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“Lynn Miles is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has won the Juno Award and three Canadian Folk Music Awards.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Miles

“Meredith Moon has spent the last decade travelling her home of Canada, and the world, by multiple means, finding inspiration for her unique style of songs which are crafted in a true storyteller's fashion. She has been described as a 'gem' among the Old-Time music scene for her unusual expression of the genre, combining influences of folk-punk with traditional Appalachian sound.” https://www.meredithmoon.com/about

“Paul Morris is an American musician best known as a keyboardist in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. He played keyboards on the Stranger in Us All album and co-wrote the song "Black Masquerade".” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Morris_(musician)

Professor Christopher Murray is an Associate Professor at Lakehead University in the department on Chemistry and Physics."His interests are in Polymer Physics, biophysics, materials science, wastewater and storm water treatment and turfgrass science." http://www.lakeheadu.ca/users/M/cmurray1

David Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter, composing jazzy, bluesy folk music. Myles is from Fredricton, New Brunswick and attended Mount Allison University. He is a East Coast Music award winner and nominee.

John McDermott is a Canadian tenor within the Celtic music genre. McDermott has three platinum albums and five Juno nominations.

"Eileen McGann is an Irish-Canadian folk singer, songwriter and traditional Celtic musician. Her album, Beyond The Storm, was Juno Award-nominated in 2002. She has released seven solo CDs and has established an almost 30-year career touring across North America and Great Britain." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_McGann_(musician)

“Paul Mills is a graduate engineer, musician, musical arranger, graphic designer and recently retired record producer/engineer. This unique combination of skills has resulted in a varied career. He joined CBC Radio, Canada’s national public radio network in 1972 as a music producer and later moved over to the Radio Drama department as producer and executive producer. As a music producer for CBC Radio in the seventies, he conceived and produced a national folk music program called “Touch The Earth” which was hosted by Sylvia Tyson. As a drama producer, he helped develop the award-winning series, “The Scales of Justice” which was later adapted for CBC Television. Later, he was put in charge of planning the radio facilities in the new CBC building in Downtown Toronto and eventually became a senior manager for CBC Radio. In addition to his work at CBC, Paul Mills has been part of the Canadian folk music scene and recording industry for over forty years. He has produced close to 200 albums working with artists such as the late Stan Rogers (all but one of Rogers’ albums were produced by Mills), Sharon, Lois and Bram, Terry Kelly, Ron Hynes and John Allan Cameron. He is a founding partner of the “Borealis Recording Company”. He owned and operated his own production company and recording studio called “The Millstream” for 20 years. [...] In addition to his work as a producer and performer, Paul has served on various Boards: he is the Past President of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (Now Folk Music Ontario) and has served on the Boards of Folk Music Canada and the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Until recently, Paul was Chair of the Board of the Home County Music and Art Festival in London, Ontario. In 2011, Paul was awarded the Estelle Klein Award by Folk Music Ontario. The award recognizes the work of an individual who has made significant contributions to Ontario’s folk music community. For more information and a video on Paul and his lifetime achievements, click here. More recently, in June of 2017, Paul was named as a Member of the Order of Canada, a prestigious honour given to those whose life work has made a significant contribution to Canada. Paul has released one CD of his own work called “The Other Side of the Glass”. In 2017 he recorded a CD with his son, Trevor prior to them doing a Home Routes tour in Manitoba. More information here.” http://themillstream.com/

"He's been around folk music his entire life, having attended folk festivals since childhood with his father Paul Mills who produced Stand Rogers' albums, but when he started actually playng gigs he caught a bug that he hasn't been able to shake ever since. Trevor is an occasional songwriter and  a full-time bass player. He also produces the long-running Eaglewood Folk Festival. Trevor is currently enrolled in the prestigious Humber College jazz program studying bass." Mariposa Folk Festival programme, 2009, p. 59

"Irish Mythen is an Irish-born Canadian contemporary folk singer-songwriter. In recent years, Mythen has performed with Rod Stewart, Gordon Lightfoot, and Lucinda Williams and at major festival stages the world over." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Mythen

"Mû Mbana multifaceted artist, singer, poet and composer. Shades and flavors of Africa germinated around the world. Born on the island of Bolama, Guinea-Bissau, grew up influenced by the music of his immediate surroundings, especially the female voices and religious music of the Brame (Mancanha) and Bidjugu peoples. Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and poet. The maturity of his music and the ins- truments that accompany it are as a material reflection of his soul of musician and artist." https://mu-mbana.com/biography/

