Ilannaat

“Ilannaat”, an Inuktitut term describing good friends, is the new Throat-singing duet of Kerri Tattuinee and Kathleen Merritt. The two are indeed good friends, who grew up in the tiny Arctic community of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Since the age of seven, they have been inspired to learn the art of Inuit throat-singing; an ancient practice…

Jaffa Road

Based out of Toronto, this award-winning musical group draws their creative inspiration from various eclectic sources. Their music reflects their love for pop, rock, modern jazz, and dub music, the worlds of sacred and secular Jewish songs, as well as Classical, Arabic and Indian music. Their first album, Sunplace, received a Juno-nomination for World Music…

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III has had a vibrant 41 year career in the music business that most singer-songwriters only aspire to. MOJO Magazine calls Wainwright “lyrically compelling and emotionally overpowering.” He began his career as a folk singer-songwriter, in the late 60’s, writing humorous, yet honest, autobiographical songs. In 1972, he wrote “Dead Skunk,” in 15…

Willie Stratton

The Willie Stratton band is a howling, seething cyclone of god-fearing folk music. Comprised of the band’s founder, chief writer and namesake Willie Stratton, his half-wolf little sister Grace Stratton and super solid bassist Dave Fultz, The Willie Stratton band has been stomping their feet, gnashing their teeth and belting their lungs out since they…

Harvey Marcotte

Harvey Marcotte is a singer/songwriter, from Bear River, Nova Scotia, who has his feet firmly planted in the fertile soil of a family musical tradition. Growing up in a French community on Rhode Island and encouraged by musical parents, Harvey learned to sing and play various instruments. At the age of 15, he was performing…

Micah O’Connell

Micah O’Connell came to the East Coast from Ontario three years ago to follow his dream of pursuing a music career. And he is doing just that! He’s been honing his skills playing with the Bruce Street Bandits, performing locally and across Canada. He also plays saxophone and bass as a member of a six-piece…

Naming The Twins

This engaging acoustic duo, Robbie Smith and Kathleen Glauser, has developed a beautiful balance between singing songs with depth and lyrical imagery, and performing them with a sense of humour and rich harmonies. They are both from the Shelburne, NS, area and have been a musical duo since 2008. Robbie is an extremely talented songwriter;…

The Modern Grass

The Modern Grass has been creating quite a stir in the Canadian music scene since this group of five musicians came together in 2011.  They’ve already had a successful Canadian tour and their debut album, The Modern Grass Quartet, was nominated for Music Nova Scotia’s Best Country/Bluegrass album of the year in 2011.  They followed…

Littlehouse

Charlie Wilson and Jude Pelley are Littlehouse, an acoustic duo focusing on original instrumental compositions with a Celtic twist. Charlie plays Irish flute and whistles and Jude plays guitars, mandolin, and Appalachian dulcimer. Traditional and contemporary influences are combined to create atmospheric music that has depth and complexity. They’ve had an exciting first year together,…