O’mally’s back in the alley! Traveling BC and Alberta through August and into September with the likes of Johnny 99, Sarah Burton and Faye Blais, the sweet voice of O’mally will enchant listeners everywhere, including ArtsWells and the Sunshine Music Festival! Don’t miss this new Canadian artist gaining in popularity both live and on the radio across Canada!
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You just can’t keep Fish & Bird off the touring circuit! After a jam-packed spring across Canada and a major festival debut at Vancouver Folk Fest, Fish & Bird are again on the road to various other festivals and shows from BC to Ontario. Don’t miss Fish & Bird in your neck of the woods, they are a fabulous and unique group of minstrels who put a modern twist on traditional roots music, and they do it WELL!!
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The 2010 Line-up has been announced! Get it here and visit the MVMF website for all the info you need to attend a fantastic grassroots festival in friendly Carstairs, AB!
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She’s a Canadian girl who kick started her music career outside of Canada, but this summer FAYE BLAIS returns home to tour across the country with Australia’s Jungal, Vancouver’s O’mally, and Edmonton’s Low Flying Planes. After 3 years abroad in Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand, Faye takes her music home in celebration of the release of her new LIVE DVD/Album, following up 2008’s popular “Two Pieces”. Catch the sweet melodies and unique style of Miss Blais on the road between Victoria and Sault Ste. Marie through August and September!
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Cruisin’ to to the Koots, Ruth Purves Smith and the 581 awaken the Snoring Sasquatch in Creston this August long weekend. Celebrate summer with the very best of Canadiana country and roots music!
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Its the 2nd Annual Bownesians Picnic in Baker Park, Calgary! Join Calgary’s surf-pop all stars and a choice selection of local acts for some fun in the sun and a barbecue on a Sunday afternoon. The Bownesians are cooking up a heck of a party for one and all, so come on down and party like you’re from Bowness!
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The Ghosts of the Highway are roaming this month! Watch out for strangers lurking in the night, but warm yourself in the light of the audio stylings of Jeff Andrew and shayne avec i grec, as they “Give Up The Ghost” across western Canada this July and August before both embark on new projects.
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The sweet sounds of Vancouver’s Redgy Blackout will be heard echoing through the mountains in July 2010, bringing audiences a blend of pop, rock, reggae and jazz with a dollop of funk. Hitting the road to break in the tunes from their brand new “Meet You On The Other Side” EP, you can catch Redgy through BC and into Alberta through the summer. STAY TUNED FOR MORE SHOWS TO BE ADDED!
UPDATED July 1, 2010: Shows added in PRINCE GEORGE, NELSON, PENTICTON and GOLDEN!
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Victoria BC’s young Quinn Bachand is hitting the road with Canadian fiddle sensation Ashley MacIsaac! Ashley’s new preferred sideman is only 14 years old, but he can shreds with the best of them! Check out the prodigal son at both the Cavendish Beach Music Fest and the prestigious Mariposa Folk Festival this summer!
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The Joey Only Outlaw Band are hitting the “Transgression Trail” in support of their new release entitled the same. Don’t miss these country punk outlaws rebel rousing at a live music venue or festival near you! Stay tuned to ModMay Promotions for eastern Canadian tour dates during fall 2010!
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UPDATE: As of July 7, 2010, “Transgression Trail” has made 4 solid weeks on the National Earshot Folk/Roots/Blues charts – topping out at #2 for two weeks after debuting at #3. Check out this interview with Joey on CFRU Radio in Guelph, ON. Click “Friday – 07-02-2010″ and “The Working Week – Migrant News” to hear the podcast interview. The tour is still going strong so make sure you catch this nationally recognized group in all their glory on stage!
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra are traveling the length and breadth of Canada this summer with a foray into the Pacific Northwest US, playing many a festival and filling the in-betweens with individual shows. No one compares to the gypsy-ska-folk stylingss of these well-dressed wanderers, so don’t miss them in your region through summer 2010!
UPDATE: SHOWS ADDED to tour schedule on July 27, 2010. Added shows include HALIFAX, MONTREAL WAKEFIELD and TORONTO!!
UPDATE: Check out the great REVIEW of “The Blanche Album” by Victory Music Review out of Seattle!!
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In preparation for his upcoming recording time, Victoria’s Oliver Swain is teaming up with his musical soul mate Jeremy Penner, to play a special show at Victoria’s premiere listening room, Hermann’s Jazz Club. Jeremy is in town to record with Oliver on his very eagerly anticipated solo debut – coming in fall 2010!!
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Boston’s Joy Kills Sorrow are a wildly popular group at the forefront of the Boston acoustic music scene and FolkWest was lucky enough to catch these stars as they rise to the top, for a special show at Fairfield Church on Saturday, May 22nd, to celebrate the diversity of folk music in our fair land and continue to raise awareness for the upcoming 2011 FolkWest fest!
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Everything good about music is all rolled up into one band with The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra! Join these gypsy-ska-folk types in celebration of the release of their new album “The Blanche Album”, with a few shows around their home – Vancouver and Victoria. No one compares to the stylings of these well-dressed gypsies, so don’t miss them!
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New ModMay client O’MALLY makes her debut across Canada with “Speck”, but O’mally is hardly a speck on the music scene. A young girl with old time in her blood, she makes easy work of the clawhammer banjo and sings from the murky depths of her soul. Catch a “Speck” of O’mally as she passes through your hometown this spring/summer!
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Calgary’s Country scene just got better with the addition of ‘Out In The Storm’, the debut release from RUTH PURVES SMITH AND THE 581. Ramping it up with a CD release extravaganza in both Calgary and Edmonton, Ruth and the band are proud to release this long awaited and wholly engaging album, so don’t miss them performing in April in Calgary and early May in Edmonton
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Kung Fu Country Outlaws the JOEY ONLY OUTLAW BAND are releasing their new and first full length album, “Transgression Trail”. Join the Outlaws, Calgary’s Brooke Wylie and the Coyotes, Matt Olah of Cowpuncher, and Vancouver’s Kent McAlister in celebration of Joey’s birthday present to himself, the new album, at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver. Once the CD Release show is over, the Joey Only Outlaw Band are hitting the road releasing the album across western Canada through May and June, and eastern Canada in November. Check back often for updates!
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The sweetest songbird of them all TANNIS SLIMMON is going back to her Manitoba roots to play a Home Routes tour this month! Home Routes is a fantastic not for profit organization that tours bands through trusted home venues across Canada, its tons of fun for musicians and fans alike! Open to the public, you can contact Home Routes for ticket information via their website www.homeroutes.ca.
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Canadian Country Music Darlings THE GRUFF are hitting that Trail of Missing Thoughts one last time this spring. ‘Gruffians’ Jenny Ritter, Phaedra Kemp and Terri Upton, joined this time around by slide/dobro player Christopher Herbst, are hitting the road for a goodbye tour before going their own musical ways in 2010. Heading through BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan, band members are excited and saddened to play some of their favorite venues one last time under the Gruff moniker, but each are looking forward to new life ventures as well as enjoying their legacy.
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Pan-Canadian musical group FISH & BIRD are hitting the roads on an epic journey this spring. From Vancouver to Montreal and back again, the 4 piece outfit of new-school tradionalists are criss-crossing the country in their veggie oil fueled Delica Van, supporting their recent release “Left Brain Blues”. Don’t miss your chance to see this amazing group of musicians who are growing quickly in popularity!
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