“Ruth Moody is an Australian-born soprano singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys. [...] Moody's first band was the Juno-nominated roots band Scruj MacDuhk, for whom she was lead singer from 1997 until the group's break up in 2001. After this split Ruth began to focus on her songwriting and picked up the guitar, adding it to her repertoire of piano, bodhran, accordion and banjo. It was also at this time that she started a musical collaboration with Nicky Mehta and Cara Luft. In 2002 the three took to the stage as The Wailin' Jennys. The Jennys (now Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta and New York-based Heather Masse) have won international critical acclaim and numerous awards including Juno awards for their albums 40 Days and Bright Morning Stars.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Moody

“Gurf Morlix is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Born in Buffalo, New York, Morlix moved to Texas in 1975 and performed with Blaze Foley. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and joined Lucinda Williams's band. He accompanied her from 1985 to 1996 and produced two of her records, Lucinda Williams and its follow-up, Sweet Old World. Morlix has produced albums for Slaid Cleaves, Mary Gauthier, Robert Earl Keen and Ray Wylie Hubbard among many others.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurf_Morlix

“Bram Morrison was born on 18 December 1940 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show (1984), Ruby Sparks (2012) and Billy Madison (1995).” https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0607085/

"In 1978, Ian Bell, Kate Murphy, and Anne Lederman joined up to form Muddy York, to play the traditional songs and dance music of Canada, especially Ontario. The group's name, Muddy York, refers to an old epithet for Toronto. They played in venues from church basements to barn dances to festivals, in Ontario and the western provinces. In 1982 Kate Murphy left the group but Bell and Lederman continued. They became well known and played at Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(musician)

Based out of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, band members include Steph Duchesne (percussion), Kris Dickson (upright bass), Sam Cassio (guitar, mandolin vocals), Geoff McCausland (violin), Barry Miles (banjo, dobro, vocals), and Jonathan Danyliw (guitar, mandolin, vocals). “[They] play a mixture of outlaw country and bluegrass [alternative folk]. [...] [Their] music is heavily rooted in the traditions of folk music, especially the old murder ballad tradition (hence the name).” https://canadianbeats.ca/2017/07/31/five-questions-with-murder-murder/

"My Bubba is a Swedish/Icelandic duo whose music is described as minimalistic, vocal-oriented folk which 'belies a modern sensibility and often a sultry suggestiveness'. The lyrics are playful and the vocals are simultaneously delicate and disarming." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bubba

"My Sweet Patootie is a swinging roots group from rural Ontario that brings twining vocal harmonies, monstrous fingerstyle guitar, sizzling fiddle, percussion and abundant charisma together in one perfect package. Their music is a tongue-in-cheek blend of swing and americana. Complete with tall tales and corny jokes, the My Sweet Patootie show is modern-day Music Hall that Driftwood Magazine describes as “two parts exemplary musicianship, one part vaudeville comedy”."https://www.centralontariomusicians.org/bands/my-sweet-patootie

“[Brad McEwen] lives in Cambridge, Ontario Canada most of the time and in Stroud, Gloucestershire when possible. [His] instrument of choice is the Cittern and prefers English traditional music, but has become increasingly interested in traditional music from Canada, particularly Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. [McEwen is] in three bands, Cotillion (UK) www.cotillion.yolasite.com Hunter’s Corners www.hunterscorners.yolasite.com and Tethera www.tethera.webs.com (both Ontario). [He is] the founder/Artistic Director of the Mill Race Folk Society in Cambridge. www.millracefolksociety.com [An] annual festival has been going since 1993 and specializes in presenting traditional folk music from various cultures.” https://thesession.org/members/98626

Murray McLauchlan is a British-Canadian country singer-songwriter and painter. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1993. http://www.murraymclauchlan.com/about/

“Mélisande [électrotrad] offers an energetic blend of traditional music, pop and electro with a mix of acoustic and electric instruments, vocal harmonies and programming. Formed by Mélisande and her husband Alexandre ‘Moulin’ de Grosbois-Garand, the duo offers a fresh artistic proposal to the folk-world-trad music scene since its debut in 2014. From repertoire research in folklorists collections, to excavations in archive centers and then by collecting traditional songs from elders along the Richelieu River, the duo has been able to remain rooted in tradition while creating a modern sound. Its fourth album Flash de mémoire (2021) presents a mix of traditional classics as well as covers from famous Québec artists influenced by trad music. Greatly acknowledged by critics in Canada and abroad, the duo won a Canadian Folk Music Award and two Independent Music Awards as well a being nominated for several other awards. Four seasoned musicians on stage giving a powerful show with an infectious energy and engaging stage presence. The band performed over 300 concerts in Canada, the United States, France, Spain and Australia.” https://melisandemusic.com/bio

