1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (542+ words) 7:30 p.m. – I check in at the gate at the Live from the Rock folk festival while Luke Warm and the Cold Ones are on stage, and honestly, I’m both impressed with their modern folk sound and surprised to learn it’s a…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (209+ words) Check out Garnetta Cromwell’s new single ‘Come As a Fan (Not as My Man)’ rootsmusic.ca Every song has a place. Every place has a story. Every story has a soul. Garnetta Cromwell is a powerful Bluefunk vocalist and storyteller with a…...

5+ day, 7+ min ago   (589+ words) Mary Garnett Edwards releases Andreas Schuld-produced single ‘Boneyard’ ahead of new album Roots Music Canada Mary Garnett Edwards has spent more than five decades turning her own life into song, and her raw, raspy new single “Boneyard” stands as one…...

5+ day, 23+ min ago   (373+ words) How a nasty encounter with a stingray led to Ryan Bissell’s debut single Roots Music Canada Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Ryan Bissell has released his debut single, “Get Up Get Ready,” a raw, urgent alt-rock track produced by Paul Gigliotti and marking the…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (662+ words) Unlike many of Canada’s pioneering folk festivals, Live from the Rock in Red Rock, ON was not a product of the 1960s counterculture or an offshoot of 1970s communist organizing. It sprouted up during the decidedly unfolky era of the early 2000s when…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (305+ words) Lo & the High Road, the Cobourg-based Celtic project of Lauren Halász and Colin McMahon, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the vinyl and CD pressing of their sophomore album, Standing Stones, due in early fall 2026. And they’ve already exceeded…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (410+ words) Roots Music Canada Vancouver based soul, blues and roots quartet Honeybear, the Band has released its new single “Just Your Fool,” a classic blues ballad built around the timeless pull of devotion, even when that devotion may not be entirely…...

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1+ week, 5+ day ago   (274+ words) Juno Award-winning powerhouse Crystal Shawanda has released “Come Unto Me,” a heartfelt cover of The Mavericks classic and the first single from her forthcoming album Homesick Indian Blues. The recording carries deep personal meaning for Crystal, serving as a tribute…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (255+ words) Musician Laura Risk straddles two worlds: she is a highly esteemed performer and teacher of Québécois and Scottish fiddling who has received glowing reviews from The Guardian, Songlines and us here at Roots Music Canada. She is also a music…...