeg Folk Festival has announced it has hired Valerie Shantz as its new executive director.
She begins her new job today.
Valerie is a long-time...