There’s no other band around like Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys. Led by fiddling wiz Gordie “Crazy Legs” MacKeeman, this roots quartet features all-star pickers and singers, playing everything from down-home bluegrass and country to reckless rockabilly. The band has excited crowds all over the world, from Denmark’s Tønder Festival and the UK’s Cambridge…
As one half of one of Blue Rodeo’s songwriting partnership, Jim Cuddy has one of the most recognizable voices in Canadian music. You can hear it on omnipresent hits such as “Try” and “Bad Timing.” With Blue Rodeo, Cuddy sold over 5 million records world-wide, won countless JUNO Awards, was inducted into the Canadian Music…
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”Divider”][/siteorigin_widget] Leela Gilday [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] A passionate singer/songwriter and soulful performer, Leela Gilday has a voice that comes straight from the heart. Confessing her stories to her audiences with a gutsy voice and open stage presence, Gilday weaves her experiences as a northerner, a member of the Dene nation, and…
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”Divider”][/siteorigin_widget] Talisk [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] One of Scotland’s most popular folk-based groups to emerge in the last decade, chart-toppers Talisk have toured the world stacking up major awards for their explosively energetic yet artfully woven sound, including Folk Band of the Year at the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, a…
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”Divider”][/siteorigin_widget] Moskitto Bar [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Moskitto Bar is a quartet with a fresh, unique sound forged in the many-cultured hub of Toronto. You can hear a compelling combination that mixes and combines elements of Ukrainian, Balkan, Middle-Eastern and French Celtic music. Accordion, percussion, violin, cimbalom and vocals come together in…
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”Divider”][/siteorigin_widget] Irish Mythen [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] She was born Jane Irish Theresa Monica Bernadette Mythen in County Wexford, Ireland. Growing up, she was not allowed to listen to the music that her older sister and brother played, like Depeche Mode, and Wham!, “So I got stuck with my parents’ music which…
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”Divider”][/siteorigin_widget] Ashton & Price [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Growing up in Vancouver with his father, Taylor Ashton was always playing with words. “I think my dad was surprised that he had made this little person who was now making things of his own, and his encouragement made me believe I was some…