Latest Reviews
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Junos 0
7ScoreChloe Albert: Dream Catcher
It was with great interest and anticipation that I checked out this year’s Juno nominations. From my view there were several omissions — however there were also some ...
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Best New Music 0
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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Best New Music 0
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 ...
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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News 0
Old Man Luedecke wins album of the year at the ECMAs
Folk artist Old Man Luedecke took home album of the year for his latest disc Tender is the Night at this year’s East Coast Music Awards, handed out last ...
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Festival Season 0
FESTIVALS: Home County and Regina Folk Festival Lineups Announced
Today in festival lineup announcements, two festivals with some striking similarities: despite being two provinces apart, both are urban events that take place in lovely greenspaces named Victoria ...
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It’s Festival Season!
A sure and welcome sign of spring is the advent of lineup announcements for summer folk festivals, and — regardless of the temperature — spring has sprung in ...
