Matt Zaddy: Live at Oakville Centre for Performing Arts  

The Oakville Centre presents:
Matt Zaddy - FULL BAND PERFORMANCE
Studio Theatre
Friday, March 1st, 2024 at 8pm

Join Matt Zaddy for a FULL BAND PERFORMANCE of his original folk rock…

Marc Audet: Those Days

Songwriting and recording are central to Marc Audet’s ambitions with his folk music act, and his latest album released 2024 January 31 is a full length studio album entitled THOSE DAYS. This is his fourth…

Andrew Bentham-Riley Trio: Debut Concert 

February 22nd you are invited to The Casbah for the Andrew Bentham-Riley Trio Debut performance featuring special guests Emma Whale and The Boxcar Ben & Leo Dragtoe Duo! I will be joined onstage by my…

The Salt Cellars: Live in Concert 

The Salt Cellars w/ Albert Saxby
Friday, February 16th, 7:00pm
The Rails End Gallery - Haliburton, ON 

Founded by singer/songwriters Rob Bersan & Virginia deCarle in 2016, The Salt Cellars band fam has included…

Danté Ravenhearst: Asphalt

Toronto-based folk artist Danté Ravenhearst's debuts with Asphalt, a haunting alternative folk rock number. With its somber lyrics bleeding between shimmering crashes and eerie, vibrating organ, Asphalt is an unconventional song of mourning, of anguish, of searching…

Kristin Lindell: River of Light
  
Singer Songwriter Kristin Lindell who hails from the Beach area of Toronto, has released River of Light, her third album. River of Light is about “the places you experience and the imprints they leave…

It’s a big week for the Canadian Folk Community! This week both Allison Russell and Joni Mitchell took home Grammys, and CONGRATULATIONS to all of the Folk Music Ontario members and showcase artists who have been nominated for the 2024…

Cassie Noble: Nowhere to Go but Everywhere

Recorded in her late Father’s empty house, Cassie Noble's first full-length album holds stories of various kinds of grief; it brings together the pain and joys of human existence in an honest way,…

Hibernate Festival 2024
Feb. 16-19 - Port Hope, ON
 
Hibernate makes Family Day weekend a Festival weekend this winter. Presented by Cultivate Festival, the second annual Hibernate Festival returns four days of live music, arts, crafts and community in downtown…

SHOWCASE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE

Showcase Applications are OPEN for Folk Music Ontario, Canada’s largest annual conference devoted to the folk, roots, and traditional music community. The conference offers training, showcasing, and networking opportunities for artists…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Folk Music Ontario is bringing Canada’s Folk Conference to Mississauga in 2024

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Jan 31, 2024 – Folk Music Ontario, the largest gathering of Canada's folk music industry, is tuning up for an unforgettable…

Shawn William Clarke: Tall Trees  

Driven by delicate finger-picked guitar and Clarke’s knack for image-rich storytelling and winding melodies, “Tall Trees” brings its listener bittersweet comfort. Feeling all at once modern and nostalgic, “Tall Trees” sits somewhere between the dynamic…

Bill & Sue: The Price of Gasoline 

"The Price of Gasoline" - A wee rant about them what owns the oil.

Bill and Sue began their musical relationship after recording Bill's last solo CD, Seems To Me. The vocal magic…

Kids’ Music at the Market: Hamilton Farmers’ Market 

Kids’ Music at the Market in the Hamilton Farmers’ Market is a monthly kids’ concert series on the first Saturday of each month from November 2023 to April 2024 sponsored by Hamilton…

The Fitzgeralds: Live At Newmarket Folk Society
 
Newmarket Folk Society is presenting the Fitzgeralds this Saturday!

THE FITZGERALDS
Newmarket Legion, 707 Srigley St. 
Saturday, January 27, 2024
8PM, doors at 7:15PM 
Tickets: $30 

Click here for more info

Brian Tremblay: A Pocket Full of Seeds
   
Songwriter, Brian Tremblay, announces his latest single, A Pocket Full of Seeds. Tremblay was inspired to write the song when he saw a video of a Ukrainian lady approaching a Russian…

Rick Fines: Live at Brampton Folk Club
 
The Brampton Folk Club’s next Friday Folk Night is January 26th, when we present Blues Night, with Rick Fines, backed by Roly Platt and Alec Fraser. Rick Fines is an engaging…

Website platform Bandzoogle has added a new EPK plan for artists. This new, affordable plan allows artists to create a stunning single-page electronic press kit in minutes.

To create an EPK, musicians can choose one of Bandzoogle’s mobile-friendly templates, then…

Dougal Bichan: Sunflowers For Ukraine

The war goes on and on. Another war starts. There are too many wars to deal with. One is too many. It is painful to watch the news. It is difficult to read the papers…

‘Walking Through the Fire’: Indigenous Collaborations with Sultans of String
  
ON TOUR! ‘Walking Through the Fire’ – Indigenous Collaborations with Sultans of String

The tour is an opportunity to experience the beauty and diversity of music from Turtle Island with…

Marc Audet: Open Water
 
OPEN WATER is a seven song EP that is the outcome of a project to remix songs from an earlier album, The River (2019). The objective was to create a more sparse mix, allowing backing…

Accessing the Irish Music Market: Pre-Conference Orientation for Your Roots are Showing
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - 2:00pm EST / 7:00pm GMT via Zoom
Free event: RSVP Required 
Click here to RSVP now

Moderator:     
Rosalyn Dennett, Folk Music Ontario

Panelists: …

Matthew Martin: Maple & Pine 

A Lullaby for London Ontario, “Maple & Pine” tells a story about learning to appreciate the beauty of living in your hometown even as you miss your friends who have left to chase their dreams…

Jackie K & Tom Kroczynski: When I’m Next to You 

New release from this singer/songwriter from North Battleford! A swingin' original tune about the wilds of winter, just in time for the holiday season! With music and lyrics by bass…

Monet and Christian: Live on Stage
 
Monet and Christian w/ Jesse Collins Jr
Thursday, Dec 21, 2023 - Doors 6:30, Music 7:00
The Dakota Tavern on December 21st 2023 

A music filled night with Monet & Christian and Jesse Collins…