Review: Stephanie Ratcliff, “Land in Unknown Places”
For her third album, Vancouver singer-songwriter Stephanie Ratcliff decided to focus on connections – “specifically about the kinds of connections we have with each…
folk/roots
The Challenges of an Independent Musician: An Interview With Jory Nash
With his latest album “Wilderness Years” (reviewed here recently as part of a “Snappy Snippets” article), Toronto based musician Jory Nash returns with eleven…
Review: Eamon McGrath, “Tantramar”
According to Wikipedia, the name “Tantramar” is derived from the Acadian French tintamarre, meaning ‘din’ or ‘racket’, a reference to the noisy flocks of birds which feed…
Highlights From the Home County Music and Art Festival (Part 2 of 3)
In this second installment of our trio of features on the 45th annual Home County Music and Art Festival, we feature three artists that…
Exclusive Single Release: F&M, “Lessons From Losers”
Fearless and meticulous. Fragile and melancholy. Forthright and mighty. F&M’s forthcoming sixth album, “Lessons From Losers,” is all these and more — a sumptuous blend…
Highlights from Home County Music & Art Festival (Part 1 of 3)
Team GDW took a recent trip to London, ON for the 45th annual Home County Music and Art Festival, held in Victoria Park in…
Snappy Snippets: Hadley McCall Thackston, Espanola, Claire Coupland, Jory Nash
2018 continues to be a banner year for new music. Here at Great Dark Wonder, we continue to be overwhelmed with the influx of…
Find a New Favorite: Melody McKiver, “Reckoning”
Melody McKiver is an Anishinaabe musician in the small town of Sioux Lookout in Treaty #3, northwestern Ontario. Following a link from the 2018…
Single Premiere: Joe Nolan, “Breaking Up and Out”
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Joe Nolan has released “Breaking Up And Out,” another preview of the Edmonton native’s new album “Cry Baby,” due out 21 September….
Friday Night Music at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto
When given the opportunity for a long weekend (the latter half of the US Independence Day holiday), Team GDW jumped into the car and…