51 results for tag: Singer Songwriter
Del Barber grew up in the Canadian Prairies, and the landscape is as much a part of him as the people he has met along the way. From the fertile Red River Valley to the pastures of the west, straight into the factory floors and slaughter houses of the city, Barber sings from the heart about his roots, telling tales from the ...
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Winnipeg former thespian, life-long traveller, singer-songwriter Madeleine Rogers has performed her songs on CBC Radio and at the Winnipeg and Calgary Folk Festivals. Combining her captivating voice with a vivid lyricism and maturity, Madeleine absorbs stories and questions the way that things are, creating songs with imagina...
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In 2001, John Wort Hannam quit his teaching job and spent 10 months depleting his savings while sat at his kitchen table, wearing a lucky hat, writing his first ten songs. Seventeen years later, with a few feathers in that lucky hat that include a JUNO nomination and a Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Album of the Year, ...
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Two time WCMA nominee Megan Nash has been described by CBC Radio One’s Tom Allen as having “a powerful voice and an authoritative style.” On her latest album Seeker, the Saskatchewan singer songwriter collaborates with ambient/alt-rock unit Bears In Hazenmore with brilliant results. In sharp contrast to the starkness of ...
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Well-known as front man of the prairie R&B band Absofunkinlutely, Randy Woods is a long-time lover of soul, reggae, and groove music. He has recently stepped out on his own with a collection of tunes that is a blend of ska, New Orleans rhythms, and funk. Randy’s new work is polished and poetic, with big dance grooves that ...
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An affable and thought-provoking singer-songwriter able to silence any crowd with soft and consistently pitch perfect vocals, Joshua Hyslop’s creates music that is an atmospheric, soul-searching blend of melodic pop and indie folk. Inspired to write largely as a result of the people and relationships surrounding him, his ...
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Singer-songwriter Jessica Mitchell has been called ‘country’s Adele’ and has been compared to Sheryl Crow. Her debut album Heart of Glass has been praised as a raw, relatable record with powerful, soulful melodies and lyrical brilliance. Having spent the last decade travelling between Toronto and Nashville, collaborating ...
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A staple of Winnipeg’s folk and country scene, Richard Inman is blessed with a rich baritone voice and a delicate musical touch. His mature songs feel at once deeply familiar and bracingly fresh. Between steady gigging and a residency at Winnipeg’s legendary Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club, Richard has proven himself ...
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If you haven't heard of Winnipeg singer-songwriter Romi Mayes yet, it's time you have. One of the hardest working independent musicians touring the globe today, Romi has won three WCMAs for Songwriter of the Year, two WMCAs for Album of The Year, and a JUNO nomination for Album of the Year. Known for her powerful lyrical ...
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Back for her third visit to The Bassment, Raine Hamilton creates music that tips between the earthly and the otherworldly; it is anchored in relatable lived experience, while reaching into the space just beyond. Her ethereal voice and lyrics written in English and French are at the forefront of these powerful and relatable ...
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