2018 Year-End Roundup: Martin and Lesley Choose Their Final Four
From Martin: Following up from my list earlier this week of my favorite 20 album releases in 2018, with so many fantastic albums to…
Belle Plaine
Top Albums of 2018 by Province – Lesley Carter
With the quantity of excellent music that comes out of Canada each year, it’s always a challenge to select a few favorites. As regular…
2018 Top Twenty Album List – Martin Noakes
If I thought that selecting my top 20 Canadian albums in 2017 was a daunting task, it completely pales in comparison to the time…
Gossip Talkin’ Blues, Episode 32: Belle Plaine, “Malice, Mercy, Grief and Wrath”
We’re back from our hiatus and ready to bring you the best in Canadian music once again… this week, we feature Belle Plaine, who…
Gossip Talkin’ Blues, Episode 17: Gateway Festival Preview
In this episode of Gossip Talkin’ Blues, we talk with Michael Dawson, artistic director of the Gateway Festival in Bengough, SK (July 27-29, 2018). …
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…
A Marathon Run Through Saskatchewan Music’s Best of 2016 Longlist
Recently Saskatchewan Music posted their 2016 longlist for voting, complete with a Spotify playlist containing many of the nominated projects. Because I was mostly…