NEWS: Kathleen Edwards Introduces Her New (Fake) All-Female Canadian Band: Modern BeaverHere's a light chuckle to help get you through the week: in an interview about her ECHO Songwriting Prize win last week, Canuck singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards spun quite a yarn for Exclaim! Pressed about what she has planned for the rest of the year, the fiery Ottawan had us on by promising...Read More
NEWS: Kathleen Edwards Wins 2012 ECHO Songwriting PrizeKathleen Edwards has gone through some tough times in recent months, including going into anaphylactic shock following a wasp attack and cancelling tour dates due to vocal exhaustion. Well, here's something that's bound to act as some consolation for the Canuck singer: she just won SOCAN's ECHO...Read More
NEWS: Kathleen Edwards Recovering from Anaphylactic Shock After Multiple Wasp StingsKathleen Edwards has been having a tough go of it lately. Having canceled a batch of tour dates due to vocal fatigue back in the spring, the singer is currently recovering from a medical scare after going into anaphylactic shock following a run-in with a wasp. The incident took place on Sunday...Read More
NEWS: Kathleen Edwards Cancels Canadian Tour Dates Due to Vocal Strain and ExhaustionKathleen Edwards is currently in the midst of a busy tour schedule that has seen her playing shows across North America and Europe in support of her recently released album, Voyageur. Unfortunately, she won't be able to complete the outing as planned, for the singer has been forced to...Read More
INTERVIEWS: Kathleen Edwards Lost and FoundKathleen Edwards walks into her rehearsal space – about two weeks before her fourth album Voyageur is released – with one overwhelming thought on her mind: "I wish I got into a car accident on the way here." Edwards finished tracking Voyageur about eight months ago....Read More
POP & ROCK REVIEWS: Kathleen Edwards VoyageurOttawa native Kathleen Edwards became Canada's alt-country darling on the strength of three rootsy, Americana-steeped albums. They landed her critical acclaim, mainstream attention and promised a budding career most singer-songwriters conjure up while working a dead-end day job. On her fourth...Read More
NEWS: Kathleen Edwards Hits Up Western Canada on Spring TourKathleen Edwards already had a hell of a busy schedule in front of her, as she is poised to hit the road with Hannah Georgas in support of the newly released Voyageur. Now, the Canuck songwriter has booked yet more North American dates for the spring. In addition to a number of U.S....Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: Kathleen Edwards "Change the Sheets" (video)To say we're excited about the new Kathleen Edwards album would be an understatement. Voyageur was produced by Edward's significant other, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon -- aka the man behind our favourite Pop & Rock album of 2011 -- meaning that we're more excited than ever to hear what the beloved Canadian songstress has cooked up. Now, Edwards has unveiled a video for the Voyageur track "Change the Sheets." ...Watch Now
NEWS: Kathleen Edwards and Hannah Georgas Team Up for North American Winter TourWe still have a couple of months to wait before Kathleen Edwards delivers her new album Voyageur on January 17 via MapleMusic, but here's something else for fans to look forward to in 2012. In the new year, Edwards will be hitting the road in North America with fellow Canadian songstress...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: Kathleen Edwards "Sidecar"With her massively anticipated, Bon Iver-produced album Voyageur set to drop on January 17 via MapleMusic, everyone is awaiting more material from songstress Kathleen Edwards. Thankfully, your prayers have been answered with a leak of the new track "Sidecar." ...Read More
NEWS: Kathleen Edwards Unveils 'Voyageur'Last month, we learned that "Change the Sheets," the B-side to Kathleen Edwards's recently released "Wapusk" single, would also be appearing on her forthcoming, Bon Iver-produced album Voyageur. With the vinyl single out now, Edwards has revealed the rest of the details to the new LP. ...Read More
NEWS: Kathleen Edwards Unveils New Bon Iver-Assisted SingleWe already knew that Bon Iver leader Justin Vernon was co-producing his girlfriend Kathleen Edwards's new album. Now, Edwards has announced a new seven-inch single, due out September 27 through MapleMusic Recordings, which takes two songs from the sessions. The A-side is called "Wapusk," and...Read More
CONCERT REVIEWS: Kathleen Edwards The Drake Hotel, Toronto ON April 27When an artist of the stature of Kathleen Edwards takes on a three-night residency in a venue as intimate as the Drake, it's no surprise that it sells out. And her performance vividly demonstrated that the profile the roots-rock songstress enjoys is well-deserved. The freewheeling show ranged...Read More
