Sarah Jane Scouten When the Bloom Falls From the Rose

Published Jun 16, 2017

Sarah Jane Scouten has certainly paid her musical dues, with a couple of albums and an EP under her belt, and plenty of time on the road. Bu...

Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes Sam Gleaves & Tyler Hughes

Published Jun 16, 2017

Less than two years after his groundbreaking solo album, Ain't We Brothers, Sam Gleaves is back, this time with Tyler Hughes in tow. Theirs...

Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie

Published Jun 07, 2017

Fleetwood Mac fans might be understandably eager to pick up the new album by two of that band's key members, Lindsey Buckingham and Christin...

Peter Rowan My Aloha!

Published May 03, 2017

With the exception of some obscure psychedelic albums in the '60s, Peter Rowan's impressive catalogue of musical output has mostly centred a...

The Gibson Brothers In the Ground

Published Feb 15, 2017

The "brother duet" has always been a staple of bluegrass music. With voices that just seem to naturally ring together, sibling groups like t...

Joe Grass The Rest Will Disappear

Published Sep 25, 2016

A long-standing member of Montreal's diverse music scene, Joe Grass has played in everything from experimental and jazz groups to the city's...

The Andrew Collins Trio And It Was Good

Published Sep 16, 2016

To call Toronto's Andrew Collins a master of the mandolin would be putting it mildly. A mainstay of Toronto's bluegrass scene for years as a...

Jenny Whiteley The Original Jenny Whiteley

Published Sep 16, 2016

Jenny Whiteley comes by her musical talent honestly, and this album is a fitting celebration of her great fortune to have grown up in one of...

Ben Plotnick Greenland

Published Sep 04, 2016

Originally from Calgary, Ben Plotnick moved to Toronto a few years ago, and in a city with no shortage of excellent fiddle players, he quick...

Union Duke Golden Days

Published Aug 05, 2016

Golden Days is the latest offering from Ontario festival favourites Union Duke, but it's also a fitting title for an album that sounds like...

Anna & Elizabeth Sun To Sun

Published Aug 03, 2016

In 2015, Anna & Elizabeth released an eponymous album to rave reviews, but while it felt like a debut for the duo, it was actually their sec...

The Earls of Leicester Rattle & Roar

Published Jul 13, 2016

Rattle & Roar is the second instalment of Jerry Douglas's tribute to pioneering bluegrass musicians Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, otherwise...

Western Centuries Weight of the World

Published Jun 01, 2016

If it seems crazy to compare any band today to giants like the Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers, then call me crazy, but Western Centuri...

Chaim Tannenbaum Chaim Tannenbaum

Published May 27, 2016

Thirsty for a bona fide folk record? Look no further than Chaim Tannenbaum's debut album.   Tannenbaum cut his teeth with the likes of Kat...

Kristine Schmitt Good Dirt

Published May 18, 2016

The newest album to come from Toronto's prolific stringband scene arrives courtesy of one of its best-loved members, singer/songwriter Krist...

Rufus Wainwright Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets

Published Apr 20, 2016

Rufus Wainwright has always had a knack for weaving together technicolour dreamscapes and Willy Wonka-esque funhouse worlds, and this latest...

The Strumbellas Hope

Published Apr 20, 2016

Canada's folk-pop anthem production team is at it again. The Strumbellas' third full-length album, Hope, is a testament to frontman Simon Wa...

Blind Alfred Reed Blind Alfred Reed: Appalachian Visionary

Published Feb 17, 2016

Born in Floyd County, Virginia, Blind Alfred Reed was a prolific songwriter who based many of his ballads on news he heard on the radio. Rec...

Aoife O'Donovan In The Magic Hour

Published Jan 22, 2016

I first encountered Aoife O'Donovan's unmistakeable voice in the adventurously reimagined string band, Crooked Still. Equal parts waif and b...

The Barrel Boys Gospel Hour

Published Dec 17, 2015

The gospel album is a staple of bluegrass music, and yet it's not familiar territory for Canadian bands these days, who tend to prefer mater...