Black String (Korea/UK) Black String creates a unique musical language that draws on Korean traditional music, jazz, and free improvisation. The group features Yoon Jeong Heo (geomungo), Jean Oh (electric guitar), Aram Lee (daegeum, yanggeum), and Min Wang Hwang (ajaeng,…
Aerialists (Canada) In a world where hyphenated genres are becoming the norm, all kinds of monikers are available for a contemporary folk band: post-folk, trad-core, alt-roots. Aerialists fit best with the beautifully contradictory term “prog-trad.” They meld ferociously creative harmonic…
Mike Farris & The Fortunate Few (TN) After winning a Grammy for his album, Shine for All the People, in 2015, Mike Farris has kept it earthy and personal on Silver & Stone, released in late 2018. He wrote the…
Midnight Shine (ON) Turning heads with a sound that seamlessly mixes roots, classic, and modern rock with touches of Mushkegowuk Cree, Midnight Shine have been lighting up the music world all the way from Canada’s Far North. Crafting a musical…
Don McGlashan (New Zealand) Don McGlashan is a New Zealand composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist who won fame with bands Blam Blam Blam, the Front Lawn, and the Mutton Birds before going solo. He has also composed extensively for cinema and…
Los Pachamama y Flor Amargo (Mexico) Mother Earth – the English translation of Los Pachamama – is the perfect moniker for this multi-generational musical family from the heart of the Gulf of Mexico. For 30 years, they’ve restored an appreciation…
Lonesome Ace Stringband (ON) The Lonesome Ace Stringband is an old-time band with bluegrass chops that play some righteous folk and country music. There’s a depth of groove and sense of space not often heard in bluegrass today, a level…
Locarno (BC) Locarno is the Latin project of Vancouver-based musician Tom Landa. Like him, the music is equal parts Mexican and Canadian. Tom was born and raised in Mexico City and moved to Canada in his teens. In the 1990s,…
Le Vent du Nord (QC) The award-winning, highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord (North Wind) is a leading force in Québec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, enhancing its…
Joey Landreth (MB) When Juno Award-winning roots-rockers the Bros. Landreth caught a break in their schedule, Joey Landreth took it as a chance to step forward and test his creative waters with his 2017 debut solo album, Whiskey. Whiskey was…