Valdy is one of Canada's trusted spokespersons, and a well seasoned performer. Nearly 37 years of relentless concert touring means Valdy knows how to entertain; tailoring each of his shows, as many as 200 a year, to suit his audience. His guitar playing seems effortless, masking an underlying musical complexity that accompanies his distinctive voice […]

Pretty Archie is a Canadiana band hailing from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. These long-time friends perform a genre-bending mix of folk, bluegrass, country, rock and vintage soul, underpinned by East Coast roots, that is absolutely impossible to pigeonhole. Their heartfelt writing is populated by characters every listener will recognize from their own lives with almost […]

Marriage, fatherhood, and a solid music career could have engendered complacency; instead T. Buckley investigates these transformations from the older, wiser position he now occupies. His most recent album, Miles We Put Behind, is a collection of mature, introspective songs, interrogating what it means to be a husband, father, and most importantly, a keen observer […]

Sam Baker makes people happy. His song's characters face many challenges from alcoholism, racism, drug addiction, to a mother's abandonment, but they persevere – much like Sam himself. A Sam Baker show is a celebration, an acknowledgment and appreciation of the pure joy that comes with people gathering to listen to live music. Sam feels […]

Connie Kaldor is one of Canada's finest songwriters. She has toured the world, won Junos, a Western Literature Award, and is a member of the Order of Canada. She has done it all as an independent – writing, singing, performing, building her following one song, one show at a time. She is the author of […]