2017 Year-End Roundup, Part III: Ontario
Westward we go, to the third part of our year-end roundup, focusing on releases this year from Ontario. As with Québec, so many great…
2017 Year-End Roundup, Part II: Québec
We move on in this second part of our roundup series to Québec, which (as always) provided a wealth of terrific new releases in…
2017 Year-End Roundup, Part I: Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia
Ready for this year’s roundup of favorite albums? This year, we’re doing this in five parts – four organized regionally and then one overall…
ICYMI: The Darcys Heat Up Christmas With “Another Log on the Fire”
We here at Team GDW are big fans of The Darcys – we were thrilled to get to see them live in late 2016…
Review: Ian Sherwood, “Bring the Light”
I must confess to not being at all familiar with the music of Ian Sherwood, but upon my first listen of his fifth studio…
Interview: Taivi, “Rising Tide”
With her new album “Rising Tide,” singer-songwriter Taivi is breaking fresh ground for herself, exploring a bluegrass sound with the help of her mentor…
Interview: Qristina Brooke, “Linger”
Last September, we had the opportunity to hear Qristina and Quinn Bachand during their fabulous appearance at the Celtic Classic in Bethlehem, PA. We…
Lily & Madeleine: Live in Vienna, VA
While we remain dedicated to promoting the wonderful Canadian music scene to a much wider audience, sometimes we also want to share other artists…
Interview: Alex Pangman, “Alex Pangman’s Hot Three”
Although I am of a certain age to recall fondly my record player with tinny speakers and my spindle of 45’s (borrowed, I admit,…
Interview: Flypaper Orchestra, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”
Many of us with parents who grew up in the Great Depression undoubtedly heard stories about its miseries, and perhaps also heard some of…