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Stompin' Tom Connors: An Unlikely Canadian Star
Stompin' Tom Connors, An Unlikely Canadian Star

Richard Flohil
9 min read


Bywater Call - Broken Souvenirs: A Band That Delivers
Bywater Call has never been a band that plays it safe. The Toronto‑based ensemble has now become an international touring force.

Ken Wallis
3 min read


Global Roots #10: The Sacred Steel Tradition
When an Instrument Learned to Speak

Stevie Connor
8 min read


Exclusive Excerpt From The Long Road To Flin Flon: The Independent Ecosystem
The Independent Ecosystem

Megan Routledge
14 min read


The PR Conversation the Independent Music Industry Needs to Have
The PR Conversation the Independent Music Industry Needs to Have

Megan Routledge
10 min read


Billy Connolly: What You Can Say On Television, Now and Then
Billy Connolly: I promise, he won’t say “fuck” on television

Richard Flohil
4 min read


The People Behind The Sound Cafe Journal
I started it. But somewhere along the way, it became something bigger than me.

Stevie Connor
7 min read


Kay Slice Taking Highlife Somewhere New
Kay Slice Taking Highlife Somewhere New

Stevie Connor
5 min read


The Recognition I Never Expected
Stevie Connor nominated for Industry Person of the Year at the Mississauga Music Awards

Stevie Connor
6 min read


Exclusive Excerpt From The Long Road To Flin Flon: The Antigonish Beer Run (1986)
The Antigonish Beer Run (1986)

Megan Routledge
6 min read


The Songwriter Who Taught the World How to Love
The Songwriter Who Taught the World How to Love

Stevie Connor
4 min read


The Space Between the Songs: James Keelaghan and the Art of Festival Curation
The Space Between the Songs: James Keelaghan and the Art of Festival Curation

Stevie Connor
9 min read


KHAZIMULA: LET YOUR COLOURS SHINE, A World Premiere from South Africa
The Sound Café Premiere and Interview with South African Songwriter, Storyteller and Creator Carol-Ann Meltzer

The Sound Cafe
35 min read


'I Gotcha!': How a Port Credit Studio Helped Bring The Sound Cafe Journal to Life
'I Gotcha!': How a Port Credit Studio Helped Bring The Sound Cafe Journal to Life

Stevie Connor
5 min read


Patouche Collective: The Music Doesn't Stop Here
From family lineage and Acadian roots to the living pulse of Cape Breton music, Patouche collective is carrying tradition forward without standing still

Stevie Connor
8 min read


Doghouse Rose: Born To Break Even, But Never Willing To Give In
Doghouse Rose: Born To Break Even, But Never Willing To Give In

Stevie Connor
7 min read


Exclusive Excerpt From The Long Road To Flin Flon: Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Exclusive Excerpt From The Long Road To Flin Flon: Festival Interceltique de Lorient

Megan Routledge
9 min read


Global Roots #9: The Songs We Carry, Migration, Memory & The Music Of Home
Global Roots #9 The Songs We Carry: Migration, Memory & The Music Of Home

Stevie Connor
10 min read


Dwayne LaForme Relaxing Into His Moment with a Debut Album Decades in the Making
Dwayne LaForme Relaxing Into His Moment with a Debut Album Decades in the Making

Ken Wallis
4 min read


Exclusive Excerpt From The Long Road To Flin Flon: The Handshake
In this chapter, titled "The Handshake," Stevie takes us back to his earliest days in Canada. Arriving from Scotland alongside his wife, Anne, and carrying little more than his solo album Footprints, the couple faced the daunting task of rebuilding a lifetime of musical connections entirely from scratch.

Megan Routledge
10 min read
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