Peterborough Folk Festival: Reunited (and It Feels So Good)
Following our recent recap of one of the singer-songwriter workshops at the 2025 Peterborough Folk Festival, I made sure to acknowledge that bringing artists together…
Joel Plaskett
Review: Joel Plaskett, “One Real Reveal”
Joel Plaskett, a cornerstone of Canada’s east coast music scene, first gained prominence 30 years ago with the band Thrush Hermit. His enduring presence…
Video Vault: Canadian Summer Sampler
Team GDW have arrived back in central PA following a fabulous road trip that took us through both ON and QC. With our Wednesday…
2023 Year End Review: 20 Memorable Singles
You know how this works – picture the scene: you’re lost in thought, perhaps working through another 9-5, with a radio on in the…
Video Vault: Summer-Fall Transitional Tunes
We’re cracking the combination once again to our secure video vault and airing some of these fabulous mini-movies that recently arrived fresh off the…
Joel Plaskett Announces Upcoming New Album
It’s truly hard to believe that when you take Joel Plaskett’s 2017 “Solidarity” album out of the equation (a recording made with his father,…
Sawdust City Music Festival 2019: Bill & Joel Plaskett (With Harrow Fair) Live at the Opera House
Team GDW returned to Gravenhurst, ON, for the third annual Sawdust City Music Festival, held over the recent Civic Day Holiday weekend. After two…
Gossip Talkin’ Blues, Episode 33: Halloween Beats – Tricks or Treats?
For this episode, we went digging through our considerable collection of Canadian CDs to find eight songs just a little off the beaten path…
Gossip Talkin’ Blues, Episode 31: We’re Not Gonna Take It!
In the latest episode, we explore songs of protest, politics, and advocacy. Artists include Hollerado, Joel Plaskett, Rosie & the Riveters, Lowest of the…
Gossip Talkin’ Blues, Episode 5: Under the Covers
After an hour’s sleep was so rudely snatched from us earlier this month (with the beginning of Daylight Savings Time), we’ve chosen to go…