Brian Tremblay: Ode to Jack

Coming March 24 I'll be releasing an old single that I dusted off recorded in 2008. It's a fun chicken pickin' country number that's sure to get your toe tapping and your feet dancing! Ode…

Kari Lyn: Anyways

“Anyways”, the second single off my EP Nightmarin', deals with grief.  It is an ode to my father who passed away a few years ago.  It reflects off my first album, telling the story of…

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LISTEN NOW - Episode 2: Protecting your Mental Health w/ Cindy Doire

Artists can experience some of the highest highs and lowest lows while they ride the…

Hillside Festival - Call for Volunteers
Deadline: March 31, 2023

"The 40th annual @HillsideFestival is taking place July 28-30, 2023, on Guelph Lake Island! We are seeking volunteers to assist with all things Hillside at this year’s 2023 festival. We…

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LISTEN NOW - Episode 1: Composing for Film and Television w/ Kaia Kater

In 2018 after 2 years of extensive touring, Kaia Kater suffered a panic attack…

RUSTY & MAJA ~ Part Kitchen Party, Part Cabaret

"RUSTY & MAJA ~ Part Kitchen Party, Part Cabaret ~ is our premiere release as a duo.

Friends since our teen years, we first met in Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario in…

Gathering Sparks - March 2023 Tour
www.gatheringsparks.com

Folk/roots duo Gathering Sparks heads to Eastern Ontario for concerts in Trenton, Ottawa, and Vankleek Hill, March 8, 9, and 10.

Gathering Sparks is the graceful collision of Eve Goldberg and Jane Lewis…

Zoe Ackah: Still Miss You (But My Aim is Getting Better)
Release Show: March 5, 5-7pm, The Emmet Ray, Toronto

"Out on Streaming sites March 2, 2023, Zoe Ackah's single Still Miss You (But My Aim is Getting Better)!

This…

Export-Ready Webinar Session #1
VISAs and Immigration with Liana White, Canadian Federation of Musicians
Wed, Mar 1 @ 3:00PM EST via zoom
Presented by Folk Music Canada & Folk Music Ontario

RSVP: https://bit.ly/41oYRpv 

On March 1, 2023 Liana White of…

Marc Audet - Forgotten Memories of the Ottawa Valley
March 4, 2023 - Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville, QC

"Forgotten Memories of the Ottawa Valley"" is a unique folk music show that is a collection of songs about the history…

David Donar: Jolie Blonde Blues
https://daviddonar.bandcamp.com/track/jolie-blonde-blues 

“Jolie Blonde Blues is my latest single inspired by the traditional Cajun folk songs. This arrangement is inspired by the traditional country blues with guitar and blues harp. Many Cajun players have used the…

Export-Ready Webinar Series
Wednesdays in March 2023
Free Admission - RSVP Required
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Folk Music Canada in Partnership with Folk Music Ontario present the Export Ready Webinar Series, taking place via Zoom each Wednesday in…

2023 Mariposa Folk Festival
July 7-9, Orillia, ON

The lineup for the 2023 Mariposa Folk Festival has been announced! 

The 2023 event will feature performances from dozens of artists, including FMO Members & 2022 Showcasing Artists Jaffa Road, Morgan Toney,…

The Pairs - Superhuman
https://thepairsmusic.com/ 

"Superhuman" came about in the preparation for a first ever therapy session. It’s a smattering of feelings and self doubt. It’s a sarcastic song full of negative self-talk. It’s a personal story of realizing how…

Sultans of String ft. Northern Cree: Nîmihito (Dance)
https://sultansofstring.lnk.to/nimihito

Nîmihito (Dance) is a collaboration between 3x JUNO nominated, 4x CFMA winning Sultans of String and Northern Cree, a nine-time Grammy nominated pow wow and round dance group from Treaty…

Michel Neray - Don’t Look Behind
Michelneraymusic.com 

When you have the time, you don't have the money. When you have the money, you don't have the time." That’s the opening line of ‘Don’t Look Behind’, the first single to drop…

Introducing ReFolkUs: A new podcast by Folk Music Ontario, for folk artists and music industry professionals who want to learn how to make money, find their creative community, and stay grounded and healthy in this intensely stressful but…

Lynn Miles - TumbleWeedyWorld
Album Release and Concerts  

Lynn Miles & True North Records Present TumbleWeedyWorld New album available everywhere March 17!

Lynn Miles has the kind of voice that insists that you pull the car over. She’s been blessed…

Folk Music Ontario is strongly urging all folks to act now to oppose the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's proposed rate increases; that would make touring in the United States for international artists significantly more expensive.

If the proposed fee…

Kate Weekes - Better Days Ahead

For her fourth solo album Better Days Ahead, Folk Music Ontario member, singer, songwriter, guitarist and nascent banjo player Kate Weekes dove deep into “the liminal space created by lockdowns and cancelled plans”…

Pete Eastmure - Devil’s Taxi 
Album Release

Show: 
Fri. Feb. 17 - 6:00pm 
The Cameron House - Toronto 
Click here for tickets and info  

“Devil’s Taxi” the album drops on February 17, 2023, at The Cameron House in Toronto as…

FMO IS sending out a big CONGRATULATIONS to all nominees of the 2023 JUNO Awards! We’d also like to highlight nominations of FMO Members and 2022 Showcasers: 

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Being Somewhere - Dan Mangan 

BLUES…

Stan Simon - Live in Concert 
February 21, 2023 - 9PM EST 
The Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON  

Live at the Dakota Tavern on February 21st, 2023, Stan Simon will bring his classic storytelling and visceral songwriting for a night of…

The Pairs - When Will We Find Our Way? 
Release - March 1, 2023 

When Will We Find Our Way? Is the title of The Pairs new upcoming album. This project has been slowly coming to life over the last…

Folk Recovery - An Oral History Project 
Starts Wednesday, January 25 
On YouTube/on air CJRU 1280 
  
Welcome Traveller! 

Folk Recovery is an oral history project designed to highlight and celebrate Black, Indigenous, Asian and all racialized storytellers and their contributions…