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 | Canada has, through the years, delivered an incredible group of folk, roots, and Americana artists - kd lang, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, and so on. From steer-riding traditional country-and-western to traditional and contemporary folk songwriters alike. We spend so much time talking about American folk music on this site, I thought we'd turn our spotlight to our neighbors to the north. | |
Five New Canadian Artists to Watch
Canada has always been a hotbed of remarkable contemporary folk songwriting - from Leonard Cohen to Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and beyond. But there's a new generation of Canadian singer-songwriters worth tuning into, and here's a brief overview of my Top 5.
| Get to Know the Deep Dark Woods
Hailing from Saskatchewan, the Deep Dark Woods bring together all the elements known for making contemporary folk music so deliciously rich. Their haunting original songs sound like they could have just as well have been plucked from the hills of Appalachia. Learn more.
| Profile: Whitehorse
Luke Doucet began his career playing in Sarah McLachlan's band and earning a reputation for being one of Canada's most intuitively gifted instrumentalists. His wife Melissa McClelland, meanwhile, had a stunning songwriting talent of her own. Together, they're a remarkable duo you must hear.
| Classic Canada - All About Joni Mitchell
This new crop of Canadian singer-songwriters seems to take after the Joni Mitchell school of folk songwriting, which is to say their lyrics are richly poetic and their melodies are imaginative and colorful. Learn more about one of the women who blazed that trail with this bio and profile.
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