Deep Roots Music Festival are returning for their 15th year with an impressive lineup of folk rock. The Wolfville, Nova Scotia based festival boasts headliners that include Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy, Canada’s dapper troubadours The Sadies, and song-writing legend Valdy.
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The LYNNeS Top List Of Nominees at 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards
The yearly competition to determine who has the most folky of folks kicked off today. The Canadian Folk Music Awards have announced their list of nominees for the 14th annual Folk-Off. 96 nominees were named across 19 categories, with East Coast folk getting (at least) 19 of those nods. Continue reading The LYNNeS Top List Of Nominees at 2018 Canadian Folk Music Awards
Halifax Urban Folk Festival 2018: A Punk’s Perspective
As somebody whose taste in music is mainly focused around punk, I have not seen a lot of live folk music. Halifax Urban Folk Festival (HUFF) was a shock to the system—a shock that found me trading my excitement for loud sounds and seas of human bodies with appreciation for the storytelling and sense of collaboration woven in every element of the folk experience. Continue reading Halifax Urban Folk Festival 2018: A Punk’s Perspective
Cloggeroo 2018 – Come for the Festival, Stay for the Folk
Back in 2014, Cloggeroo set up shop and started rocking the east coast of Prince Edward Island. With five years of steady growth and increasing line-up value this festival, born and raised in the quaint, riverside village of Georgetown, continues along at full steam. Although it’s traditionally putting forth a strong Islander presence, the venue also draws great talent from across the country in a plethora of genres. From what we’ve been told it is NOT a clogging thing. Long story short; we have clogs for sale.
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Halifax Pop Explosion Announce 2018 Lineup
If anyone was worried that festival season was over, we’re not ready to check out just yet. It only took the better part of three months since they announced their initial teaser, but Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival & Conference have finally released their 2018 lineup. Now you can rock that raccoon tail arm tan all the way to the end of October. Continue reading Halifax Pop Explosion Announce 2018 Lineup