Artists

Hot bluegrass and jiggy Maritimes raunch (plus melodic balladry, cabaret and even symphonic music). www.bills.ca

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La Bottine Souriante first appeared on the Québec music scene in 1976 and since has become a living legend of French North American roots music. www.bottinesouriante.com [click to continue…]

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Browne performs everything from old Appalachian music to Chicago blues with captivating authenticity. www.michaeljeromebrowne.com [click to continue…]

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Beguiling left-of-centre compositions straddle the divide between mainstream roots and acoustic indie pop. www.annabelle.org [click to continue…]

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His songwriting ability moves seamlessly from ballads and lullabies to folk, country, blues and rock. www.melwoodcutlery.com [click to continue…]

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The music of the late Rick Fielding (1944 – 2004) spans country, blues, bluegrass, traditional ballads, contemporary folk, and more. www.thebanjomute.com/rickfielding [click to continue…]

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His songs reveal honest and potent observations of life, inspired by a dramatic and dynamic past. www.facebook.com/aengus.finnan [click to continue…]

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Their rich vocal blend is the hallmark of a folk-music partnership that celebrates fine songwriting and a shared history growing up in rural Quebec. [click to continue…]

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A trademark mixture of folk, blues, country, bluegrass, old time, and jazz. www.evegoldberg.com [click to continue…]

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Original, topical songs about Canada’s identity and heritage. www.jamesgordon.ca [click to continue…]

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Original and traditional repertoire influenced by the duo’s Celtic and North American folk roots. www.haines-leighton.com [click to continue…]

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Hot ukulele. Seriously. www.ukulelejames.com [click to continue…]

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Frequently referred to as the “man of a thousand songs”, Ron Hynes’ songs have been covered by dozens of artists worldwide. www.hynesite.org [click to continue…]

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Poet laureate of the folk and roots music world. www.keelaghan.com [click to continue…]

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Bright and rhythmic, percussively accented flute playing and a voice of luminous clarity. www.nualakennedy.com
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A fusion of Irish-Scots-English traditional music with contemporary songwriting.  www.enochkent.ca [click to continue…]

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A voice that transcend the years – pure, honest, uncompromising and true. www.pennylang.com [click to continue…]

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Unabashedly Folk. www.williamlaskin.com [click to continue…]

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A joyous musical family reunion of Quebec and Brittany – a sound that swings, reels, jigs and sings with centuries of joie de vivre dancing toward a new horizon. www.leventdunord.com [click to continue…]

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From traditional shanties to songs fashioned from a seafaring background, Tom recruits his audience for a voyage by turns reflective, dramatic and humorous. www.tomlewis.net [click to continue…]

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A stalwart of the Newfoundland music scene, Frank Maher is a master of the button accordion. seeitnow.ca/mahersbahers [click to continue…]

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a.k.a. “Curly Boy Stubbs,” Paul is a guitar-picker’s guitar-picker. www.paulmills.ca [click to continue…]

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An alt-country crooner, an angel-voiced folk darling (and even a seductive songstress). www.katiemoore.ca | Katie @ MySpace [click to continue…]

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Give up trying to label this band and just fall in with the music. www.nightsun.ca [click to continue…]

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Exceptional Newfoundland band armed with bouzouki, guitar, mandolin and banjo who deliver. www.theonce.ca [click to continue…]

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A singer-songwriter and spoken word artist with a unique perspective on the world, a commanding voice, and way with words and melodies that won’t let you go. evalynparry.com [click to continue…]

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Recordings of traditional music by the late David Parry are a testament to his skills and Robert Service’s rich legacy. [click to continue…]

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Yes, the Mighty Popo is a Rwandan/Burundian refugee/survivor whose music is steeped in African tradition. He is also one terrific musician and someone to watch – in Canada and around the world. – www.mightypopo.ca [click to continue…]

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Maybe the expectations placed on the son of the Canadian folk icon Stan Rogers are extremely high, but he fulfils them effortlessly, with his own quality as a first class songwriter and interpreter. www.nathanrogers.ca [click to continue…]

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Stan’s music continues to amaze, amuse and inspire people from all walks of life and has been referred to as “one of the touchstones of modern Canadian history.” www.stanrogers.net
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Rukanas is a five-member ensemble that performs the music of the Quechua people of the Andes mountains. www.rukanasperu.com [click to continue…]

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Mose bills his music as Jazz, Blues, Ragtime and Swing because (as he says) “those are the four things I’ve been accused of most often”. [click to continue…]

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Three outstanding individuals in the world of folk, blues, and swing, who have created a magical combination, both on recordings and in live concert performances. [click to continue…]

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A one-of-a-kind fiddler sounding like a “fusion of Ontario fiddling traditions with the kind of architectural, string-crossing music of Bach’s solo violin works”. www.oliverschroer.com [click to continue…]

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With evocative songs, bang-on vocals, down-home humour and two adventurous musical minds in the mix, Sirens’ performances are moving – tickling the funny bone one moment, drawing tears the next. www.sirens3.com [click to continue…]

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Songs that are direct, beautiful, sometimes quirky, sometimes funny but above all, songs that go straight to the heart. www.bobsnider.ca [click to continue…]

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A “must have” for anyone who is a guitar music aficionado, this three-volume series is available as individual CDs or a 3 CD box set. [click to continue…]

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A great collaboration of old and new, humorous and serious from two exceptional musicians. www.jeanandchristina.com [click to continue…]

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Mike is a phenomenal harmonica player who has backed everyone in the bluegrass world from Bill Munroe to Jim and Jesse to the Lewis Family to Raymond McLain. www.mikestevensmusic.com [click to continue…]

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Mike Stevens and Raymond McLain play a new and unique combination of musical styles that reflect their backgrounds in bluegrass, blues and old time country music. www.mikestevensmusic.com | www.mclains.com [click to continue…]

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Intelligent, well-written folk-influenced songs played with hell-bent, rampaging abandon… that may be why Tanglefoot was once described as “Stan Rogers meets Van Halen.” www.tanglefootmusic.com [click to continue…]

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Superb singer, writer and guitarist. www.terrytufts.com [click to continue…]

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Earthy, rootsy music that draws on country, rock, and folk influences. Visit The Artist’s Home Page [click to continue…]

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Several awards have been created to honour not only his outstanding musicianship but his ability to “get the joint jumpin” and “light up the world.” [click to continue…]

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Sneezy boasts a vast repertoire and an unerring ability to interpret a song. [click to continue…]

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Brilliant and tuneful topical songs. (Yes, she is that Nancy White – the woman who wrote and sang hundreds of songs about the news for CBC radio’s Sunday Morning.) Nancy @ MySpace [click to continue…]

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Veteran roots music singer and multi-instrumentalist (trumpet, harmonica, guitar, and pedal steel). www.chriswhiteley.com [click to continue…]

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He’s been called a “playing encyclopaedia” for his vast repertoire, command of a wide variety of styles (including blues, gospel, swing, folk and his own compositions), and his prodigious ability on over a dozen instrument. www.kenwhiteley.com [click to continue…]

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Chris and Ken Whiteley are two incredibly talented musicians who have appeared on over a hundred and fifty recordings between them, deservedly winning the respect of critics, the admiration of their peers and the love of their fans. www.chriswhiteley.com | www.kenwhiteley.com [click to continue…]

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