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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 18h

Sometime, probably in the not-too-distant future, Angelique Francis is going to be as massive a star as a roots musician can be — the blues equivalent of Allison Russell winning Grammys, performing on Jimmy Kimmell and singing on-stage with Joni Mitchell at the
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 1d

The showcase lineup at this year’s Folk Canada conference feels almost like an actual folk festival lineup, given the number of well-known artists on the bill—names you might expect to see on a mainstage somewhere: James Keelaghan, Suzie Ungerleider, Crystal Shawanda,
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 2d

Indigenous folk-rock singer-songwriter Mike Bern enters a new creative phase with the release of his single “Into The River.”

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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 3d

From a Dating Game-style introduction to the country’s artistic directors to a speed-dating-style old-time dance networking event, the annual Folk Canada – formerly Folk Music Ontario – conference will have some novel offerings when it kicks off Wednesday in Ottawa.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 5d

Edmonton, AB’s Shannon Johnson is a Juno Award-winning fiddle player, singer, producer and co-leader, with her two brothers, of The McDades. Formed in 1980, the band plays Celtic-rooted music blended with elements of jazz and global rhythms.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 6d

RHEOSTATICS TO RETURN NOV. 21 WITH GUEST-PACKED NEW ALBUM

Canadian indie-rock institution Rheostatics are gearing up to release a new album, The Great Lakes Suite, on Nov. 21.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 6d

One year after giving us the acclaimed album The Mission (recorded
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 7d

"Little Leaf” is the title track from three-time Parent’s Choice Award Winner Chris McKhool’s upcoming family album, his first since releasing the CFMA-winning and Juno nominated FiddleFire! 17 years ago. You can stream it now here.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 8d

Celebrated Canadian musician, author, and visual artist Tom Wilson (Tehoháhake) announces the release of his new single “We Live In Dreams,” co-written with award-winning journalist, storyteller, and filmmaker Tanya Talaga.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 9d

The Vancouver Folk Song Society (VFSS) is the longest-running continuous folk music club in Canada. #BritishColumbiamusic #Canadianfolk #FolkMusic #folktraditions #musicheritage #peacesongs #RootsMusic #socialactivism #VancouverFolkSongSociety #VFSS
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 12d

In today’s economic climate, it’s important for touring performers to adapt to changing realities. Last year, Gatineau, QC-based singer-songwriter Mia Kelly played 120 shows. #Canadianfolkmusic #CanadianMusicScene #GardenThroughtheWar #GatineauQC #MiaKelly #newalbum2026
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 13d

COLTER WALL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM MEMORIES AND EMPTIES

Since emerging on the scene in 2015 with his debut EP Imaginary Appalachia, Colter Wall has been at the forefront of the latest wave of Americana singer/songwriters.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 14d

Autumn is the perfect season to ramble over to Stratford for a new series of five concerts featuring stellar all-Canadian artists, including Suzie Ungerleider, Lori Cullen and Zachary Lucky among many more.

Stratford’s String Bone Presents!
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 15d

TORONTO – After 25 years of making music together, JUNO-nominated duo Madison Violet are preparing to say goodbye. Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac recently announced that 2025 will mark both their 25th anniversary and their final year together as a band.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 15d

The Western Canadian Music Awards were handed out this past weekend at a ceremony in Winnipeg during Breakout West.

And it was a good night for roots artists even in non-roots categories.

Notably, Wyatt C.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 16d

Gordy the Moose is back! And he's catching up on the releases he missed out on earlier this year.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 17d

Wow! It's quite a month at the Rogue Folk Club.

We've got the legendary Lee Boys, an iconic Irish instrumentalist, and the guy who sings all the anti-MAGA cover tunes on social media.

And that's not even all of the shows.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 19d

Growing up surrounded by music in Newfoundland and Labrador, Matthew Byrne didn’t think his family was unique in any way. His father, Joe, was one half of the folk duo Pat and Joe Byrne while his mother was a song collector. #StJohns #Traditionalfolk
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 20d

BAHAMAS PREVIEWS MY SECOND LAST ALBUM WITH "THE BRIDGE"

Afie Jurvanen (aka Bahamas) has announced My Second Last Album, his seventh studio release and the follow-up to 2023’s CCMA-nominated country-infused Bootcut.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 20d

After establishing himself as a major voice on the Canadian alt-country scene with his 2024 sophomore album Make Way For This Heartache, Ben Arsenault has returned with a hauntingly twangy new single, “Motel In Southern Idaho.”

Produced by Aiden Ayers (who
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 21d

Geneviève Racette releases her latest single “Common Denominator” tomorrow, and we're thrilled to premiere it here on Roots Music Canada.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 21d

With a voice timeless and true, Toronto singer-songwriter Clela Errington releases her second single, “Standing on the Platform."

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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 22d

We could all use a little community right now, and nothing says community like watching live music in the intimate setting of your neighbour's living room.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 23d

Three years ago, as we were emerging from the pandemic-related restrictions on our ability to gather and travel, Ottawa artist Kate Weekes led a travelling musical residency down the Rideau Canal from Kingston to Ottawa.
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Roots Music Canada @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social · 24d

Country music has a new voice that’s as real and grounded as the gravel roads she grew up on.
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