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…
folk/roots
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…
Ron Sexsmith: Live At Jammin’ Java
Here in our region of the US east coast, we’ve enjoyed a relatively mild winter to date. Our poor snow shovel is hopefully enjoying…
February Femmes: Fresh Tunes From Emerging Female Artists
New music releases are not slowing down! We are overwhelmed by the volume of submissions arriving daily here at GDW – not to mention…
Single Release: Adrian Sutherland, “Better”
“If I had two wings / I would learn to fly / I would do anything / Just to reach the sky / I…