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…
folk/roots
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…
Elliott BROOD: Live in Chelsea, QC
You all know what we do and why we do it here at Team GDW, and many of you share our sentiments that NOTHING…
Video Vault: Fresh Franco Female Finds
We made a commitment to include frequent French language music into our broader coverage here at GDW, and it was during the long drive…
Single Release: Alma Narrows, “Where Do We Go”
“I dreamed we were leaving / In the dead of night / Guided by the quiet / Out of sight / This feels like…
Interview: Malia Rogers, “Chameleon”
Having performed and toured for many years in support of other artists’ music and theatre projects, including the folk-roots trio Jessica Pearson & The…
GDW Jukebox: Essential Summer Singles
Crazy! If asked (once again) to summarize the amount of new music releases from across Canada this season, crazy is the first metaphor that…