Last Ditch on the Left :: Eyes & ears on the road ahead
by Sheldon Birnie Consider, for just a moment, Winnipeg's music scene as something of a forest. You have gnarled old...
Matt Epp :: Bringing “Luma” home
[caption id="attachment_9643" align="alignnone" width="500"] photo by Jen Squires[/caption] by Sheldon Birnie Winnipeg's own Matt Epp returns to take the West...
Why Taylor Swift was right to break up with country music
by Matt Williams For years now, the relationship between Taylor Swift and country music fans has been strained at best....
Ridley Bent – Wildcard
The third full length from Winnipeg’s Ridley Bent delivers 12 tracks of the kind of country fans of Ridley’s have...
Heartworn Highways :: Outlaw Country Workshop continues at Park Theatre
[caption id="attachment_9104" align="alignnone" width="500"] photo by Matt Duboff[/caption] by Seamus Hamilton-Pattison If it ever made sense for a Canadian city...
Hillbilly Highway – Ryan Boldt on the dangers of the Highway, and Winnipeg Folk Fest 2014
by Sheldon Birnie There's no secret that Saskatoon's Deep Dark Woods are a favourite of ours out here on the...
Nudie – Remember This
Veteran Canadian country picker and songwriter Nudie returns with a sophomore solo release, Remember This. Nudie is contemporary country...
Hillbilly Highway – Jonathan Byrd, real dang deal
by Sheldon Birnie "The snow's like a ghost of cocaine on the highway, it shifts and plays tricks on your...
Hillbilly Highway – Top 5 Acts I’d Love to See Up At Birds Hill This Year
by Sheldon Birnie With the Winnipeg Folk Festival line-up announcement scheduled for this weekend, thousands of summer craving Manitobans are...
Hillbilly Highway – Remembering the Man in Black
by Sheldon Birnie Today, Johnny Cash would have turned 82 years old. Happy Birthday, Johnny! (more…)