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…
La Mexcalina (Mexico) La Mexcalina formed in Guadalajara, Mexico in July 2012 with the intention of fusing traditional Mexican music (canto cardenche, pirekua) with rock, punk, rockabilly, country, swing, folk, surf, and more. The band’s members grew up in Mexico,…
Kitty And The Rooster (BC) Kitty & The Rooster is a rock n’ roll duo from Vancouver featuring Jodie Ponto on the stand-up cocktail drumkit and Noah Walker on electric guitar. They are known for their surf-tastic hooks, clever lyrics,…
John Reischman And The Jaybirds (BC/CA/WA) John Reischman and the Jaybirds fashion a stylish take on bluegrass that seamlessly blends original songs and instrumentals with Appalachian old-time music for a truly unique sound. Now in their 20th year, with seven…
Irish Mythen (PEI) Think back to a time in your life when you heard music that was so powerful and beautiful, you were instantly engaged. That very well could have been an Irish Mythen show, an experience in the joy…
Illiteratty (BC) Illteratty are a popular folk band from Vancouver who play original “metafolk” – meaning original swing, European cabaret, ambient, celtic, rockabilly, world, pop, and folk! Illiteratty’s six musicians produce a wide variety of songs with sharp, often original…