Latest Reviews
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8ScoreThe Haden Triplets: The Haden Triplets
If you’re like me, you see that surname and you think, “that Haden?” As in, the same family as the venerable jazz bassist Charlie, whose mile-long credentials and ...
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9ScoreThe Gloaming: The Gloaming
A sentence in string wizard Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh’s biography reads that he “continues to explore that region where Irish traditional music begins to disintegrate.” This description could apply equally ...
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Three Views of a New Year
When Shapenote covers New Year’s Eve, it doesn’t get done just once. We aim to bring you maximum coverage of such illustrious events, so read on to hear ...
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Galleries 1
Sweet Alibi and the Bros. Landreth at the West End Cultural Centre in Winnipeg, Nov. 20th
It seems appropriate that Winnipeg’s first snowfall of the 2013 winter season took place on the evening of Sweet Alibi’s We’ve Got To CD release. A symbol of ...
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5ScoreDan Frechette and Laurel Thomson: Dan and Laurel
Dan Frechette has been on the scene for quite awhile now. He’s one of those guys who’s laboured in the trenches for years, writing his way through 22 ...
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David Francey at Le Petit Campus in Montreal, Nov. 20th
Since first hearing him on Tom Power’s CBC program Deep Roots, I have become seriously enamoured with David Francey, and his latest and CFMA-award-winning album So Say We ...
Latest Videos
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Watch The Ruth Moody Band Cover Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark”
Check out the latest video from Ruth Moody – a cover of the Boss’s classic “Dancing in the Dark” from her latest disc These Wilder Things. ...
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Neko Case Tiny Desk Concert
Happy Hallowe’en from Shapenote! Here is Neko Case in a gorilla costume, along with her equally-costumed band, performing a Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR headquarters in Washington, ...
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Daughter plays acoustic set on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert
A beautiful acoustic set popped up yesterday from British indie-rock band Daughter on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. ...
Latest News
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Juno nominees announced today
The 2014 Junos celebrating Canadian music will take place in Winnipeg, MB, culminating in the awards ceremony on March 30th. The nominees in all categories were announced this ...
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In Pictures: Pete Seeger 1919 – 2014
“Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something simple.” – Pete Seeger ...
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Folk Music at the Oscars?
Yes, it’s true. And folk music from Belgium, no less. Bluegrass music, even. Broken Circle Breakdown, the fourth feature-length film by Belgian director Felix van Groeningen was nominated ...
