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THE SOUND CAFÉ
Global Journal of Roots & World Music
Music is memory. We tell the stories, preserve the voices,
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Wreckless Strangers Unleash the Raw Soul of San Francisco in ‘Dirty Soul’
San Francisco’s own Wreckless Strangers have long carried the torch for the city’s storied rock and soul lineage

Stevie Connor
3 min read


Kalyn Fay Returns With ᎠᎾᏒᎤ (Garden), A Celebration of Family, Heritage, and Home
Kalyn Fay Returns With ᎠᎾᏒᎤ (Garden), A Celebration of Family, Heritage, and Home

Megan Routledge
3 min read


Zach John King: Turning Heartbreak into High-Octane Truth on 'Get To Drinkin’'
Zach John King: Turning Heartbreak into High-Octane Truth on 'Get To Drinkin’'

Stevie Connor
4 min read


Big Love In A Small Town: Anthony & Sam Snape Celebrate Home and Community in Australia
For Australian country artists and cousins Anthony Snape and Sam Snape, this truth is at the heart of their new single, Big Love In A Small Town.

Stevie Connor
3 min read


Dave Gunning Shares 'Blue Heart' and Announces Canadian Tour Ahead of New Album 'Field Notes'
There’s a quiet kind of confidence that comes with longevity, the sort that doesn’t need to announce itself loudly, because the work already speaks. With the release of “Blue Heart,” Canadian folk treasure Dave Gunning steps into that space with grace

Megan Routledge
3 min read


John Hollier & The Rêverie: Somewhere Down the Road – A Soulful Journey into the Heart of Rainmaker
From the sweltering crawfish farms of central Louisiana to the stages of Nashville and beyond, John Hollier has always been chasing more than notes and chords, he’s chasing truth, energy, and a sound that feels alive.

Stevie Connor
3 min read


Exclusive Album Review: Geneviève Racette Expands Her Luminous Folk-Pop Universe with Golden (Deluxe)
Canadian folk-pop artist Geneviève Racette has always had a rare gift: the ability to transform personal reflection into music that feels both intimate and universal.

Stevie Connor
3 min read


🎙 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
5 min read


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

Stevie Connor
5 min read


Erik Vincent Huey Unleashes 'The Hatfield Action' Ahead of Forthcoming LP Fort Defiance
Erik Vincent Huey is charging into 2026 with fierce momentum as he announces the release of “The Hatfield Action,”

Pati deVries
3 min read


Nova Scotia's Dave Gunning Returns with ‘Going Nowhere Tonight’, A Folk Gem That Shines in Stillness
Dave Gunning’s voice, rich, familiar, and steeped in sincerity, draws you in like an old friend telling a story by the fire

Stevie Connor
3 min read


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
5 min read


🎙 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
3 min read


Appalachian Folk-Pop Singer Christian Hayes Paints Nostalgia in Breezy New Single 'Caroline, Oh Caroline'
Appalachian folk-pop singer-songwriter Christian Hayes returns with a song that drifts as easily as a late summer breeze yet carries the bittersweet weight of memory.

Anne Connor
3 min read


Cowboy Poet Dallas Burrow Releases 'The Way The West Was Won'
More than a dozen years into his acclaimed career, Dallas Burrow has made a name for himself in the music world, blending classic country, Americana, and roots influences into a sound that feels both timeless and fresh.

Pati deVries
3 min read


The Moonshine Café: A Beloved Oakville Venue Begins a New Chapter
Now, a new era is about to begin at The Moonshine Café. Out of the ashes, the phoenix rises.

Stevie Connor
4 min read


The Sound Café: A Global Voice for Music Rooted in Canada
The Sound Café was born from the same spirit that powered Blues & Roots Radio—a belief that music has the power to connect people across borders

Stevie Connor
6 min read


Greta Gaines: Renaissance Woman Returns With 'Bird Before Light'
Greta Gaines - extreme snowboard champion, media commentator, advocate, and label owner

Megan Routledge
3 min read


Festivals with a Story: Where Music, Culture, and Community Converge
Music festivals are far more than stages and setlists. At their best, they are gatherings of community, memory, and meaning

Stevie Connor
5 min read


Steve Earle & Reckless Kelly – Dead Or Gone To Dallas
Steve Earle & Reckless Kelly -Unapologetic. Unpolished. Unforgettable.

Stevie Connor
5 min read
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