Video Premiere: Little Misty, “Alma”
Just a couple of days ago, we shared the music video on our social media pages for “Windmill,” a recent single from emerging Montréal-based…
folk/roots
Find A New Favorite: Ryan Thomas Smelle, “In The Homestretch”
I’ve lost count of how many times I have included this old cliché in my articles, but time sure does fly when you’re having…
James Keelaghan: Live in Charlottesville, VA
“Walk On / Better days are coming / Walk On / You don’t have to walk alone / Hold on / To the things…
Snappy Singles: Spring Is In The Air
March is finally here. Winter is practically a fading memory now. We’ve adjusted the clocks again and we’re ready for some longer, warmer, lighter…
Single Release: Rick Sparkes + the Enablers, “Picture Yourself in a Riot”
Any familiarity with the music of PEI’s Rick Sparkes + the Enablers will amplify their bounteous qualifications to colour as multiform stylistics. Sonic architects,…
Blue Rodeo: Live At Massey Hall
“Ain’t no mystery what I need / Is understanding / And your sweet sympathy / A steel string guitar and a little weed /…
Review: Mimi O’Bonsawin, “Willow”
Contemporary roots singer-songwriter Mimi O’Bonsawin releases her new album, “Willow,” today, and shares that her vision for this album was to break away from…
February Finds: Five Songs You May Have Missed
So many new tunes, so little space to include them all – an all too frequent dilemma here at GDW. But, fear not, we…
Video Premiere: Claire Coupland, “Drifting In The Breeze”
“I thought that I had it all in my hands / But somehow things just don’t go as planned / So for now I’m…
Single Release: Justin Rutledge, “Easy”
It’s a comfortable semi-addictive form of sadness, lying beneath the sheets on a Sunday morning sandwiched somewhere between consciousness and sleep. Half wishing someone was there beside you but not making that an issue, merely a resigned passing reflection – life after all isn’t…