Francos de Montréal: Random Recaps
Enjoying several days in Québec’s most populous city, Team GDW had circled several artist names scheduled to perform at the 2025 Francos de Montréal…
country
Single Release: Julianna Riolino, “On a Bluebird’s Wing”
I love to hear those stories you sometimes encounter when someone describes meeting their future soulmate as ‘just knowing’ on first sight that they’d…
Canadian Country Artist Finds “Every Little Girl’s Dream”
I’ve made many references over the years to my time spent growing up in the UK and becoming disillusioned with mainstream commercial music in…
GDW Jukebox: Spring Singles Overload
Overwhelming! If asked to summarize the amount of new music releases from across Canada this spring, overwhelming would likely be my response. Collectively, the…
Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers: Live in Hagerstown, MD
While our primary focus remains Canadian folk-roots music here at GDW, when Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is in the neighborhood, it would be foolish…
Single Release: Dan Young, “Some Other Lives”
It’s been said that people come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. While this can mean many different things…
Single Release: The Good Brothers (ft. The Sadies), “Now That You’re Gone”
Imagine losing a son! Then imagine writing a song and singing that song about it. It’s a monumental ask. How do you set about…
Les Hay Babies: Live at Azrieli Studio
For us self-professed music junkies, it’s hard to comprehend that our first concert on Canadian soil this year did not take place until mid-March…
Video Release: Wolf Willow, “You Come to Me”
Whenever I crave some new country tunes from our northern neighbor, the default settings on my search engines have been locked on the Canadian…
Single Release: The Redhill Valleys, “One Headlight”
Long-time GDW readers know of our admiration for Hamilton alt-country rockers The Redhill Valleys, yet aside from a brief appearance as one of our…