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Blending a wide variety of folk, roots, rockabilly, country and even a bit of world influences, The BelleRegards output that musical stew into tight harmonies, stellar musicianship, and even quite a …

Rawlins Cross has been part of the fabric of roots and Canadian folk music for decades, bringing an unmistakable blend of their East Coast Celtic roots alongside rugged pop influences. Along the way,…

"Accomplished" is rather apt as a description for the award-winning East Coast singer, songwriter and producer that swims in impressive musical circles, apropos in that she is just an impressive tale…

If you want to watch someone doing what they love, and/or what they were born to do, find some of Jory Nash's live performance YouTube videos.

Better yet, go see him perform live, or buy his music. Y…

I've chatted with members of Winnipeg's Red Moon Road before, and I'll post links to those earlier conversations down below, but you'd be hard pressed to find more gracious and welcoming folks anywhe…

The son of church musicians, Billy Crockett has segued from a career in Christian music, to being recently listed as "one of 10 new country artists you need to know" in a Rolling Stone Magazine featu…

Decades ago, I discovered music on my parents' living room floor, diverse offerings from their own different tastes.

Perla Batalla grew up to pay homage to discovering music in her own parents' recor…

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that there will soon be a time where Nancy Laberge is cross-referenced as "Canada's Mary Gauthier", although her original work already stands tall in an…

Together with cellist Anne Janelle, ukulele master James Hill keeps traditional sounds of folk and other varied genres fresh with their modern, diverse influences.

In this conversation, we talk about…

Talk about living up to your name as artists! This Alberta trio all have worked (one still does) as national park wardens, and their vibrant stories in song reflect the backwoods countryside along wi…

The man writes from his heart, and speaks just as warmly and enthusiastically from the same place. 

Whether he is chatting about his songwriting craft (with insight from the unlikeliest of prompts), …

Since moving to Alberta several years ago, I quickly became familiar with Calgary's musical chameleon Steve Pineo.

Steve's career hasn't been limited in any capacity by size or scope. I've seen him l…

Between them all, there is an ACMA award for "Group Of The Year", a 2012 nomination for CCMA Keyboard Player Of The Year, and many more accolades and career milestones. There are also connections to …

Plucking observed or personally experienced snippets from his life in Cape Breton, and inserting those into his songs that further illustrate life in that part of Canada, Jason MacDonald has garnered…

Always great to catch up with an artist of Joe Jencks' calibre. Along with an ongoing solo career extending his top-in-category rankings on music charts, his collaborations have included the similarl…

Catching up again for the first time in a few years, this feature focuses on Jeffery's newest release Dirt Road Confessional. 

Filled with the wide variety of musical styles that shape the Straker so…

Three powerful voices joined together to create compelling alt-folk/roots music with alternately powerful rhythms, and captivating ballads.

Today's episode is my conversation with The Lion - Christop…

In this episode, I catch up once again with Vancouver-based songwriter Chris Ronald.

Chris has just released his latest album"Fragments", which we discuss in detail - as well as upcoming tour plans.

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In this wide-ranging interview with Australian roots musician Kevin Bennett (Kevin Bennett & The Flood, Bennett Bowtell Urquhart), I discover more than I had unearthed in my homework ahead of the fea…

Halifax-based singer and songwriter Gabrielle Papillon will be releasing her sixth album Keep The Fire, mid-October 2017.

In this phone interview, we talk about that new album, her prior work, and ho…