Close Kicks: Dance With Ya

Close Kicks new single "Dance With Ya" is an indie-pop song that highlights personal struggle, but finds a way to leave it all behind through personal connection and dance. In today's times, it's…

Dala: Live @ Folk Night at the Registry  

Dala
Presented by Folk Night at the Registry
Saturday, May 4 2024 - 8pm
Registry Theatre (sold out) - 122 Frederick St. - Kitchener, ON
Livestream tickets available at folknight.ca

Dala is…

Emma Cook: Live @ Knox Hall

Emma Cook w/ special guest Cassidy Houston
Friday, May 3, 2024
Doors 6pm, Show at 7pm
Knox Hall - Sudbury, ON

About Emma:
Emma's new album Fight Left In Me has garnered buzz from…

Polky: Spring US Tour

Polky is coming to the USA with their first tour in May 2024. Below are the places where they will be performing. They hope to see you at the concerts!

• May 3, 2024 - Buffalo, NY…

The Barrel Boys: Live @ Newmarket Folk Society
 
The Barrel Boys
Presented by the Newmarket Folk Society
Saturday, April 27, 2024
8 p.m., doors open at 7:15 p.m
Newmarket Legion - 707 Srigley St.
Tickets: $30

Join us in community…

Folk Music Ontario would like to thank the Canadian Government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St Onge, for the increase in support to Canada Arts Presentation Fund(CAPF) and the Canada Music Fund(CMF) in…

Raina Krangle: Live @ The Dakota Tavern 

LIVE SHOW:
Raina & The Wranglers w/ Don Graham
Saturday, April 27, 2024
The Dakota Tavern - Toronto

A Torontonian native, Raina Krangle’s music is a fusion of Fresh Folk/Rock laced with country…

We are pleased to announce that Early Bird Registration for the 2024 Folk Music Ontario Conference is now open! Special low rates are available for both FMO members and the general public until August 2, 2024!

Early Bird Registration Link…

Shawn William Clarke: Softer Scissors
 
EP RELEASE SHOW:
Shawn William Clarke w/ Sarah Hiltz
Saturday, April 20
The Burdock - Toronto

Shawn William Clarke first full length studio album in 7 years is out on April 19th. Recorded in Gravenhurst…

Daniel Raymond: What We’re Trying to Become

Daniel Raymond's NEW 4-Song EP is available now on all music streaming services.  This new 4-song EP was produced by Ottawa's Jim Bryson.  

Canadian Beats notes that "The EP is a testament…

Developing Artists 2023: Sarah Jane Scouten, Jessie Gosling & Nicholas Campbell

We are pleased to release the fourth in a series of performances recorded live at the Folk Music Ontario (FMO) Conference! This video features Jessie Gosling & Nicholas Campbell,…

Kristin Lindell & Jesse Whiteley: Live @ Art House
 
Kristin Lindell & Jesse Whiteley
Friday, April 12, 2024 - 9:00 p.m. EDT
Art House - Ottawa

Kristin Lindell and Jesse Whiteley will dish up toe tapping roots infused with folk…

Union Duke: Coming In Clear 

Toronto Folk-Rock mainstays Union Duke released their brand new single "Coming In Clear" Friday April 5th, and celebrated with a sold-out release party at the Rivoli. Recorded with local super-producer Aaron Goldstein, this…

Nathan Sloniowski: The Lost Love Letter to a Small Town

Nathan Sloniowski's latest album is "The Lost Love Letter to a Small Town". It's a nine-song tribute to what he calls “the collage of open-hearted dreamers who grew me…

The 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented over the weekend, during two gala concerts Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th held at the beautiful Majestic Theatre in St. John's, Newfoundland! 

The…

Old Man Luedecke: Live @ Greenbank Folk Music Society

Old Man Luedecke
Presented by the Greenbank Folk Music Society
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Greenbank Centennial Hall - Greenbank, ON
Doors open at 7pm / show 8pm Reserve tickets at 905…

We are pleased to release the third in a series of performances recorded live at the Folk Music Ontario (FMO) Conference! The FMO Developing Artist Program (DAP) is a highlight of our annual event… with learning and music galore! This…

Leverage For Mountains & The Salt Cellars: Live @ Haliburton County Folk Society
 
Haliburton County Folk Society Presents
Leverage for Mountains
w/ The Salt Cellars
Saturday Apr. 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Highland Hills United Church - Minden Hills, ON…

Since the Federal budget process began in August 2023, FMO has been working with the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA), helping them to advocate for the live music sector:

• The #FutureOfLIVE campaign, advocating for more funding for CAPF and…

Magic Machine: Live @ The Rainbow  

Ottawa’s Magic Machine is bringing their Folky-Theatrical goodness back to the stage on April 13! Joined by the incomparable Ottawa Guitar Trio and backing up fellow FMO Member Sarah Segal-Lazar, this show is…

Emily Jean Flack: Live @ Coulson Concerts

"The Coulson Concerts" are back this year with an exciting line-up of Canadian musical artists. This folk and roots series is presented in a quaint historic church in Oro-Medonte, located in the hamlet…

The Folk Music Ontario Developing Artist Program (DAP) is a highlight of our annual conference… with learning and music galore! This video is the second in a series of performances recorded live at the FMO Conference! This video features Francesca…

Oddeline: Mercury Ascendant
 
Ottawa-based folk musician Oddeline’s new single, Mercury Ascendant, wears its influences from the darker side of classic folk music on its sleeve. Taking inspiration from Nick Drake, Francoise Hardy, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen, the…

Sarah Segal-Lazar: 401+ Tour
 
In support of her new album Valleys, produced by Canadian folk luminary Matthew Barber, Sarah Segal-Lazar is heading out on THE 401+ TOUR! 

From Ottawa to Toronto (plus a few special ancillary additions):

• Apr 13 •…

Tragedy Ann: Every Morning

Tragedy Ann welcomes Spring and invites a moment of gratitude with their new animated music video "Every Morning". 

Alongside Garth Laidlaw and Jenna Kessler, Liv & Braden created the concept and conducted…