Rose Cousins and Tim Baker, two of Atlantic Canada’s biggest songwriters have teamed up to revisit a song from Cousins’ 2020 JUNO-winning album, Bravado. “The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)” aims to soothe a troubled mind and quell its more discordant thoughts and while the song originally appeared on Cousins’ album as a solo effort, the new single with the duet between Cousins and Baker is just as it was always meant to be.
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Cavendish Beach Music Festival Announces 2022 Return With Country Music Star Luke Combs Headlining
The organizers of Cavendish Beach Music Festival, the largest multi-day outdoor music festival in Atlantic Canada, have announced its impending return in 2022. With that announcement comes the news of the first big name attached to headline: multi-platinum, award-winning country star Luke Combs. Continue reading Cavendish Beach Music Festival Announces 2022 Return With Country Music Star Luke Combs Headlining
Blackwood Carves a Path Through Enchanting Vistas on ‘Lost and Found’
Knowing that Lost and Found is the first album released by the duo Blackwood comes as a big surprise. Comprised of the industry veterans of pianist Peter-Anthony Togni and bass clarinetist Jeff Reilly, the musical chemistry on display here feels too enchanting for it to be the first album of this project. The Halifax pair have dove deep into their collective experience as musicians and composers, and the treasure they have emerged with is nothing short of magical. Continue reading Blackwood Carves a Path Through Enchanting Vistas on ‘Lost and Found’
Nova Scotia’s Flamenco en Rouge Offer up a Special Tribute to Miners With ‘Tierras Oscuras’
A Flamenco dancer and a coal miner walk into a bar. The bartender, realizing that there is no punchline here, offers them a drink; for tonight they’re celebrating a beautiful, if not unusual union.
Flamenco music and dance, an art form that originated in Southern Spain, can trace its path back for centuries. It is rarely presented, however, in this part of the world, but thanks to Halifax’s Flamenco en Rouge we’re able to get a taste with “Tierras oscuras,” their latest production. It’s spicy and explosive; moody and mysterious. Continue reading Nova Scotia’s Flamenco en Rouge Offer up a Special Tribute to Miners With ‘Tierras Oscuras’
Christina Martin Gets a Visit From Cthulhu in New Brendan Henry-Directed Video for ‘Stay With Me’
In the Before Times, singer-songwriter Christina Martin was visited by a dream. Maybe it was prophetic. Maybe it was inevitable. Whatever the case, the video for “Stay With Me” is an absolutely surreal reminder that our fears and insecurities, even if they are somewhat justified, are often bigger in our own minds. Continue reading Christina Martin Gets a Visit From Cthulhu in New Brendan Henry-Directed Video for ‘Stay With Me’