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Folk Canada is the organization for people who make and support folk and roots music in Ontario, and hosts Canada's largest annual folk music conference, the Folk Canada Conference.

Isabelle Foster: Cooler on the Coasthttps://www.folkcanada.com/post/isabelle-foster-cooler-on-the-coastIsabelle Foster’s...
06/03/2026

Isabelle Foster: Cooler on the Coast
https://www.folkcanada.com/post/isabelle-foster-cooler-on-the-coast

Isabelle Foster’s debut EP, Cooler on the Coast, introduces a new voice to the industry. Her songs explore the rollercoaster of emotions that come with growing up as a teenager today. Isabelle uses a folk-pop genre, with just a hint of country to make her songs come to life.

Produced by JUNO Award-winning creator, Corey LeRue, the release showcases her youthful energy and heartfelt lyrics with bridges, harmonies and transitions that keep you hooked until the end.

“Everything I write is based on personal experience”, says Isabelle. ""The first two songs, Rewind and A Piece of Me, are about realizing you are not where you should be in a relationship, the struggle to let it go, and finally choosing yourself over something that drains you. All of the Above is a classic, sweet love song about young passion and appreciating every moment spent together, while Cool on the Coast describes the fantasy of a perfect future filled with hope and romance”.

Whether it’s discovering self-worth, healing after heartbreak, or being in love, the music of this 15-year-old singer-songwriter, based in Halifax NS, is honest and relatable for all ages. Her fresh, authentic voice and lyrics position Isabelle as a promising emerging artist and have secured her a spot in this summer’s Winnipeg Folk Festival Young Performers Program.

Angela Begin & Bobby Tarian: Spring Tourhttps://www.folkcanada.com/post/angela-begin-bobby-tarian-spring-tour Angela Beg...
06/02/2026

Angela Begin & Bobby Tarian: Spring Tour
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Angela Begin & Bobby Tarian are playing a string of dates in Ontario in June! Avant-Garde in Ottawa on June 3rd, where they will be joined by Rachella Wred & Liam S Russell. Camp Cataract in Niagara Falls on June 4th alongside Maya Ritchie. The Laughing Buddha in Sudbury on June 5th on their patio.

w/ Liam S. Russell & Rachella Wred
Wednesday, June 3 - 8 PM
Avant-Garde Bar - Ottawa, ON

w/ Maya Ritchie
Thursday, June 4 - 7 PM
Camp Cataract - Niagara Falls, ON

Friday, June 5
The Laughing Buddha - Sudbury, ON

Brian Wride Trio @ Springtide Music Festivalhttps://www.folkcanada.com/post/brian-wride-trio-springtide-music-festival-2...
06/02/2026

Brian Wride Trio @ Springtide Music Festival
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Friday, June 12 2026
6:00 pm
Col. McGrady's Pub and Grill - Uxbridge, ON

The Brian Wride Trio are pleased to be performing as part of the Springtide Music Festival at 6 pm on Friday, June 12th at Col. McGrady's Pub and Grill. 44 Brock St. W., Uxbridge

The Brian Wride Trio are a neo-skiffle band, combining elements of folk, blues, and country and adding an electric edge to render original takes on songs of love, loss, longing, and dysfunction. They are exclusively a live act, nostalgic for when music could only be enjoyed in a live setting.

James Leclaire w/ Kennedy LeClaire @ Red Birdhttps://www.folkcanada.com/post/james-leclaire-w--kennedy-leclaire-red-bird...
06/01/2026

James Leclaire w/ Kennedy LeClaire @ Red Bird
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Thursday June 11th, 2026
Doors 7:00 - Show 8:00
Red Bird - Ottawa, ON

James Leclaire releases his 3rd record in three years on June 1st with an album release show at Red Bird Live on June 11th. It will be available on vinyl and CD.

The evening will start off with a set by folksinger Kennedy Leclaire.

Afterwards, James will take the stage solo but at times be accompanied by Margaret Maria on cello, Natalie Cross on fiddle, Phillip Victor Bova on bass, and Michael Hunter on drums.

