Interview: Alex Pangman, “Alex Pangman’s Hot Three”
Although I am of a certain age to recall fondly my record player with tinny speakers and my spindle of 45’s (borrowed, I admit,…
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Interview: Flypaper Orchestra, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”
Many of us with parents who grew up in the Great Depression undoubtedly heard stories about its miseries, and perhaps also heard some of…
Interview: Thelonious Hank, “Walk Between the Raindrops”
As I was listening to the new album from Thelonious Hank the other night, M stopped in his tracks and said, “Wow – that’s…
Interview: Ambre McLean, “My Heart”
We’ve been waiting three years for Ambre McLean to release a new album – but “My Heart,” released just last month, was well worth…
Interview: Holly Blazina, “Transcendencia”
In the time we’ve been writing this blog, it’s become even more apparent to us that Canada has a vibrant, talented, and diverse music…
Interview: Maxim and Gervais Cormier, “Cape Breton Guitar”
The superb flatpicking skills of Maxim Cormier first came to our attention with his last album, a collection of pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach. …
Interview: Piper Hayes, “Piper and Carson”
With her gorgeous new album (out 8 December), “Piper & Carson,” Piper Hayes has created a soundscape not only of her life (depicted as…
Interview: The Dreadnoughts, “Foreign Skies”
As regular readers of GDW know, we’re big fans of folk music and write about it frequently. What you may not know is that…
Interview: Josh Sahunta, “Dissonance”
With his recent release “Dissonance,” Edmonton-based artist Josh Sahunta has made a bold statement – of musicianship, of creativity, of talent. This seven-song EP…
Interview: Dave Allen, “When the Demons Come”
Toronto singer/songwriter Dave Allen recently released his debut solo album, “When the Demons Come,” a tour de force exploration of love, loss, and questions…