Single Release: McKayla Daigle, “Hold My Head Up High”
As the whirlwind of summer fades – the late nights, the road trips, the festival haze – a quieter season takes its place. The…
folk/roots
Commonwealth Connections: The Paper Kites – Live in Vienna, VA
We shared our concert recap of the visit by Australian soul-rockers The Teskey Brothers to the Filene Center at Wolf Trap recently – but…
Single Release: Jacob Rose, “We Keep Trying (To Make Something New)”
Some songs just have it – a certain traveling, almost cinematic quality that I can’t quite put my finger on. It reminds me of a live music…
Single Release: Larkk, “Caverns”
We receive a ton of new music press releases daily here at GDW, but given our very limited time and resources, only a small…
Rick Sparkes + the Enablers: Live in Quispamsis, NB
I spent the last few weeks of August assigned to a work project in Saint John, New Brunswick. On a few of those days,…
Joel Plaskett: Live At Peterborough Folk Festival
We shared our recap of Joel Plaskett’s afternoon workshop with his good friend and collaborator Benj Rowland at the Peterborough Folk Festival earlier this…
Peterborough Folk Festival: Reunited (and It Feels So Good)
Following our recent recap of one of the singer-songwriter workshops at the 2025 Peterborough Folk Festival, I made sure to acknowledge that bringing artists together…
Live, Local, and (sometimes) Loud: John Hollier and the Rêverie
The Covid-19 pandemic may be pretty much in the rearview mirror now (for the most part), but while we are happy to be rid…
Single Release: Justine Richardson “(What Doesn’t Kill Me) Better Run”
In a world where finding positive role models can feel like a daunting task, Justine Richardson’s latest single, “(What Doesn’t Kill Me) Better Run,”…
Peterborough Folk Festival: Saturday Afternoon Songwriter’s Workshop
Festival promoters do a great job luring music fans to their events during the summer season with a list of must-see headliners, but truth…