Borealis Artists

Beyond the Pale Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is one of Canada’s most innovative and exciting acoustic roots ensembles. Klezmer and balkan styles serve as the point of departure for…

The Bills The Bills
“The Bills are the biggest blast of fresh air to come out of Canada since The Band” – Glasgow Herald “Their sound is panoramic, mischievious,…

The Bombadils The Bombadils
Canadian maritimer Luke Fraser and prairie-girl Sarah Frank share a love of folk songs and fiddle tunes. Drawing from the Canadian, American, and Celtic traditions,…

La Bottine Souriante La Bottine Souriante
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.

Jon Brooks Jon Brooks
It’s a perilous and irresponsible life that pursues an ancient vocation incapable of modern recompense. I’m at once consoled and terrified by Leonard Cohen’s comment that ‘songwriting is…

Michael Jerome Browne Michael Jerome Browne
Browne performs everything from old Appalachian music to Chicago blues with captivating authenticity. www.michaeljeromebrowne.com

BTU BTU
Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich first played together in November 2007 at a songwriter concert on Bowen Island. Their continued collaboration grew from…

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

Aengus Finnan Aengus Finnan
His songs reveal honest and potent observations of life, inspired by a dramatic and dynamic past. www.facebook.com/aengus.finnan

The Friends of Fiddler’s Green The Friends of Fiddler’s Green
The Toronto-based “Friends” boast six versatile musicians, four fine singers, three songwriters, a brilliant joke teller, the occasional fiery dragon, one Order of Canada, one…

The Fugitives The Fugitives
The Fugitives, established in 2007, have released four records, which have been nominated for multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Western Canadian Music Award. Their…

Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus Beppe Gambetta & Tony McManus
BEPPE GAMBETTA His smile is the key for reading the musical universe of Beppe Gambetta – an open and disarming smile that is also the…

Beppe Gambetta Beppe Gambetta
It is the smile that is the key for reading the musical universe of Beppe Gambetta. An open and disarming smile that is also the…

Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop Bill Garrett & Sue Lothrop
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.

Braden Gates Braden Gates
With the impending release of his fourth album, Braden Gates has already proven himself to be deserving of a wider audience and more than worthy…

Eve Goldberg Eve Goldberg
A trademark mixture of folk, blues, country, bluegrass, old time, and jazz. www.evegoldberg.com

James Gordon James Gordon
Original, topical songs about Canada’s identity and heritage. www.jamesgordon.ca

Haines & Leighton Haines & Leighton
Original and traditional repertoire influenced by the duo’s Celtic and North American folk roots. www.haines-leighton.com

James Hill James Hill
Hot ukulele. Seriously. www.ukulelejames.com

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

James Keelaghan James Keelaghan
Poet laureate of the folk and roots music world. www.keelaghan.com

Nuala Kennedy Nuala Kennedy
Bright and rhythmic, percussively accented flute playing and a voice of luminous clarity. www.nualakennedy.com

Enoch Kent Enoch Kent
A fusion of Irish-Scots-English traditional music with contemporary songwriting. www.enochkent.ca

Penny Lang Penny Lang
A voice that transcend the years – pure, honest, uncompromising and true. www.pennylang.com

Grit Laskin Grit Laskin
Unabashedly Folk. www.williamlaskin.com

Anne Lederman Anne Lederman
Fiddler extra-ordinaire, singer of grace and power, composer, storyteller, playwright, thwanger of jawharp, rattler of bones, tapper of feet, and no slouch on mandolin and…

Tom Lewis Tom Lewis
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

The Lucky Sisters The Lucky Sisters
In 2011, Terry Eagan of Patio Records presented one of many fabulous Healing Garden Benefit Concerts, this one in Waterloo, Ontario. Among the performers on…

Frank Maher Frank Maher
Un incontournable de la scène musicale terre-neuvienne, Frank Maher est un maître de l’accordéon diatonique. seeitnow.ca/mahersbahers

Linda McRae Linda McRae
Though perhaps best-known for her eight-year tenure as a member of the platinum-selling band Spirit of the West, Linda McRae had already raised a daughter…

