Review: Sarah MacDougall, “All the Hours I Have Left to Tell You Anything”
Regular readers of this blog will recall that we’ve recently featured singles from Sarah MacDougall’s new album (“Empire” and “We Are Fire“). Now that…
folk/roots
Gossip Talkin’ Blues, Episode 34: Saskatchewan Music 101
Local music expert Taron Cochrane joins us to dish on all things Saskatchewan music. Songs from The Wolfe, Colter Wall, Nick Faye & the…
Jill Barber: “Metaphora” Album Tour at the Aeolian Hall
Our most recent musical excursion to Ontario ended with a return visit to London, and a stop at The Aeolian Hall; always one of…
Interview: Kyp Harness, “Kyp Harness”
One advantage of being a music blogger is the continuous stream of artist submissions and new releases landing in your email inbox. Yet with…
Snappy Snippets: The Heartaches Stringband, Chris Velan, Marlon Chaplin, Doris Folkens
It’s hard to believe that we are already well into the third season of the year, but there is no doubting that the onslaught…
Review: Karrnnel, “Crazy Old Man” and “SKMB”
Releasing one album is an ambitious enterprise for any musician… releasing two simultaneously is hugely daring. Karrnnel Sawitsky (who readers might know best as…
Erin Costelo: Album Launch at The Dakota Tavern
We very recently had the pleasure of reviewing an advance copy of “Sweet Marie,” the fifth album from Nova Scotia’s Erin Costelo, and kicked…
Great Lake Swimmers Make a Much Anticipated Return to Pittsburgh
Following the release of his most recent “The Waves, The Wake” album, Tony Dekker once again brought his band, Great Lake Swimmers, back to…
Review: Jimmy Rankin, “Moving East”
Whenever I am asked why I got into Canadian folk-roots music, and who I first discovered in this genre, Nova Scotia’s The Rankin Family…
T. Buckley, “Miles We Put Behind”
Writing about Canadian music means constant surprises in the form of artists who we should have known previously, but didn’t. Alberta-based T. Buckley is…