“Carmel is a Canadian/American writer, musician, podcaster, and filmmaker.” https://www.carmelmikol.com/

Quitarist for the band, The Farm. "The Farm are a British band from Liverpool. Their first album, Spartacus, reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March 1991; Spartacus 30 was released in 2021 to commemorate the anniversary. Spartacus includes two songs which had been top 10 singles the year before. In 2012, they toured with their Spartacus Live shows and formed part of the Justice Tonight Band, supporting the Stone Roses at Heaton Park, Phoenix Park, Lyon and Milan. The Justice Collective had the 2012 Christmas number one with their recording of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farm_(British_band)

“Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Lewis has a piano-based folk-pop-roots style of music that blends engaging melodies and well-crafted lyrics. She has two solo albums. Jane is also part of the duo Gathering Sparks, who released a new album on September 27, 2019, with Borealis Records.” https://www.janelewis.ca/

"Katherine Leyton is a Canadian poet, whose debut collection All the Gold Hurts My Mouth won the ReLit Award for poetry in 2017. She has also served as poet-in-residence at the Al Purdy writers' retreat in Prince Edward County." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Leyton

"Old Man Luedecke is the recording name of two-time Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and banjo player Chris Luedecke of Chester, Nova Scotia. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award winner for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo, winning at the Juno Awards of 2009 for Proof of Love and at the Juno Awards of 2011 for My Hands are on Fire and Other Love Songs." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_Luedecke

“Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac is a Canadian fiddler, singer and songwriter from Cape Breton Island. He has received three Juno Awards, winning for Best New Solo Artist and Best Roots & Traditional Album – Solo at the Juno Awards of 1996, and for Best Instrumental Artist at the Juno Awards of 1997.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_MacIsaac

“Gordie MacKeeman has been an entertainer his entire life, but his official career as a song and dance man began in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia when he was only 6 years old. At 14, he played the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival for the first time, outshining seasoned professionals like Ron Hynes and Ken Whitely. It was in Lunenburg that Gordie’s contagious charisma and wild stage antics forever earned him the nickname “Crazy Legs.” Over the years, Gordie’s career has blossomed through participation in projects with artists such as Scott Parsons, Nudie and The Turks, The Grass Mountain Hobos, and more recently with his own group, Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys. On the international scene, Gordie has taken his uncommon virtuosity and engaging stage presence around the world with noteworthy stops at Denmark’s Tonder Festival, the UK’s Cambridge Folk Festival, Merlefest in North Carolina, the Port Fairy Folk Festival in Australia, and more. Crowds love him everywhere he goes, thanks to Gordie’s personal charm, flying fiddle and feet, and unique blend of just about every roots genre going. They love it all, old and new, as he consistently rolls out a variety show that has fans dancing, laughing, and singing along. Along the way, Gordie has collected a mantle-full of awards and recognitions, with a grand total of 13 Music PEI Awards and East Coast Music Awards for his albums, Dreamland (2019); Laugh, Dance & Sing (2015); Pickin’ n Clickin’ (2013); and self-titled debut album (2011).” https://medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-music-star-gordie-crazylegs-mackeeman-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-music-f0691c064873

South African singer-songwriter

Born in rural Ontario. A contemporary Canadian folk music artist with Celtic influences. Performes alongside bandmates: Andrew Collins, Shane Cook, Tony McManus, Joseph Phillips and Ivan Rosenberg. She is a multiple CFMA nominee for "Traditional Singer of the Year" and "Vocal Group of the Year", as well as Folk Music Ontario's "Songs from the Heart" grand prize winner for "One More Day." https://allisonlupton.com/band/

“After his undergraduate studies, Trevor continued to graduate school at Appalachian State for a master’s degree in Appalachian Studies. Trevor’s interests in history and music continued combining as he wrote his thesis on Otto Wood, a famed bandit from Wilkes County whose story has been recorded in history through several songs and stories. “Herb Key was a big help when I was researching Otto Wood,” Trevor says. “We both have files full of information about Otto.” In addition to Herb Key and the Elkville String Band members, Trevor also developed a close relationship with Lonnie Ward, a Watauga County native and bearer of traditional music from the area. Trevor accompanied Lonnie on many musical outings and performances and considers him an important mentor. On fiddle, Trevor cites West Virginia’s celebrated traditional musician Jimmy Costa as a major influence. Trevor has a rich and diverse repertoire of traditional tunes and songs from American roots genres. He also released a recording of original songs in 2016. [...] Trevor works in the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection in Belk Library at Appalachian State University. He is available for performances with Elkville String Band, as a solo artist, and with other string band configurations.” https://www.blueridgeheritage.com/artist/trevor-mckenzie/

