#12 - Alexander Gallant @ GrassRoots Ranch
Jul
3

#12 - Alexander Gallant @ GrassRoots Ranch

Alexander Gallant is a folk singer-songwriter from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. In the tradition of A Singer With A Guitar, Alexander’s songs are simple, direct and have one foot firmly planted on the ground. Taking inspiration from the folk revival of the 1960’s, Alexander's music is a blend of open tuning style fingerpicking and percussive strumming paired with humorous and personal poetry

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#13- Crooked Creek @ GrassRoots Ranch
Jul
25

#13- Crooked Creek @ GrassRoots Ranch

Crooked Creek is a new up and coming young bluegrass band based out of Montreal. They are a cross between traditional bluegrass and folk singer/songwriters, with songs inspired by their upbringing in rural Canada. They released their first self-titled EP in 2021, and are set to release their debut full length album set to be released in July 2025. The band has performed at places like Celt Fest in Almonte ON, Bluegrass Monday's at Red Bird Live in Ottawa, Palmer Rapids Festival (2023, 2024), Tottenham Bluegrass Fest (2024), and Crossover Music Festival in the UK (2023)

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Jun
28

Matt Lazenby

Matt Lazenby is a singer-songwriter based in Montreal. Born in England, Matt migrated to Montreal in the late 2000s and has played in bands such as Halde, The Constant Supervision, and Wind-Up Radio Sessions. He has toured across Québec and Canada with these projects, but more recently, he's been focused on his solo project. Earlier this year, Matt released two singles from his upcoming solo album, Clouds of Dragonflies. The album is a collection of nine beautifully interwoven folk songs, produced by his wife and musical collaborator, Sabrina Halde. It covers styles ranging from pastoral British folk, to Americana, to indie and retro pop-rock, and will be available as of May 1st.

Halde is Sabrina Halde’s solo project. She is the co-founder and singer of Montreal based indie pop band Groenland. After the band's success, she took a step back to reassess and go through a long transformation. She took refuge in a little house in Chertsey, Québec, to heal, create and reconnect, before releasing her first solo album in 2022. Halde's music can best be described as indie-pop, especially when playing with her band. However, in a more intimate context, Halde likes to express her folk and singer-songwriter side. She shares her soulful music in the hope it inspires anyone on the path of healing or self discovery. Halde is an ongoing exploration of self; it is what happens when we start letting go of the ideas we make of ourselves, good or bad.

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Fieldstone Reverie
Apr
26

Fieldstone Reverie

Fieldstone Reverie are a folk-rock band from Québec. Fronted by two songwriters with distinct musical sensibilities, their open-hearted, alt-country-inflected songs tackle themes as varied as regional history and apocalypses (both big and small).

Their debut album, The Wilderness Inside, offers socially conscious meditations on crumbling worlds and the possibility of redemption

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Miranda Ceara @ The Odd Fellows Orchestra
Apr
4

Miranda Ceara @ The Odd Fellows Orchestra

Miranda Ceara & The Odd Fellows Orchestra reimagine the sounds of prewar jazz, blues, and calypso, weaving them together to create an original and entirely modern cabaret-noir of brass, strings, and rhythm, all tied together by Miranda’s unique song writing and vocal delivery.

The Odd Fellows are: Miranda Ceara (Vocals, Banjo), Corey Pool (Drums), Oscar Evans (Trumpet), James Arif (Sousaphone)

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Ryan McNally & MacMillan Camp Boys
Mar
14

Ryan McNally & MacMillan Camp Boys

While he’s best known for his interpretative playing of traditional acoustic blues and old time music, audiences can’t help but notice the influence that Northern living has had on his musical style. For the past 15 years McNally has called Whitehorse, YK his home.
Originally from Rockburn in rural southern Quebec, Ryan first discovered jazz and blues by uncovering a huge collection of ‘78 records that belonged to his grandfather. Then, as a teen, his curiosity for the sound and history anchored his love for the genres and it’s only grown stronger since.
McNally has become known for his diversity as a multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, harmonica, mandolin, violin and banjo, all in many different styles. Whether performing solo or with his band, his music is grounded in the legacy of the generations of players that came before him. All the while he continues to push the boundaries of his own signature sound.

The McMillan’s Camp Boys’ vast repertoire of traditional bluegrass and old-time music has been captivating audiences across Canada. The duo’s no-frills guitar, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle playing, alongside their tight vocal harmonies, have led them to share the stage with acclaimed artists like Juno-nominated Mama’s Broke and Nadine Landry & Sammy Lind of Foghorn Stringband. Their newest EP “So Long To The Kicking Horse Canyon and Other Folk Songs” is out now on Dartmouth’s Big Turnip Records.

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Genevieve Charbonneau & Jeremy Walsh
Feb
23

Genevieve Charbonneau & Jeremy Walsh

We're thrilled to be kicking off our 2nd season of house concerts with none other than our good friends from Vancouver Island who will be in Montreal for the Folk Alliance conferance.

