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David Newberry: A new voice worth remembering
Despite its seemingly negative-sounding title — No One Will Remember You — and somewhat sombre graphics, David Newberry's second album's contents are surprisingly uplifting, if not altogether thrilling. Newberry — a Vancouverite (by way of Ontario) — carries a very ...
By Eric Thom
Kat Goldman travels on with Gypsy Girl
You may remember Toronto's Kat Goldman from about a decade ago when her debut CD, The Great Disappearing Act, created a sensation at home and in the States. She had New York City management, and was opening for the likes of ...
By Andy Frank
Colleen Peterson award winner Alise Marlane
The Ontario Arts Council has just announced the winner of the 2011 Colleen Peterson Award. Alise Marlane is a jazz & folk singer-songwriter born in Montreal, now based in the Outaouais. She performs solo as well as with her trio, ...
By Breaking News
The Wheat Pool: Saying goodbye to a favourite
Why do we love a band? As soon as that question is asked, one's heart rushes for a private image, the cover of your inner jewel-case. You know who you love. Their flag is always there, waving, even when the ...
By Paul Corby
Mark Berube sets his music free
Though he's been called a "young Leonard Cohen" for his lyrical skill, Mark Berube's true calling goes beyond words. He's a multi-instrumentalist, a curator of many-layered compositions and a master of marrying pop, Afro-beats and strings. He comes by the ...
By Meghan Sheffield
Folk music, the novel: Scott Alarik's "Revival"
Scott Alarik knows the folk music world from just about every side. He's a singer-songwriter with five albums to his credit, he's been the principal folk music writer for the Boston Globe for over 20 years and is a regular ...
By Jan Vanderhorst
Creative immersion at Winter Folk Camp
As March rolls into Toronto with a casual, spring-like confidence, I'm thinking back to my weekend in Haliburton, where winter still means wind and snow, and provides the perfect backdrop for a gathering of music-makers. I was attending Winter Folk ...
By Shawna Caspi
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