"Scott Macmillan’s passion for creating music propels him forward driven by his need to create. Macmillan seeks opportunities in all aspects of music making inspiring exploration into genres from rock to blues, classical to choral, Celtic to jazz, as well as modern and avant-garde." http://www.scott-macmillan.ca/media/

"Madison Violet is a Juno-nominated Canadian music duo composed of singer-songwriters Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac. The group has been notable for various folk and pop award nominations and wins." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Violet

The Virtual Mariposa 2020 Festival was hosted by Treasa Levasseur. http://mariposafolk.com/on-sunday-july-5th-at-7pm-the-mariposa-folk-foundation-will-release-mariposa-virtual-festival-2020-a-free-online-concert-on-the-mariposa-virtual-stage/

“Anne Lindsay has established herself as one of the most engaging and versatile instrumentalists in Canada, adapting her unique violin/fiddle style to the eclectic sounds and musical languages of this country's rich cultural texture. She is an exuberant fireplug of a session-player-to-the-stars (Led Zeppelin, The Chieftains, Blue Rodeo, James Taylor, Roger Daltry) whose skills have graced many a stage around the world. Anne has played on hundreds of recordings and is a featured performer with the Jim Cuddy Band, The Skydiggers and John McDermott. She was the resident fiddler for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the stage production of The Lord of the Rings. She has also built a formidable career on her own as a musician, composer and vocalist — all showcased brilliantly on her new album, Soloworks.” https://rootsandblues.ca/anne-lindsay/

"Zachary Lucky (born January 4, 1989) is a Canadian songwriter, folk and Country artist based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is the grandson of Canadian country music legend Smilin Johnny Lucky. Prior to starting his solo career in 2009, Lucky was a member of pop bands Tuxedo Mask and We Were Lovers." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Lucky

"Rob Lutes is a Canadian folk and blues musician, who has performed both as a solo artist and with the band Sussex." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lutes

Aaron Mangoff is a Songwriter/Composer with a background rock music, touring around Canada for over 10 years. His music ranges from metal to rock  to accoustic folk. https://soundcloud.com/aaron-mangoff/reposts

“Kirsten Maxwell is New York raised singer, songwriter, and artist, currently residing in South Carolina. Maxwell has toured extensively in the U.S, winning songwriting competitions, and performing in festivals across the country and in Canada. In 2015, she released her debut album, Crimson, and in June of 2018 she put out a self-titled EP.” https://www.bandsintown.com/a/10853451-kirsten-maxwell-music

“Mayfly’s Landing originally formed in 2012, started as a solo project, and quickly evolving into a larger concept. By 2015 they adopted the 4-piece project sound that continues and prospers today, by 2016 they released a debut album, a much loved 5 song self-titled EP, produced and engineered by Epidemic Music Group. Mayfly’s Landing went on our first tour in the Summer of 2016 to the East Coast.” https://indiepulsemusic.com/2019/05/12/mayflys-landing/

Les Tireux d'Roches is a Quebecois band from the Mauricie region. It formed in 1998 and produces traditional Quebecois folklore music. Members include Denis Massé, Dominic Lemieux, Pascal Per Veillette, Luc Jason Murphy, and David Robert; and previously included Francis d'Octobre, Mario Giroux, Anne Tessier, Fred Pellerin, and Jeannot Bournival. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Tireux_d%27Roches

“Colin Kendall Linden is a Canadian guitarist, songwriter and record producer. Linden plays acoustic and electric guitar, specializing in slide guitar, country blues, and ragtime fingerpicking. [...] He is a member of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings with Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson. He has worked with Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, T-Bone Burnett, Kevin Gordon, Colin James, Emmylou Harris, Leon Redbone, Rita Chiarelli, Chris Thomas King, The Band, Keb' Mo', Charles Esten and Bob Dylan.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Linden

"Lunch at Allen’s is a Canadian folk-country music group comprised of Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas." http://www.lunchatallens.ca/bio

“Originally from Ironville, Cape Breton, Dan MacDonald began playing the fiddle at a young age, under the instruction of his father, Lloyd MacDonald, himself a well-known and respected Cape Breton fiddler. His early immersion in the strong musical culture of Cape Breton Island informs his now diverse musical voice, which has grown in strength and scope as he has travelled the globe and worked with a myriad of musicians of all styles. Currently residing in Toronto, Ontario, Dan is in demand as a solo fiddler, a session musician, and on recordings spanning many genres. He is a member of acclaimed trio North Atlantic Drift, with whom he has performed at countless festivals throughout Ontario and the United States. [...] Dan is an artist who continues to bridge musical genres and push the boundaries of traditional music.” https://www.danmacdonald.org/about