Genevieve Charbonneau (Heartwood, Genevieve and the Wild Sundays) and Jeremy Walsh (Scruj Macduhk, Jeremy Walsh Band) are award-winning songwriters from Vancouver Island, Canada. Genevieve and Jeremy have recently come together to form the folk-pop trio (with Stephanie Cutler) Firebird, thrilling audiences with their gorgeous harmonies and catchy, well-crafted songs. Genevieve’s adventures in eco-homesteading, parenting and love, and Jeremy’s explorations into Irish traditional music and Canadian blue-collar life have formed the foundation of their musical co-adventures together. Both are engaging, energetic performers and their honesty, wisdom and humor form the backbone of their live show.
Genevieve’s 2023 single “Symphony of Sorrow” placed in the top three of the Folk category in the International John Lennon Songwriting Competition. “Down Down Down” won the 2017 BC Musicians Songwriters Contest and was a finalist in the 2017 International Acoustic Music Awards. Jeremy was winner of 2007 Songwriter of the Year at Vancouver Island Music Awards, and a collaborator on Scruj Macduhk’s Juno Award nominated album ‘Road to Canso’, which won Best Roots Album and Best Independent Album at the Canadian Prairie Music Awards in 2000.

http://genevievemusic.ca
https://jeremywalshmusic.ca/
http://firebirdmusic.ca

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SENIN PORTECOIS + D'JEF
Nov
21

SENIN PORTECOIS + D'JEF

Samuel Belleau vous invite dans son univers parfois sensible; parfois humoristique avec ses compositions sur la société économique dans lequel nous vivons prisonnier en tant qu'espèce "libre" !!

«D'jef» c'est un "patchwork" de styles. Des textes touchants et grinçants sur fond de musique déjantée où les lignes de blues se fondent à des passe-passe flamenco. Auteur-compositeur interprète il vous fait dérivé dans un monde qui se situe quelque part entre poésie et dérision. Il décape l'ordinaire des choses avec une musique rapiécée aux sonorités d'Europe de l'est, de hiphop, de flamenco, de jazz et de blues.

Samuel et D'jef seront accompagnés par nul autre que le grand virtuose du violon: Ariel Villeneuve-Perez!!

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Bohemen Rose @ Huntingdon Farmer's Market
Jun
26

Bohemen Rose @ Huntingdon Farmer's Market

Drawing from their years of experience playing shows and farmer’s markets on Vancouver Island (BC), Bohemen Rose brings a unique blend of traditional bluegrass and old-time music to every performance. Their repertoire, enriched with beloved classics and original compositions, is a testament to their deep connection to the mountains and the music they love. This duo is comprised of Ormstown-native, Greg Bohemen (Upright Bass & Vocals) as well as his partner Nemira Rose (Banjo & Vocals)

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Bohemen Rose @ EDFM
Jun
25

Bohemen Rose @ EDFM

One-time only, Bohemen Rose will be performing at the Edmonton Downtown Farmer's Market as they drive through the country to promote Greg Bohemen's debut album "Acoustic Autopsy", which is a self-recorded biographical concept album about moving from Quebec to the Western Canada.

A show you won't want to miss!

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South Cowichan Jam Session (Sponsored by CSAG)
Jun
4

South Cowichan Jam Session (Sponsored by CSAG)

Welcome to the 143rd CVGRO jam and 5th “Cowichan South Arts Guild” jam session of 2023!

Location: Evergreen Independent School Pavillion @ 3515 Watson Ave, Cobble Hill

As per usual, this will a a round robin jam circle, where everyone gets a chance to lead a song (if they wish). We will have a whiteboard to write out the chords to facilitate inclusion. Please select songs beforehand and come prepared to facilitate the process for everyone. New addition, a mic will be present to help the leader be heard if the group becomes large.

Everyone is welcome; listenings and players, all skill levels and instruments alike! Free for CSAG members (10$ for yearly membership) plus donations appreciated to offset cost of hiring hosts.

« C-V-Gro, Musicians Growing Together »

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Greg Bohemen LIVE on CFUV 101.9 FM
Jun
2

Greg Bohemen LIVE on CFUV 101.9 FM

If you live on Vancouver Island, make sure to tune into CFUV 101.9 FM on Friday, June 2nd from 3-4pm.

Greg Bohemen is most notably known as the founder of the ''Cowichan Valley Grass Roots Orchestra'', a musical collective under which he's hosted over 140 public jam sessions since 2018.

He's currently promoting the reissue of his debut album ''Acoustic Autopsy'', which was originally recorded in 2020 due to the forced hiatus caused from the pandemic. Since then, he unknowingly developed a passion for home recording and has undertaken various online audio engineering courses to finally do these songs justice.


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