New Insights at a Familiar Corner: Derek Harrison, “Blossington”
Although he’s now based in Fort Frances, Ontario (nearly 1700 km from Toronto), Derek Harrison’s latest project takes its inspiration – and its title…
folk/roots
The Fugitives: Live at the Sanderson Centre
Just 24 hours after The Fugitives officially released their new album “The Promise Of Strangers,” Team GDW returned to the Sanderson Centre in Brantford,…
Ron Hawkins: Live at the Mule Spinner
Hitting the road to Southern Ontario for our first concert weekend north of the border this year, our journey was accompanied by clear skies,…
Review: The Fugitives, “The Promise Of Strangers”
We have been incredibly fortunate to work with several new artists over the last few months and share their first or new album releases…
Interview: Good Lovelies, “Shapeshifters”
With their new album, “Shapeshifters,” the Good Lovelies have stepped into a new era of their musicmaking. “We are the heavy lifters, we are…
New Single: Belle Plaine, “Golden Ring”
We first wrote about Belle Plaine’s terrific music in 2016 when we were exploring the SaskMusic end-of-year longlist. Her 2016 project, Unrequited Love, was a…
New Single: Big Little Lions, “Alive and Well”
Big Little Lions have released a new single, “Alive and Well,” in advance of their next studio album, set for release on 23 February….
Ben Caplan and Harrow Fair: Live in Pittsburgh, PA
With our scaled down travel schedule through December, we were definitely fighting the effects of ‘cabin fever’ (also known as ‘no live music’), and…
Review: VK, “Terms and Conditions”
As music bloggers, we are always happy to share the music of artists both firmly established and previously unknown to us. Social media has…
Review: Steve Maloney, “The Memory Game”
In response to our year-end roundups, a Facebook reader pointed us to the longlist for the 2017 Borealis Music Prize for more terrific albums…