“Catherine MacLellan is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, based in Prince Edward Island. The daughter of Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan,[1] MacLellan was born in Burlington, Ontario but raised in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Before beginning her solo recording career, she sang with The New Drifts, a four-piece band featuring Island musicians James Phillips (guitar, mandolin), Stéphane Bouchard (bass) and Dave Gould (drums & percussion).” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_MacLellan

“Brian MacMillan is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, Canada. His work has been featured in film & television, he has released three solo albums and and he has performed live with Barenaked Ladies, Wailin’ Jennys, Garth Hudson, John McDermott and Lowest Of The Low. Brian’s latest musial project is a collaboration with singer-songwriter Sheila Carabine, called “Kennedy Road”. The pair released their debut album, “A Little Fight Left” in 2020.” https://www.kennedyroadmusic.com/brian-macmillan

Magoo is singer-songwriter, host, and guitar teacher."He has hosted the legendary Blue Skies Music Festival in Clarendon Ontario for since 1978 and MC’d hundreds of events over the past four decades." http://magooman.com/about-magoo/

“Daniel Mangan is a Canadian musician. He has won two Juno awards and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Australia, having released 5 studio LPs and numerous EPs and singles. He has scored for feature film, as well as television for Netflix and AMC. He is also a co-founder of Side Door, a marketplace platform connecting artists with alternative venue spaces for in-person and online shows.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mangan

"Born as a result of a lucky chance meeting between Louis Racine (storyteller, singer and famous dance caller) and the group Deux Saisons (ambassadors of traditional Franco-Ontarian music), La Ligue du Bonheur (aka “The League of Happiness”)  fights apathy and misfortune with tales, songs and dances. This formidable force of good old-fashioned joie de vivre includes Jason Hutt (violin, accordion, podorythmie), Jean-Marc Lalonde (accordion, voice, dulcimer, snare), Simon Mercier (guitar) and Martin Newman (bass) along with Racine." http://www.festivaldubois.ca/la-ligue-du-bonheur-2/

"Daniel Roland Lanois CM (born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has produced albums by artists including Spoons, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, and Brandon Flowers. He collaborated with Brian Eno to produce several albums for U2, including The Joshua Tree (1987) and Achtung Baby (1991). Three albums produced or co-produced by Lanois have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Four other albums received Grammy nominations. Lanois has released several solo albums. He wrote and performed the music for the 1996 film Sling Blade." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois

“Abigail Lapell is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, who won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2017 for her album Hide Nor Hair] and again for English Songwriter of the Year at the 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2020 for her album Getaway. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Lapell released her debut album Great Survivor in 2011. In 2016, she won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song "Jordan".” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Lapell

“Larkin Poe is an American roots rock band originally from north Georgia, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, and fronted by sisters Rebecca Lovell and Megan Lovell. Featuring strong southern harmonies, heavy electric guitar riffs, and slide guitar, they are often touted as "the little sisters of the Allman Brothers". [...] The sisters have also toured as backing musicians for a variety of other bands, most notably Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Kristian Bush of Sugarland, and Keith Urban.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkin_Poe

“George Leach is a Canadian musician and actor, best known for his work as a lead singer and songwriter. Leach is a Stl'atl'imx from Lillooet, British Columbia. As an actor, Leach has appeared on This is Wonderland, North of 60, PSI Factor and Nikita. He also appeared in the six-part miniseries Into The West as Loved by the Buffalo. He released his first album Just Where I'm At in 2000. He subsequently performed at the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, now the Indspire Awards. He won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year in 2014 for his album Surrender.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Leach_(musician)

“Larry LeBlanc is a music journalist who wrote hundreds of articles about the music industry in Canada as the Canadian bureau chief of Billboard as well as a number of other publications, and contributed to the development of the National Music Centre in Calgary. He is currently senior writer of the weekly U.S. entertainment trade CelebrityAccess, where he is responsible for the series "In The Hot Seat". He is the recipient of a 2013 Juno Special Achievement Award. In the 1970s, LeBlanc was a correspondent for Rolling Stone magazine. In 1973 and 1974, LeBlanc was a writer for the Ian Tyson Show. [...] Additionally he was a six-year board member of the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia, Ontario, and a Lifetime Member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_LeBlanc

"Brought up in a show biz family, Grady Kelneck spent his childhood and adolescence playing in a band with his mother, father, and brother. One of his earliest musical memories is singing in front of 20,000 people for Toronto’s 150th birthday at City Hall. His grandfather, Henry Kelneck, is a musical legend in the Ontario north; Stompin’ Tom Connors even penned a song inspired by him. Over the years, Grady has played in a number of musical outfits, playing multiple instruments, and adding vocals, and songwriting to the projects." https://www.last.fm/music/Grady+Kelneck/+wiki

