Tag: Folk music
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The Maple List – Number 164 – Sylvia Tyson
Born in 1940, Sylvia Tyson (Fricker) is an important part of Canadian music history. Best known as part of the folk due Ian and Sylvia, she continues to perform with the folk group Quartette and has since 1993. During the Canadian Content days of radio, she and her ex-husband Ian Tyson, were staples on Canadian…
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Canada’s Number One Song And Album – March 15, 2015
New number ones on both charts this week. We will begin with CBC2’s new number 1 single. Alabama Shakes are releasing a new album next moth and “Don’t Wanna Fight” is their 1st single off the album. Great song, reminiscent of some Bee Gee songs of the past, but done with the incredible of Brittany…
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Music From The Mailbag – Shaun Bosch
Shaun Bosch is an alt/folk singer songwriter from right here in Alberta. Currently in Edmonton, the cultural hot spot of the province, Shaun has recently released an album titled “Silence”. He recently dropped me a line asking me to take a listen to the first single off the album titled “Garden”. I have and I…
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Song Of The Day – The Milk Carton Kids – “Heaven”
A bit of a switch from our regular programming. Today we go heavy Folk (Bluegrass??) with California indie-folk duo, The Milk Carton Kids. A very interesting group on today’s media stage. They have released 3 albums since forming in 2011. Heaven is off their most recent release, “The Ash and Clay”. Good song, a…
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Song of the Day – The Lumineers – “Stubborn Love”
I, like a heck of a lot of people, really enjoyed the first single off their self-titled debut. The Lumineers. Ho Hey is a great song, just as is their follow-up single “Stubborn Love“. The Denver based folk band exploded onto the scene in 2012 and gathered 4 Grammy nominations in 2013. Their style melds…
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