Inspired by a recent wedding mixtape, here’s a collection of songs of love and devotion for you to share with someone you love! Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB = Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist … Continue reading
Today a fond farewell to a Canadian folk legend, a happy birthday to an American one, some new music, and some great upcoming shows, including our official preview of next weekend’s Trout Forest Music Festival (and its big city competitor, … Continue reading
Today a look back at this year’s Calgary Folk Music Festival, which happened last weekend. It was my first time there in a decade, and it had me wondering what took me so long to come back. Lots of highlights … Continue reading
Last week’s look back at the previous weekend’s 56th Mariposa Folk Festival was fun, but we didn’t get through nearly enough of the great artists and moments I’d seen there, so we need another episode to look through some more … Continue reading
A look back at the 56th Mariposa Folk Festival, which was held last weekend in Orillia, ON (with one off-topic tangent along the way), including an interview with my favourite Mariposa memory-maker, Jon Brooks! Artist – Song title – Album … Continue reading
Today a tribute to a friend who’s tying the knot this summer, some sounds of the month of July, a look ahead to the Mariposa Folk Festival next weekend as well as Mike Plume’s upcoming StuDome show, some of my … Continue reading
On Saturday, June 18, our namesake artist, Paul MacLeod passed away at his home in Ontario. Paul was a wonderfully funny and talented individual who brought a lot of light into a lot of lives. Today’s show is an overview … Continue reading
Many great things have come to me as a result of hosting this show, but I don’t think that anything could match the latest. Last week I was invited to attend the inaugural Static Roots Festival in Germany, put together … Continue reading
We’re pre-recorded this week because I’m off living a huge dream that I’ve had for many years by flying to Germany to meet our good friends Dietmar & Marion. They are kind, generous, wonderful people who have been HUGE supporters … Continue reading
We don’t pay much attention to sports around here, but when a significant cultural icon like Muhammad Ali dies, that’s worth taking notice of. Due to his impact on a wide swath of society, there are a lot of songs … Continue reading