Zaki Ibrahim (BC) South African-Canadian artist Zaki Ibrahim is a globally distinguished singer, songwriter, and producer known for making music that defies any one genre. Ibrahim has emerged as one of Canada’s hip hop and soul icons, collecting two Polaris…
David Hidalgo (CA) Latin American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist David Hidalgo is best known as a member of Los Lobos, the Latin Playboys (along with Louie Pérez, Mitchell Froom, and Tchad Blake), and Los Super Seven, a supergroup comprised of…
The Hamiltones (NC) The Hamiltones nailed it at last year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival, adding their magical tones to the music of Ry Cooder. This year, the Hamiltones are back with their own band and their own show! The Hamiltones…
George Leach Band (BC) The energy level of a George Leach show can be described as “high,” to put it mildly. As the first notes issue forth from Leach’s double-neck Gibson, the air in the room changes. The audience falls…
Front Country (CA) With the release of their debut full-length album, Sake of the Sound, in 2014, Front Country began the nose-grinding work of making their name as a national touring act. Still based in the San Francisco Bay Area,…
Luca Fogale (BC) Luca Fogale’s immense vocal talent is impossible to ignore as he elevates songs rooted in folk traditions to soulful hymns about the human condition. Influenced by the likes of Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, Luca’s reflective and…
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers “America’s Hottest Accordion” winner Dwayne Dopsie plays high-energy zydeco that leaves audiences wanting more. Although inspired by tradition – including his father, zydeco pioneer Rockin’ Dopsie Sr. – he has developed his own style…
Bobby Dove (QC/ON) Born in Montréal, singer-songwriter Bobby Dove planted her musical roots singing and picking at the Wheel Club’s weekly hillbilly nights, where she found a mentor in the resident lap steel-player Bobby Hill: songwriter, educator, and pioneer of…
Desirée Dawson Trio Desirée Dawson is well known for her soulful folk sound, but she is a versatile artist. She can captivate a crowd with a stripped-down ukulele set just as easily as she can get them up and dancing…
Steve Dawson (TN/BC) Over the past two decades, Steve Dawson has become an indelible fixture on the Canadian music landscape. The music that flows out of him is so natural and authentic, it’s possible to forget all of the toil…