CONCERT REVIEWS: Kathleen Edwards and John Doe Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON November 3While not strictly a "secret” gig, this one flew rather under the radar, until local roots music fans realized what a rare opportunity this was. Here are two highly acclaimed singer-songwriters that regularly play venues five or ten times larger than this small basement honky-tonk. Doe has...Read More
ON THE COVER: Kathleen Edwards Method ActingMusic plays different roles in everyone’s lives. For the solitary singer-songwriter, it has to imbue every part of you, otherwise there’s a danger of that well of creativity running dry. For Kathleen Edwards, that doesn’t seem to be a problem. "I don’t remember the moment it happened,” she tries to...Read More
INTERVIEWS: The Return of Kathleen EdwardsKathleen Edwards' lovely 2002 debut Failer was recorded in Ottawa on the cheap; it was a scrappy, sassy collection of alt-country vignettes starring bourbon-addled fuck-ups and guys who mean well, but disappoint in the end. But if that album stewed in a kind of cool anger, the anticipated follow-up...Read More
FOLK & COUNTRY REVIEWS: Kathleen Edwards FailerThis is the little record that could, and the best news to come out of the Ottawa area since the Canadian flag. Sounding every bit as world-weary as a spry Lucinda Williams, without having quite lost the innocence of her youth, Failer bursts out of the gates with a folk-ish twist on alt-country,...Read More
You might wince a couple of times while watching Kathleen Edwards' new video for "Chameleon/Comedian" from last year's Voyageur. ...Watch Now
Here's a light chuckle to help get you through the week: in an interview about her ECHO Songwriting Prize win last week, Canuck singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards spun quite a yarn for Exclaim! Pressed about what she has planned for the rest of the year, the fiery Ottawan had us on by promising...Read More
Kathleen Edwards has gone through some tough times in recent months, including going into anaphylactic shock following a wasp attack and cancelling tour dates due to vocal exhaustion. Well, here's something that's bound to act as some consolation for the Canuck singer: she just won SOCAN's ECHO...Read More
Ottawa native Kathleen Edwards became Canada's alt-country darling on the strength of three rootsy, Americana-steeped albums. They landed her critical acclaim, mainstream attention and promised a budding career most singer-songwriters conjure up while working a dead-end day job. On her fourth...Read More
Kathleen Edwards released her anticipated album Voyageur yesterday (January 17), and she marked the occasion by hitting the Late Show with David Letterman to perform the album cut "Change the Sheets." ...Watch Now
To say we're excited about the new Kathleen Edwards album would be an understatement. Voyageur was produced by Edward's significant other, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon -- aka the man behind our favourite Pop & Rock album of 2011 -- meaning that we're more excited than ever to hear what the beloved Canadian songstress has cooked up. Now, Edwards has unveiled a video for the Voyageur track "Change the Sheets." ...Watch Now
With her massively anticipated, Bon Iver-produced album Voyageur set to drop on January 17 via MapleMusic, everyone is awaiting more material from songstress Kathleen Edwards. Thankfully, your prayers have been answered with a leak of the new track "Sidecar." ...Read More
We already knew that Bon Iver leader Justin Vernon was co-producing his girlfriend Kathleen Edwards's new album. Now, Edwards has announced a new seven-inch single, due out September 27 through MapleMusic Recordings, which takes two songs from the sessions. The A-side is called "Wapusk," and...Read More
When an artist of the stature of Kathleen Edwards takes on a three-night residency in a venue as intimate as the Drake, it's no surprise that it sells out. And her performance vividly demonstrated that the profile the roots-rock songstress enjoys is well-deserved. The freewheeling show ranged...Read More
While not strictly a "secret” gig, this one flew rather under the radar, until local roots music fans realized what a rare opportunity this was. Here are two highly acclaimed singer-songwriters that regularly play venues five or ten times larger than this small basement honky-tonk. Doe has...Read More
Kathleen Edwards' lovely 2002 debut Failer was recorded in Ottawa on the cheap; it was a scrappy, sassy collection of alt-country vignettes starring bourbon-addled fuck-ups and guys who mean well, but disappoint in the end. But if that album stewed in a kind of cool anger, the anticipated follow-up...Read More
This is the little record that could, and the best news to come out of the Ottawa area since the Canadian flag. Sounding every bit as world-weary as a spry Lucinda Williams, without having quite lost the innocence of her youth, Failer bursts out of the gates with a folk-ish twist on alt-country,...Read More