“Ian Keteku is a poet, musician and freelance journalist. Born as Ian Nana Yaw Adu Budu Keteku, his birth name mimics his diverse talents and interests. Raised in Canada and of Ghanaian heritage, Keteku earned the title of World Slam Poetry champion in France in the summer of 2010.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Keteku

“Mo Kenney is a Canadian singer/songwriter based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Catching the ear of noted Canadian rocker Joel Plaskett while still in school, Kenney released their first album in 2012, which Plaskett produced. Kenney is known for their lyrical prowess and engaging stage presence.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Kenney

"Kleztory is a klezmer and world music ensemble founded in 2000 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. While remaining respectful of the rich heritage of klezmer, Kleztory takes the liberty of arranging parts of the traditional repertoire. This gives their music their own personal uniqueness and flavor. Kleztory is influenced by many sources of inspiration including jazz, classical, gypsy, country, folk and blues. The ensemble were awarded both the Opus Prize in 2007 as the best Jazz / World Music album of the year in Québec for Nomade, and the Fürth Klezmer Prize at the 3rd International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam in 2012. Current members include Elvira Misbakhova (violin), Airat Ichmouratov (clarinet, bass clarinet, duclar), Mark Peetsma (double bass), Dany Nicolas (guitar) and Melanie Bergeron (accordion). Three of the original founding members remain in the group with Melanie Bergeron replacing Henri Oppenheim (accordion) and Dany Nicolas replacing founding guitarist Alain Legault. During 2013-2014 Kleztory collaborated with Alexandru Sura (cimbalom)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleztory

Richard Knechtel is a Canadian singer-songwriter and performer from Walkerton, Ontario. Knechtel "performs swing, pop, novelty, blues, country, comedy, and folk", as well as playing the guitar and harmonica. Knechtel also performs as "his alter-ego Dickie Bird, a children's performer with action packed shows filled with magic, props and lots of audience participation.' http://richardknechtel.wordpress.com/about/

“Nigerian-born and currently based in Toronto, Kunle brings together his rich vocals, guitar tapping, harmonica and talking drum to take audiences into what he terms ‘music with no boundaries’.” https://kunlemusic.com/

“Jerry Leger is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Since 2005, he has released 13 albums (7 solo, 3 credited to Jerry Leger & The Situation and 3 with his side projects, The Del Fi's and The Bop Fi's). [...] Maik Brüggemeyer of Rolling Stone Magazine in the March 2018 European edition called Leger, "One of the best Canadian songwriters."” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Leger

“Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie is a Pow-Wow singer/song maker and Men’s Traditional Dancer. He has grown up on the Pow-Wow Trail learning songs, drum teachings and has been dancing Mens Traditional Style for 30 years. He is Originally from Neyaashiinigaming (Cape Croker) but currently residing in Sudbury, Ontario. He works at Shkagamik Kwe Health Centre in Sudbury giving drum teachings to the youth about proper drum etiquette and pow wow songs. Bryden was also nominated for a Juno, Indigenous Album Of The Year 2017, on his debut album release entitled Round Dance & Beats. Which fuses Traditional pow wow songs with modern hip hop production. He has also been nominated for Best Hand Drum Album and Best New Artist at the Indigenous Music Awards held in Winnipeg May 19, 2017.” https://summerfolk.org/performers/bryden-gwiss-kiwenzie/

“Ahmed Ali, better known by the pseudonym Knowmadic, is a Somali-Canadian poet, writer, actor, musician, and youth activist.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowmadic

"Kobo Town is a Juno-winning Canadian Caribbean music group, led by Trinidadian Canadian singer and songwriter Drew Gonsalves. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band blends calypso music with a diverse mix of Caribbean and other musical influences, including ska, reggae, dub, rapso, zouk and hip hop. Other band members include percussionist Derek Thorne, guitarists Cesco Emmanuel and Patrick Giunta, drummer Robert Milicevic, saxophone and flute player Linsey Wellman, bassist Don Stewart, trombonist Terence Woode and trumpeter Jan Morgan." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobo_Town

“Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Talk

Professor Thamara Laredo is an associate professor at Lakehead University, in the department of Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mining & Exploration Chemistry and Sustainablity Sciences."Her research interests are Environmental Chemistry, food science, spectroscopy, surface science, and electrochemistry." http://www.lakeheadu.ca/users/L/tlaredo1/node/17473

Originally from Belfast, North Ireland, her music career began with a traditional celtic band before she left to perform solo.

"Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is a Canadian folk music group from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu in Quebec. The band performs traditional Québécois music (which is heavily influenced by Celtic music from both Ireland and Brittany), as well as original numbers in this style, in French.[1] In 2018 the group's membership consists of Simon Beaudry (vocals, guitar, Irish bouzouki), Nicolas Boulerice (vocals, hurdy-gurdy, piano accordion, piano), André Brunet (vocals, fiddle, foot-tapping), Réjean Brunet (vocals, diatonic button accordion, acoustic bass guitar, piano and jaw harp) and Olivier Demers (vocals, fiddle, foot-tapping and guitar). Their first eight recordings have been nominated for multiple awards." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Vent_du_Nord

“Lisa LeBlanc, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and banjoist, known for her enthusiastic "trash folk" performances. She has been noted for her "distinct" blend of folk, rock, and disco with both English and French language lyrics combined with chiac and her Acadian accent.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_LeBlanc

Dennis Lee is a Canadian poet, writer, teacher, editor, and critic from Toronto, Ontario. Lee attended the Univeristy of Toronto and is a recipient of a Governor General Award, Officer of the Order of Canada. He is also Torontos first Poet Laureate. "Dennis was the lyricist for Jim Henson's terrific TV series, "Fraggle Rock".

“Ken Whiteley and The Beulah Band are creating exciting new music that is deeply rooted in traditional North American folk forms. You’ll hear echoes of blues, gospel, swing, string and jug band sounds. They are all outstanding and versatile instrumentalists and great harmony singers. And if anyone can match the youthful energy of his bandmates it is Ken Whiteley. It’s been 10 years since Ben Whiteley first began performing with his Dad, Canadian folk legend Ken Whiteley. This past winter they decided to share the producer role for Ken’s new cd and Ben began sharing his insight about where he thought his father’s work might best focus. That shaped a winter of songwriting with definite funky, folky elements. As spring returned, they began talking about who best to play this new material with. When they got together with banjoist extraordinaire, Frank Evans and fantastic fiddler, Rosalyn Dennett, not only did the arrangements come alive, but they found they had that most special of things – a marvelous, 3 part vocal blend. And so was born Ken Whiteley and The Beulah Band!” https://ottawagrassrootsfestival.com/performer/ken-whiteley-and-the-beulah-band/

“Little Miss Higgins is the stage name of Jolene Yvonne Higgins, a Canadian folk and acoustic blues singer-songwriter who has performed both as a solo artist and as the lead singer of Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five. [...] In 2020 Higgins announced plans to cease recording music, arguing that the contemporary era of streaming music services have made recorded music no longer a viable source of income for most musicians, although she plans to continue performing live and touring.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Miss_Higgins

"James Hill is a classically trained Canadian musician who has focused on the ukulele, both as his primary instrument and as a method of music instruction for school children." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hill_(Canadian_musician)

“Shortly after James released his solo album Goodnight, Young Novelist (2009), he realized that in order to perform live, he needed to assemble a band to match the record’s full sound. After recruiting some musicians he had met over the years and touring the east coast as a six-piece, the band decided to stay together, becoming Graydon James & The Young Novelists. Between 2011 and 2012, they released two albums: live at dublin st. church (2011), and in the year you were born (2012). However, it became clear that Spink was taking on more lead vocal duties. By the time they recorded their next album, made us strangers (2015), it made the most sense to simply shorten their name to The Young Novelists.” http://theyoungnovelists.com/about/

Reid Jamieson is a Canadian indie-folk singer-songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. He first debuted his musical talents in the band "Alvy" before becoming a solo act. Jamieson currently performs with his wife Carolyn Victoria Mill. http://reidjamieson.com/about/

"Scarlett Jane is the marriage of the distinctive songs and beautifully haunting voices of Andrea Ramolo and Cindy Doire. And now, Stranger, their debut recording, captures their strength and their vulnerability. It’s a progressive roots sound which embodies the raw and candid demeanor of Lucinda Williams, the moody sensuality of Stevie Nicks and Nick Cave, and the tender playfulness of Dolly Parton." https://thefestival.bc.ca/artists/scarlett-jane/

Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite of Everything is comprised only of Jaron Freeman-Fox a fidder who studied under the classical violinist Marc Destrube, studied South Asian classical music, and was apprenticed under Oliver Schroer.

