Grammy Winning Walk the Line Soundtrack Debuts on Vinyl

 Two years after his death, 2005 saw a resurgence in Johnny Cash’s popularity with the release of the biopic Walk the Line. The film had uncanny performances by Joaquin Phoenix as Cash and Reese Witherspoon as his beloved June Carter. It had a Grammy Award-winning soundtrack produced by the legendary

Irish Pride is in the Aer

 As they made their way down to Lansdowne Park, no one in the parade seemed to mind the weather as they were all seemingly kept warm by their Irish pride. Soon after the parade finished the Aberdeen Pavilion came to life with Irish music, as it filled with green wearing

Honey & Rust

 Photo by Toni van Eeden. Before she learned to talk Johanne Beattie was sharing songs. She’d sit in her bike-seat humming gibberish melodies as her mother rode through town. At seven she was reluctantly enrolled in piano lessons. As it was with her singing, her mother saw a natural gift in

The Black Inside The Rainbow

 All photos by Andre Gagne, “Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money."  -Johnny Cash “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash,” said a man onstage who isn't Johnny Cash, before lifting his guitar into the air to add a little Black to The Rainbow Bistro. The Man

Speaking the Language with Julie Corrigan

 Photo courtesy of Jen Squires Born and raised in Shawville, Quebec, to a family of musicians, it’s no surprise that Julie Corrigan took easily to strumming the guitar. With a fiddle-playing grandfather, a guitarist for a father and a mother who’s a natural on the piano and mandolin, music is in Julie’s

Bring Sunshine to Your Day with Days of Rain

 Patrick Ballantyne is no stranger to the Canadian music scene --- but usually he is the one creating the tunes instead of singing them. Canrock giant Gordie Johnson (of Big Sugar, Wide Mouth Mason fame), up-and-coming Meredith Shaw (the new Jann Arden) and the Trews are a few who have

The Glitter and the Grit of Lindi Ortega

 For any traveling musician, the long, lonesome stretches of road that bind concert stages to one another can disrupt the concept of time, making a minute feel like an eternity. Our contemporary troubadours spend a significant amount of time lingering in these counterfeit purgatories, anticipating with equal parts excitement and

Danielle Duval’s OF THE VALLEY

 Danielle Duval's new album OF THE VALLEY is a solid and heartfelt collection of songs. Emotive, melodic and honest, all at the same time. All pulled together with a strong pop sensibility. Duval's voice has a unique, friendly and inviting feel, providing a contrast to some of the blander, radio-friendly,