Basia Bulat (ON) With an electrifying voice and lyrics like silver arrowheads, Basia Bulat has become one of Canada’s most conspicuous talents. Juno-nominated and shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, she often appears solo in gigantic halls, winning over crowds…
Brother Tito Deler (New York) Born and raised in uptown Manhattan, Brother Tito Deler is the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. With a natural gift for music, Deler began playing piano at an early age and picked up…
Andrew Collins Trio (ON) To call Toronto’s Andrew Collins a master of the mandolin would be putting it mildly. Collins’ strength as a composer, especially of artfully arranged string music perhaps best described as “chamber grass,” shines through in the…
Amos Garrett & Julian Kerr (AB) As one of the most distinctive guitar-players since the Telecaster was invented, Amos Garrett has made almost a dozen albums of his own, appeared on more than 150 artists’ recordings, and played rock ‘n’…
A very special family reunion
folk/roots/Americana marked by stellar vocals and first-rate picking
The elder statesman of Australian Indigenous music
Zydeco and Swamp Pop alongside traditional Cajun tunes and originals
A dramatic fusion of old-world sound and new-world consciousness
Boundary-pushing campfire pop-folk