“Focusing on songs collected by folklorist and field recording pioneer Alan Lomax, this collaboratory brings together some of North America’s most distinctive and creative roots musicians to revive, recycle, and reimagine traditional music. The repertoire includes Bahamian sea chanties, African-American a cappella singing from the Georgia Sea Islands, ancient Appalachian ballads, fiddle tunes, and work songs collected from both well-known musicians and everyday folk: sea captains, cowhands, fishermen, prisoners, and homemakers. Collaborators include Grammy-winning singer Tim O’Brien, Bruce Molsky, Margaret Glaspy, Moira Smiley, Brittany Haas, Julian Lage, and more.” https://jaymestone.com/projects/lomaxproject/

“Joe Jencks is an 25-year veteran of the international folk circuit, an award-winning songwriter, and celebrated vocalist based in Chicago. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots and working-class upbringing, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. Having penned several #1 Folksongs including the ever-relevant Lady of The Harbor, Jencks is also co-founder of the harmony trio, Brother Sun. From Festivals like Falcon Ridge, Kerrville, Mariposa, and Old Songs, to venues like Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, Jencks has enthralled diverse audiences with his approachable style. Joe is noted for his unique merging of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel.” https://www.joejencks.com/bio

“Canadian folk singer and community activist. [...] In 1954, after the departure of Helen Gray, Simone was asked by fellow UJPO member and co-founder of The Travellers, Jerry Goodis, to join the group. That same year, under the direction of Samuel Goldberg, they made their television debut on the CBC program, Haunted Studio. [...] It was after The Travellers appeared on a national television commercial for Molson Canadian Beer that Simone started to doubt the direction of the group. She felt the band had strayed from their "roots" and were more interested in becoming mainstream. In 1969, she left The Travellers due to artistic differences. She was replaced by Pam Fernie.” https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1067533/bio/

Marc Jordan is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, session musician, jazz guitarist, and actor. Jordan can play guitar and trumpet and creates rock, jazz fusion, and dub music. He attended Brock Univeristy.

“Keith and Sylvia have a very wide-ranging repertoire, strong voices and an uncannily compatible and complimentary styles of delivery, affording an exciting enhancement in duo and produce striking acapella harmony. Keith Kendrick, described as “the man with a voice as sturdy as a five-bar gate” is proud of his Derbyshire roots. Keith and Sylvia also frequently accompany themselves and play lively dance tunes on three different systems of the only English invented musical instrument – the Concertina.” https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/artist/keith-kendrick-sylvia-needham-2/

"Hey Ocean! is a Canadian indie alternative rock and synthpop band formed in 2004 in Vancouver. David Beckingham and Ashleigh Ball had been friends since grade 6, joining with David Vertesi in the 2000s to form the band. The band consists of Ashleigh Ball (vocals/flute), David Beckingham (vocals/guitar), and David Vertesi (vocals/bass). Their music draws from many genres, including pop and acoustic, and the group tours Canada widely." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Ocean!

“The duo of Bill Nesbitt (concertinas, harmonicas, vocals & jaw harp), and Brad McEwen (citterns & vocals) chose [the name of Hunter’s Corners] because the cross-roads is close to where they met, and represents the continuing intersection of their musical ideas and experiences. Bill loves traditional music of all kinds, and plays for Contra, Morris and Ceili dances throughout southern Ontario. He has a particular interest in songs and tunes from Newfoundland. Brad has been immersed in traditional folk music for over four decades as a keen student and performer and as the founding and only Artistic Director of Cambridge's Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music for its entire 26 year run.” https://hunterscorners.yolasite.com/

“Jen Schaffer and the Shiners hail from Toronto via Montreal, Hamburg, Calgary and the UK! They are purveyors of original soulful folkrock music with lush harmonies and heavy bass. Jen Schaffer is the lead singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist. She came to music via a stint as a public defender in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio, where she gained a love of alt-country music and a heightened social conscience. Her self-penned works, which have garnered praise from the likes of Ron Sexsmith, speak of love, struggle and injustice and are sharply focused through the lens of her own life journey. The Shiners are Simon Law, the band’s drummer, keyboardist, background vocalist and producer, who is also a Grammy winning songwriter of Soul II Soul’s Back to Life and original member of that band; Astrid Foster on bass and sweet background harmonies; John Teshima plays guitar, both electric and acoustic – he also plays keyboards and adds background harmonies; Jonathan Marks contributes violin, viola and mandolin as well as background harmonies.”

"James Keelaghan is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. Many of the lyrics in his songs display a concern about social problems and justice in society. In 1994, he won the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Solo for My Skies." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Keelaghan

“Holmes was born and raised in Northern Ireland.In his early 40’s he became the lead singer for the very successful Celtic band, Brean Derg Muc. He also began writing and took to the stage as a spoken word artist. Before long he was touring the UK, Canada and the USA. He has won numerous awards including the Stan Rogers Golden Quill and his work has been set to music and performed by more than 40 artists.” https://summerfolk.org/performers/holmes-hooke/