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Global Roots #3 — One Ache, Two Worlds: The Sahara Meets Appalachia
Global Roots #3 — One Ache, Two Worlds: The Sahara Meets Appalachia

Stevie Connor


Canada's Rising Star, Tia Wood, Shines Bright on New Single 'Stimulated'
Canada's Rising Star, Tia Wood, Shines Bright on New Single 'Stimulated'

Anne Connor


Ken Wallis Chats With Toronto’s Own Danny Marks
Ken Wallis Chats With Toronto’s Own Danny Marks

Ken Wallis


Global Roots #2 - The Blues: The Sound That Refused to Disappear
The Blues: The Sound That Refused to Disappear

Stevie Connor


Global Roots #1 - The New Global Roots Map: How Folk, Blues & Americana Collide in the 21st Century
The New Global Roots Map: How Folk, Blues & Americana Collide in the 21st Century

Stevie Connor


Spencer Mackenzie Ignites The Blues With 'Don’t Know Where I’m Going' Ahead Of New Album 'Empty Chairs'
For nearly a decade, JUNO-nominated and Maple Blues Award winner Spencer Mackenzie has been quietly, and then not so quietly, carving a name for himself as one of Canada’s most formidable blues-rock talents

Stevie Connor


Jeff Healey and Why He Still Matters
For folk who came too late, Jeff Healey was one of the most innovative blues-rock guitarists ever to come out of Canada

Richard Flohil


The Sound Café Exclusive: Tinsley Ellis Returns To The Heart Of The Blues On 'Labor Of Love' A Raw, Deeply Felt Acoustic Album
There is nothing nostalgic about Labor Of Love. Though it draws deeply from the well of Delta, Piedmont, and Bentonia blues traditions, Tinsley Ellis’ latest acoustic offering feels strikingly present, lived-in, and necessary.

Stevie Connor


Amplifying the Voices of Canadian Blues: Matt Cooper, The Talking Blues Podcast, and Erin McCallum
Amplifying the Voices of Canadian Blues: Matt Cooper, The Talking Blues Podcast, and Erin McCallum

Stevie Connor


Behind The Curtain: Wayne DeAdder
Behind The Curtain attention focuses on a diverse musician who has been deeply immersed in the Canadian Blues Collective for decades: multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and self-described sideman, Wayne DeAdder.

Erin McCallum


Ken Wallis Chats With JUNO Award-Winning Artist Angelique Francis
Angelique Francis is a relatively-new force on the music scene, but you sure wouldn’t know hearing her new release.

Ken Wallis


🎙 From the Sidelines to Centre Stage: Lily Sazz’s Journey in What Just Happened
For decades, Lily Sazz has been the unseen force behind countless performances, a keyboardist, vocalist, and musical director whose talent lifted others while her own voice remained in the background.

Stevie Connor


Building the House of Soul: The Legacy of Steve Cropper
Building the House of Soul: The Legacy of Steve Cropper

Stevie Connor


Editor’s Note: The Threads That Hold Us
Editor’s Note: The Threads That Hold Us

Stevie Connor


Behind The Curtain: Selena Evangeline
Singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Selena Evangeline, offers readers insight by sharing her perspective and processes.

Erin McCallum


Four Chords and the Truth: The Fourth Floor Confessions — A Night Where Stories, Songs, and Light Converge
Four Chords and the Truth: The Fourth Floor Confessions takes the stage.

Stevie Connor


🎙 Album Review: Miss Emily Channels Truth, Soul, and Survival on The Medicine
Miss Emily’s story is one of grit and grace. Over two decades, she’s earned her place as one of Canada’s most formidable voices in blues and soul.

Stevie Connor


🎙 Album Review: AV & The Inner City - One of Canada’s Most Soulful, Vital Ensembles
If there is one musical collective to have emerged from Canada in recent years that I truly adore, it is AV & The Inner City.

Stevie Connor


The 'Erin McCallum Blues Legend & Legacy Distinction' Recipients 2025
The 'Erin McCallum Blues Legend & Legacy Distinction' Recipients 2025

Erin McCallum


Music, Friendship, and Legends Down Under: An Exclusive Excerpt from The Long Road To Flin Flon
Music, Friendship, and Legends Down Under: An Exclusive Excerpt from The Long Road To Flin Flon

Megan Routledge
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