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Mumford and Sons bring back the banjo on Delta

Written on November 23, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Nine years since the release of their debut album, Mumford and Sons have returned to their roots. Delta, released last Friday, delivers 14 tightly-written, yearning-filled folk tracks. Each song is a unique, emotional build towards catharsis. The hopeful undertones of Delta’s lyrics offer a more...

Lightfoot steps on stage at Massey Hall one last time

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in Arts.

Gordon Lightfoot took the stage at Massey Hall for the 40th year in a row this Canada Day, an honour fit for an artist who has been writing songs about this country for the last 60 years. I had the privilege to be there. With the hall scheduled to close for a two-year maintenance project, this might...

Reuben and the Dark finds the bright side

Written on March 23, 2018. Posted in Arts.

Despite Reuben and the Dark taking stage at the Grad Club this Saturday and many times prior, their frontman never planned on being a performer. “I’m realizing what my own role is as a performer,” singer Reuben Bullock said. Prior to his success, he simply “wanted to play songs before [he] ended...

Kingston’s Finest: Four noteworthy albums from local musicians

Written on October 27, 2017. Posted in Arts.

The City of Kingston is famous for three things: being the birthplace of the Tragically Hip, the established post-secondary education and horse slapping at Homecoming. Surprisingly, its exceptional music scene hasn’t attracted the same attention. While overshadowed by its bigger counterparts in...

New, not Nashville

Written on November 4, 2011. Posted in Arts.

Toronto band New Country Rehab’s brand of country music channels the Americana version of Radiohead meets Motorhead, with a Hank Williams influence. At least that’s how the band’s double bass player Ben Whiteley describes them. Whiteley said the original intent was to rehabilitate old country music...

Pushing and pulling

Written on November 1, 2011. Posted in Arts.

The Montreal Mirror dubbed Charlotte Cornfield as the next it-girl of folk-rock. But Cornfield is hesitant to label herself. “Folk-rock is the general consensus [of] what my music is,” she said. “There’s a big trend right now in folky-rock stuff with bands like Mumford and Sons and Feist that I could...

Castle’s in the sky

Written on October 25, 2011. Posted in Arts.

Jennifer Castle has been described as a Canadian secret. She’s featured on songs by the Fucked Up, The Constantines, Elliott Brood, Wyrd Visions and has collaborated with Sebastien Grainger and Dan Werb for the National Parks Project. But you probably haven’t heard of her. Her third album Castlemusic...

An incredible cast

Written on October 14, 2011. Posted in Arts.

Dan Mangan’s accommodations on tour don’t revolve around couch-surfing anymore. “It’s a step forward in terms of my own progression in music and my life,” Mangan said. “Touring has never been better for me. I have this incredible cast of musicians to lean on and I’m very fortunate to have the guys...

Tag: folk

Mumford and Sons bring back the banjo on Delta

Lightfoot steps on stage at Massey Hall one last time

Reuben and the Dark finds the bright side

Kingston’s Finest: Four noteworthy albums from local musicians

New, not Nashville

Pushing and pulling

Castle’s in the sky

An incredible cast

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