The McDades: Thread The Lighthttps://www.folkcanada.com/post/the-mcdades-thread-the-lightRelease: May 29, 2026For more t...
05/28/2026

The McDades: Thread The Light
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Release: May 29, 2026

For more than two decades, The McDades have been carving out a sound that refuses to sit still. Rooted in Celtic and Canadian folk traditions, the Juno and Canadian Folk Award–winning ensemble blends the freedom of jazz improvisation with global rhythms, deep grooves, and an unshakable sense of family.

What began as a shared language learned at home has grown into a musical conversation that continues to evolve onstage and in the studio. The McDades’ latest release, Thread The Light, due out May 29th, 2026 on Free Radio Records, pushes further into groove, composition, and collective exploration.

David James Allen: The Moonlight Waltz https://www.folkcanada.com/post/david-james-allen-the-moonlight-waltzDavid James ...
05/28/2026

David James Allen: The Moonlight Waltz
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David James Allen returns with “The Moonlight Waltz” (out May 22, 2026 via Littleknown Records), a late-night country-soul waltz steeped in wah guitar, pedal steel, and a swirly lived-in groove. Drawing from the spirit of The Band, Little Feat, and classic country-soul, the track reflects on closing-time bar culture, the pull of freedom and excess, and the lonely cost of self-destruction. Warm, cinematic, and reflective, it’s a song about chasing magic in the wrong places. This is the third single from David's forthcoming album Jubilation Potpourri out Fall 2026.

SCAM ALERTIt has come to our attention that a scam agency is contacting people and purporting to sell exhibit/booth spac...
05/27/2026

SCAM ALERT

It has come to our attention that a scam agency is contacting people and purporting to sell exhibit/booth space for the 2026 Folk Canada Conference

All Folk Canada contractors use a folkcanada.com email address. If anyone contacts you from a non folkcanada.com email purporting to be from our organization, please check with us first before sharing your information with them.

Should you receive one of these offers, please forward to [email protected], then block and report it.

Thanks in advance, and sorry for any trouble this may cause. We look forward to seeing you all at the conference in Hamilton this October!

Hayley Bleho: Bethanyhttps://www.folkcanada.com/post/hayley-bleho-bethany The debut single from Montreal singer-songwrit...
05/27/2026

Hayley Bleho: Bethany
https://www.folkcanada.com/post/hayley-bleho-bethany

The debut single from Montreal singer-songwriter Hayley Bleho, “Bethany” centres around her childhood best friend who moves across the country after elementary school. Across recesses, lunch breaks, and anxiety-filled birthday parties, the lyrics chart the emotional ups and downs and insecurities of a kid struggling for a sense of belonging even before her closest friend is uprooted.

Carried by folk-inflected guitar playing and dreamy alt-rock vocals, and written in the wake of a different kind of loss (that of her mother), ""Bethany"" captures that desperate longing for connection, and the hollow feeling that comes when that connection moves beyond your reach.
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Hayley Bleho is an indie-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist hailing from Montreal, Quebec. With a knack for melody and a nostalgic feel, Hayley’s songs reckon with things said and things left unsaid, with what-ifs and maybes, bubbling with energy, humour, and emotion. Her debut EP, Rabbit Rabbit, is a raw, guitar-driven exploration of love, grief, and memory. Out everywhere June 12th.

Macsmusic: Winter Is Herehttps://www.folkcanada.com/post/macsmusic-winter-is-hereKen McLachlin, who performs as macsmusi...
05/27/2026

Macsmusic: Winter Is Here
https://www.folkcanada.com/post/macsmusic-winter-is-here

Ken McLachlin, who performs as macsmusic, lives in Point Edward, located in southwestern Ontario.
A longtime folk music artist, he recently released his third solo EP album titled, Winter Is Here.

The album is a reflective look at life from someone who has more years behind him than ahead of him. As such, Ken thought that the season of Winter would be a most appropriate metaphor.

Winter Is Here has a very grassroots, acoustic guitar, folk feel that features 7 new songs, including an East Coast Sea Shanty and a cover of Valdy's Play Me A Rock 'n Roll Song.

(Valdy has been an unwitting musical mentor of Ken's for decades.) The remainder are all original compositions.

Winter Is Here is available to hear on Subvert and Bandcamp.

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