Memories are fleeting. It can be hard to pin down a moment worth remembering, and it can be even harder to push sadder memories aside. Prince Edward Island folk duo Baby God spend their latest release, Another Suffer, adrift in time and sifting through some memories of their own. Continue reading Baby God Get Lost In Their Memories on ‘Another Suffer’
Maximilian Flint Returns to His Halifax Home with ‘East of the East’ but the Road Goes Ever On and On
When Maxmilian Flint moved back to Halifax after spending years in New Zealand, his return wasn’t quite the homecoming he had imagined. More than the city itself, Flint found that the years away had changed him and his perspective of “home” took on a mercurial nature; his arrival back in Halifax proved to him that life itself is a journey.
“East of the East” is Flint’s new single about that journey and where our concept of “home” fits within it. Continue reading Maximilian Flint Returns to His Halifax Home with ‘East of the East’ but the Road Goes Ever On and On
Mary Beth Carty Crafts a Modern Day Rosetta Stone with ‘Mo Mhathair’
“It’s pronounced ‘Mo Vaaaaair’,’ Mary Beth Carty emphasizes of her new Scottish Gaelic single, “Mo Mhathair,” meaning “My Mother.” No stranger to working in both French and English (not to mention a certain fluency in accordion, which seems to be a language all of its own), Carty has crafted a modern-day Rosetta Stone just in time for both Mother’s Day and Gaelic Awareness Month in Nova Scotia. Continue reading Mary Beth Carty Crafts a Modern Day Rosetta Stone with ‘Mo Mhathair’
Mike Trask Releases Video for ‘My My, Bye Bye’ Ahead of TV Dinner
Mike Trask continues to solidify his place in our cultural cornucopia as a folk legend. His latest single, awash with all the hallmarks of a Trask song, “My My, Bye Bye” comes with a video that gives a closer look at Trask’s life and yet, somehow, only reinforces the mythology of this quirky and enigmatic figure. Continue reading Mike Trask Releases Video for ‘My My, Bye Bye’ Ahead of TV Dinner
Ventus Machina Examines Their Musical Tree on ‘Roots’
New Brunswick-based woodwind quintet Ventus Machina is showing off the breadth of their musical influences with their latest offering, Roots. Containing selections from historical composers (Bach) modern Canadian legends (Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen), and strong original works that rework other arrangements, Roots is a quilt of the quintet’s own musical muses. It endeavours to show off that there is much more to this quintet than polished classical fare. Continue reading Ventus Machina Examines Their Musical Tree on ‘Roots’