Trina Nestibo ~ www.myspace.com/trinanestibo With gusto, Trina Nestibo is emerging on the Canadian folk-roots scene as a respected artist delivering a fresh new sound that’s attracting listeners far and wide. Trina’s spirited music infuses flavours of rock, soul, country and blues creating a sound that is truly her own. She writes meaningful songs about real [...]
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra ~ www.thetequilamockingbirdorchestra.com The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra have been making music together since 2008, coming up through the underground scene in Victoria, BC. Two years ago, one may have said Tequila what-now?, but today it’s a name on the breath of music lovers everywhere. This past summer 2012 they played no less [...]
Tannis Slimmon ~ www.tannis.ca Tannis Slimmon’s extensive musical career is populated with a swath of critical acclaim. The sweet sounding songbird brought home Contemporary Vocalist of the Year at the 2008 Canadian Folk Music Awards for her album ‘Lucky Blue’ and that barely scratches the surface of her professional career. Coming from generations of musical [...]
Scott MacLeod ~ www.scottmacleod.ca Born and raised in a small community on the east coast of Canada, Scott MacLeod was exposed to the power of the storyteller at an early age. Scott’s songs are about moments and memories of people, places, and life experiences from the east coast to the prairies. His songs range from [...]
Ruth Purves Smith and the 581 ~ www.outinthestorm.com Ruth Purves Smith grew up rambling the prairie highways between her cultured mother’s urban home and her father and stepmother’s antique woolen mill rural home, and the paradox is evident in her sound and style. While the stories may appear to be simple, traditional country, they are [...]
The ReMains ~ www.myspace.com/countryrockandroll www.sonicbids.com/theremains Lyrically driven by the same muse that nearly killed Ulysses, the Re-Mains fearless country rock and roll crusade is a banjo-edged blur of boot-stompin’ grandeur and epic adventure. With the blessing of Barry Tashian, of the original Boston Remains that toured with the Beatles, the Australian Re-Mains have endured countless [...]
The Polyjesters ~ www.polyjesters.com What can I say about the Polyjesters? How about they are likely the best band to hit the airwaves since oh, I dunno, The Beatles? Are they bigger than Jesus? Maybe…this is just my opinion, but one thing is for sure, The Polyjesters have the innate ability to suck in any [...]
Plaid Tongued Devils ~ www.thedevils.com Or “Canada’s Loudest Folk Band” as deemed by the CBC. The Plaid Tongued Devils are an incredibly talented and well known act that have been rockin’ the stages since 1990, with 5 albums and a DVD released to date. The most entertaining and innovative show you’ll see, I’m not just [...]
O’mally ~ www.omallymusic.com From the back alleys of the mind and the tight communities of British Columbia’s Gulf Islands, comes O’mally; part jazz singing cat, part Irish Pirate Queen, and all raw talent. A fresh face in Canada’s folk music scene, O’mally is Meg Iredale-Gray, and whether she’s dazzling with her clawhammer banjo, telling stories [...]
Oliver Swain ~ www.oliverswainmusic.com Oliver Swain is already a well known name in the North American folk music scene, and he’s always been a bit of a music geek, collecting old wax cylinder records as a teenager, and being the only kid in school who claimed Robert Johnson as his favorite musician, in a time [...]
Sarah Burton ~ www.sarahburton.ca Sarah Burton tells the tales of life with beauty, strength and weariness, and her sound rocks and rolls with just the right amount of country and pop influence. Released in August 2012, Sarah Burton’s Fire Breathers consists of 13 songs spun together by a spaghetti-western love story that follows three imperfect [...]
Redgy Blackout ~ www.redgyblackout.com There’s no band quite like Redgy Blackout. Duo Scott Perrie and Jeremy Breaks form a perfect musical union to produce music that ranges from edgy and intense to melodic and lush, but the secret is in their heart. The passion, theatrics and humor intertwined with their songwriting and musicianship has earned [...]
KerfMusic ~ www.kerfmusic.com Kerfmusic.com has music that you just can’t get anywhere else online! The first music download site based west of Toronto, Kerf supports those fabulous “undiscovered” indie artists covering any genre, by selling full albums and offering ‘select track’ streaming audio on site. With over 200 albums available and becoming a major presence [...]
Kaley Kinjo ~ www.kaleykinjo.com Kaley Kinjo worked the music scene as a bass player with various bands and playing every open jam he could find, until joining up with The Plaid Tongued Devils in 2004. Since then he’s toured parts of Canada and Europe with them, sharing the stage with such acts as Jim Cuddy, [...]
Joey Only ~ www.joeyonly.com www.myspace.com/xjoeyonlyx Nobody owns Joey Only. He plays by his own rules and works for everything he has. At just 30 years old he’s traveled Canada relentlessly as a musician since 1996, playing 500 shows of his own songs since 2001. Prolific as both a songwriter and musical and social activist, Joey [...]
Joal Kamps ~ www.joalkamps.com www.myspace.com/joalkamps Joal Kamps also exposes his uninhibited energy with an upbeat folk-rock and pop influenced live sound. He may have gleaned his musical interest through high school punk bands, but Kamps discovered his passion within the soothing tones of classical guitar and the folk genre, finding his own tempo somewhere in [...]
Picture The Ocean ~ www.picturetheocean.com Somewhere in the midst of summer 2011′s wild rides back and forth touring the country with a few different musicians, longtime duo Jesse Dee & Jacquie B found themselves with a new permanent member to the band. Enter Matt Blackie, percussionist extraordinaire, who transformed the dynamic duo into a tremendous [...]
Jenny Allen & Leslie Alexander ~ www.myspace.com/jennyallenband www.lesliealexander.com Jenny Allen and Leslie Alexander are an easy match. The Alberta-native songwriters first joined forces onstage singing with Jane Siberry on her famous 90′s hit “Calling All Angels”, and when the two decided to tour together in 2010, it became obvious they had an amazing chemistry. Complimenting [...]
Jeff Andrew ~ www.jeffandrew.ca www.myspace.com/crowsatmidnight Jeff Andrew spent his school years in the Ottawa Valley, playing guitar, bass and drums in a series of classic rock and metal bands. Sometime around the turn of the century he traded in his Epiphone SG for an old backpack and hit the road. Instruments found him along the [...]
Heather Blush & the Uppercuts ~ www.heatherblush.com Heather Blush and the Uppercuts are based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Whether performing solo or with the trio, her sound can be described as somewhere between the newly-named “Adult Alternative” genre and old “Ella/Louis-style” vocal jazz/blues. With energetic, audience-engaging shows, Heather is quickly becoming known for lyric/s that [...]