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Adult Contemporary, Alt. Rock, Americana, Arranger, Blues, Bruce Cockburn, Canada, Canadian Music Hall Of Fame, Festivals, Folk, Gordon Lightfoot, Guitar, JUNO, Neil Young, Rock, San Francisco, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice July 3, 2024

As he gets inducted into the Mariposa Hall of Fame, Bruce Cockburn looks back on the highs and lows of summer festivals

The 79-year-old musician will play the Lightfoot Stage at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia on July 7.  By Nick Krewen Special to the Star The second time he played the Mariposa Folk Festival, in 1969, Bruce Cockburn wasn’t supposed to headline. That honour belonged to Neil Young, fresh from his split with Buffalo Springfield, until a last-minute health issue forced the Ottawa-born folksinger and songwriter — who, until that point, had…

Beatles, Canada, David Bowie, Elton John, Glam Rock, JUNO, Rock, Rolling Stones, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice March 23, 2024

He wrote his viral hit song in 35 minutes. Now TALK will live a dream on the Juno Awards stage

he song Run Away to Mars changed Nicholas Durocher’s life. He will perform at the March 24 Juno Awards, where he’s nominated in five categories. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star With a worldwide viral hit in “Run Away to Mars,” a sold-out European tour and five Juno Award nods to his credit, TALK is walking the walk.It’s been about a decade since Stittsville, Ontario’s Nicholas Durocher, now 28, decided to go…

Alberta, Americana, Arranger, Canada, CCMA, Composer, Country, Cowboy Music, Folk, Guitar, JUNO, Neotraditional, Producer, Songwriter, Voice, Willie Nelson March 16, 2024

Drunken poker, gummy bear highs and a famous friend: Corb Lund on his new album El Viejo

The Alberta singer-songwriter’s talent for (true) storytelling is on full display in El Viejo. Lund plays the Danforth Music Hall on March 20. by Nick Krewen Special to the Star When it comes to penning storytelling adventure songs, nobody is more entertaining than Taber, Alberta’s Corb Lund. Especially when they’re extracted from actual experience. On his 10th and latest studio album of uniquely authentic Western originals, El Viejo, there are several…

Beatles, Bob Dylan, Canada, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Folk, Gordon Lightfoot, Guitar, JUNO, k.d. lang, Piano, Pop, Ron Sexsmith, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice February 24, 2024

‘I’m proud of the contribution that I’ve made to the Canadian songbook’: Ron Sexsmith on his Massey Hall retrospective

‘Sexsmith at Sixty’: The singer-songwriter has never had a top 40 hit, but he’s earned the admiration of some of the biggest names in the music business. by Nick Krewen Special to the Star Even Ron Sexsmith would admit he’s a bit of an anomaly. On Thursday, as he performs his career retrospective “Sexsmith at Sixty” while headlining Massey Hall for the sixth time, it’s worth noting that the mellifluously…

Canada, Composer, Indigenous (Native), JUNO, Music Industry (Trade), Record Labels, Songwriter, Toronto December 13, 2023

Indigenous music is more visible in Canada — Digging Roots is part of the groundswell

The duo of ShoShona Kish and Raven Kanatakta Polson-Lahache are sharing their experiences and stirring things up through their music. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star Canadian contemporary Indigenous music is enjoying an all-time high in visibility and much of that has to do with the band Digging Roots. Formed in 2004 and led by the “life partner” duo of ShoShona Kish and Raven Kanatakta Polson-Lahache, the group is…