Mélisande [électrotrad] Mélisande [électrotrad]
Drawing from a rich heritage of traditional francophone songs, Mélisande unearths rare treasures that she adapts and presents with a feminist perspective and the distinctly…

Mighty Popo Mighty Popo
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 –…

Paul Mills Paul Mills
a.k.a. “Curly Boy Stubbs,” Paul is a guitar-picker’s guitar-picker. themillstream.com/

Katie Moore Katie Moore
An alt-country crooner, an angel-voiced folk darling (and even a seductive songstress). www.katiemoore.ca | Katie @ MySpace

Night Sun Night Sun
Give up trying to label this band and just fall in with the music. http://www.ellenhamilton.ca/

The Once The Once
Exceptional Newfoundland band armed with bouzouki, guitar, mandolin and banjo who deliver. www.theonce.ca

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

evalyn parry evalyn parry
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…

Karine Polwart Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart draws from folk music’s long tradition while keeping pace with the ceaselessly changing times. Her talent for crafting unique, enduring melodies, her gift…

Poor Angus Poor Angus
POOR ANGUS – THE BAND Andrew Bryan recently moved back to Thunder Bay where he was born and raised. It was there where he first…

Shelley Posen Shelley Posen
Shelley Posen is a songwriter, author, and performer of his own and traditional songs. He writes in too many styles and on too many subjects…

Al Purdy Al Purdy
Al Purdy was born December 30, 1918 in Wooler, Ontario and died April 21, 2000 in Sidney, BC. He has been called the first, last…

Nathan Rogers Nathan Rogers
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…

Stan Rogers Stan Rogers
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…

Pharis & Jason Romero Pharis & Jason Romero
Coming from a thousand miles and a border apart, Pharis and Jason Romero met in 2007 at an old-time fiddle jam. Both had been playing…

Chris Ronald Chris Ronald
Now living in Vancouver, Canada, contemporary folk singer-songwriter Chris Ronald emigrated from his native England in 2002. Influenced by countless British and North American artists…

Rukanas Rukanas
Rukanas is a five-member ensemble that performs the music of the Quechua people of the Andes mountains. www.rukanasperu.com

Mose Scarlett Mose Scarlett
A 40-year veteran of the music business, Borealis recording artist MOSE SCARLETT has a rich bass-baritone voice, an intricate finger-picking guitar style, and a penchant…

Scarlett, Whiteley & Washington Scarlett, Whiteley & Washington
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.

Oliver Schroer Oliver Schroer
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

Sirens Sirens
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…

Six Strings North of the Border Six Strings North of the Border
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.

Christina Smith & Jean Hewson Christina Smith & Jean Hewson
A great collaboration of old and new, humorous and serious from two exceptional musicians. www.jeanandchristina.com

Laura Smith Laura Smith
Born and raised in London, Ontario, Laura Smith grew up loving horses, theatre and poetry. As a teenager, she found comfort in the voices of…

Bob Snider Bob Snider
Songs that are direct, beautiful, sometimes quirky, sometimes funny but above all, songs that go straight to the heart.

Emilyn Stam & Filippo Gambetta Emilyn Stam & Filippo Gambetta
Emilyn and Filippo met in 2003 through their mutual friend and musical mentor, Oliver Schroer, while performing at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, in Emilyn’s home province…

Mike Stevens & Raymond McLain Mike Stevens & Raymond McLain
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…

Mike Stevens Mike Stevens
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…

Jayme Stone Jayme Stone
From malian melodies to a midcentury modern symphony: banjo innovator Jayme Stone travels to the other side of the air

Tanglefoot Tanglefoot
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

Chaim Tannenbaum Chaim Tannenbaum
For over 50 years, when he wasn’t studying mathematical logic, or teaching philosophy at Dawson College in Montreal, Chaim Tannenbaum sidelined as a musician, playing…

Terry Tufts Terry Tufts
Superb singer, writer and guitarist. www.terrytufts.com

Clay Tyson Clay Tyson
Earthy, rootsy music that draws on country, rock, and folk influences. Visit The Artist’s Home Page

Shari Ulrich Shari Ulrich
Originally a California girl, Shari’s career through the Pied Pumkin, The Hometown Band, and on as a solo artist continues to inspire audiences. Her skills…