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  • Old clip of singing, dancing Quebecois boy goes viral
  • Dolbeau-Mistassini
  • CityFolk brought the folk, country and punk to Ottawa

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torontosun.com /1 week ago

Old clip of singing, dancing Quebecois boy goes viral

Clip of boy performing Quebec folk song becomes global hit on social media

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lecanalauditif.ca /1 month ago

Dolbeau-Mistassini

Si vous suivez la carrière de Sara Dufour, vous savez que son attachement à ses racines est une qualité centrale de son œuvre. L’artiste a choisi d’assumer à fond cette… L’article...

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canadianbeats.ca /1 month ago

CityFolk brought the folk, country and punk to Ottawa

Five nights, countless genres and one unforgettable CityFolk debut at Ottawa’s RA Centre grounds. A diverse weekend of folk, country and the most legendary punk rock welcomed Ottaw...

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vancouversun.com /1 month ago

Semiah Smith imagines the Indigenous 'pop girly' if colonization had never happened

Semiah Smith performs at the Come Toward the Fire festival, which includes Vancouver debuts by Cree neo-soul/R&B artist LOV and Cherokee/Muscogee folk-Americana singer Kalyn Fa...

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torontomike.com /1 week ago

Bruce Cockburn: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1996

On this 1996th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Bruce Cockburn about his folkie era in Ottawa, playing The Mariposa Folk Festival, breaking in Canada, Goin' Down the Road...

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americansongwriter.com /1 month ago

3 Folk Songs From 1972 That Should Be Studied in Songwriting Classes

Canadian musician Neil Young of Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young performs on stage at Wembley Stadium, London on September 14th 1974. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) These fo...

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americana-uk.com /1 month ago

Freightliner “Canadian Cowboys” – blue jeaned dreams

This song by Canada’s Freightliner is about a dream, and a dream that died but not for the reason that dreams usually die – you know, the half-hearted try that ends in failure that...

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torontomike.com /3 weeks ago

The 2026 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

I was lucky enough to be in attendance last night as The Tragically Hip, Feist, Paul Dean and Mike Reno from Loverboy and Roch Voisine were inducted tinto the 2026 Canadian Songwri...

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Podcast: Ed Sheeran fallout and Canada's EU hopes

Several support acts - including Irish artists Aaron Rowe and Beoga – have left Ed Sheeran's North American tour in solidarity with US rapper Macklemore.

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torontosun.com /4 weeks ago

Feist recalls formative years in on eve of Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction

'It has made me turn my head and look directly at the thing I have not been looking directly at my whole life'

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lecanalauditif.ca /1 month ago

Dolbeau-Mistassini : au pays de Sara Dufour

À quelques jours de la sortie de l’album Dolbeau-Mistassini, Sara Dufour a invité une poignée de journalistes chez elle au Lac-Saint-Jean. Récit d’une journée atypique dans la vie...

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lecanalauditif.ca /1 month ago

Evoke

Mimi O’Bonsawin est une autrice-compositrice-interprète canadienne-française qui a des origines abénakises. Comme bien des membres des Premières Nations, sa culture s’est perdue so...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

City Folk 2026, Day 2 at the TD Stage: Sam Drysdale, Stella Lefty, and Cameron Whitcomb

[This is all Zachary Resnik. More to come, too. – AC] It was another fine day in the fields for some live music as 2026’s City Folk Festival geared up for the second

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globalnews.ca /4 weeks ago

The Tragically Hip, Feist to enter Songwriters HOF

Toronto's indie music scene mainstay Feist and Kingston alt-rock legends the Tragically Hip are among musical acts set to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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zoomer.com /1 month ago

When Every Picture Tells a Canadian Story

A dream team of homegrown legends, from Terry Fox to Neil Peart, blaze an inspirational trail to the TIFF red carpet and beyond The post When Every Picture Tells a Canadian Story a...

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localnews8.com /1 month ago

The border-busting birth of Punjabi country music

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Five or so years ago, Amrit Singh kept catching glimpses of something that looked like home. He was doing customer phone support in Quebec, for a Canad...

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americana-uk.com /3 weeks ago

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom m...

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zoomer.com /3 weeks ago

Indigenous Voices: Stories and Wisdom Worth Reflecting On

Meet the artists, writers, filmmakers and chefs whose work is shaping a culture and inspiring a new generation The post Indigenous Voices: Stories and Wisdom Worth Reflecting On ap...

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canadianbeats.ca /1 month ago

Jerry Sereda: Country Music Rooted in Story, Heritage & Heart – Interview

The Manitoba country artist opens up about music, Indigenous heritage, authentic storytelling, and the journey that continues to shape his career. Manitoba’s Jerry Sereda has built...

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thenation.com /1 month ago

The Amazing Canada-Man

Steve Brodner At home with ICE. The post The Amazing Canada-Man appeared first on The Nation.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Canadian artists grapple with U.S. tariffs, find new buyers amid trade war

Canadian artists are facing the burden of 50 per cent tariffs which some say is a hit not only to the art itself, but Canadian cultural identity.

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

Ottawa’s City Folk 2026, Day 1 at the TD Stage: Blakdenim, Steph Strings, and Alabama Shakes

[All this comes from Zachary Resnik. – AC] The 2026 edition of Ottawa’s City Folk festival looks a little different this year. A change in venue to the wide-open spaces of field ne...

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Barenaked Ladies perform ‘O Canada’ for packed house at Bills’ new stadium

As a border city, Buffalo paid tribute to its fanbase by having both the U.S. and Canadian anthems performed with both country’s flags displayed on the field.

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canadianbeats.ca /3 weeks ago

Shane Pendergast shares new single, “Jack Pine”

Shane Pendergast Celebrates Resilience and the Rugged Beauty of Nature on Upbeat Folk Single “Jack Pine” Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter Shane Pendergast shares “Jack Pine,”...

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