The Julian Taylor Band, “Avalanche”
Known for their outstanding performances on the live-music circuit across their home province of Ontario, the Julian Taylor Band (JTB) are definitely one of…
folk/roots
Review: Pretty Archie, “Hanging On”
Every now and then, when casually searching for new music, something completely new and unexpected crosses my path. Often cursed with a relatively short-attention…
Review: Psalm Trees, “Crystal, Coral, Fossil: A Collection”
A mystical type of melancholia and introspection from London, Ontario’s Psalm Trees. Brothers Shawn and Derek Durant have been quietly creating mesmerizing beauty under…
Review: Madison Violet, “Everything’s Shifting”
It is often said that time flies when you’re having fun, so one can only assume that for Madison Violet, this duo of Brenley…
Alt-Country Artist Melanie Brulée Returns to Philadelphia
After making her debut at the Philadelphia Folk Festival last summer, Melanie Brulée quickly earned an invitation back to perform for the Philadelphia Folksong…
Ron Hawkins Returns to Hamilton’s Mule Spinner
Just six days after our evening with Lee Harvey Osmond at The Mule Spinner in Hamilton, ON, Team GDW returned to this wonderful venue…
Stephen Fearing, “The Secret Of Climbing”
Go ahead and ask casual fans of Canadian music about the most recent solo album from Vancouver based singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing, and many will…
Album Release: Alanna Matty, “This Past Year”
We recently featured Toronto artist Alanna Matty’s single, “End Up Alone,” here on GDW. Her insightful musings on the reasons relationships fail are but…
Lee Harvey Osmond: Live at The Mule Spinner
Hello Canada. We’ve not seen you for a while. Blessed with some decent weather conditions for our first trip to Southern Ontario this past…
Amanda Rheaume, “The Skin I’m In”
If you follow singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume on social media, unless you live under a rock and never check your feeds, you ought to know…