Hillbilly Highway – Festival Season warming up
by Sheldon Birnie Well, friends, the grass is turning green, the trees are budding, and sleeves are being cut off...
JOSH RITTER – The Beast in its Tracks
When I heard that Josh Ritter’s latest album The Beast in its Tracks was written in the shadow of the...
TOM FUN ORCHESTRA – Earthworm Heart
The Tom Fun Orchestra is like a shepherd’s pie containing generous portions of Great Big Sea and Pogues with a...
Sam Doores and Riley Downing & the Tumbleweeds – Holy Cross Blues
This little platter is a pure slab of old-timey Americana gold. The product of Sam Doores and Riley Downing &...
Dehli 2 Dublin :: Evolution in sound
by Jesse Blackman Vancouver’s Delhi 2 Dublin has found success combining Punjabi and Celtic instruments to create an incredibly catchy...
The Barr Brothers :: Busy n’ Confident
One album in, and seemingly busy as a band could be, Montréal’s The Barr Brothers continue to ride an exceptional...
Good Old War :: A good ol’ time at the Main Stage
by Sheldon Birnie Good Old War are a three-piece indie folk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed on the fly in...
Hillbilly Highway – Fourth of July with Fred Eaglesmith
by Sheldon Birnie Well, Dominion Day has come and gone, friends. I hope you all had a great time this...
Todd Snider – Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
Perpetually blazed out troubadour Todd Snider delivers a solid set of tunes on Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables, (more…)
Todd Snider :: Agnostic stoner folkie takes to the Folk Fest stage
by Sheldon Birnie Todd Snider is an American stoner-folk-songwriting troubadour in every sense of the terms. For the past 20...