Crystal Shawanda

Salmon Arm's ROOTSandBLUES Gets Lido Pimienta, Sarah McLachlan, Amanda Marshall for 2024 Edition

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2024

After unfortunately being cancelled last year, Salmon Arm, BC's ROOTSandBLUES festival is back and better than ever for 2024. From July 26...

Mariposa Folk Festival Gets Bahamas, Bruce Cockburn, Maestro Fresh Wes for 2024 Edition

PUBLISHED Feb 29, 2024

Mariposa Folk Festival organizers have announced a stacked lineup of performers set to take the stage in Orillia, ON, this summer...

Salmon Arm's ROOTSandBlues Festival Gets Sarah McLachlan, Blue Rodeo, Allison Russell for 2023 Edition

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2023

Salmon Arm, BC's ROOTSandBLUES Festival is returning to the Shuswap from August 17 to 20 for its 31st edition, and we now have its stacked...

Toronto Blues Society Readies Annual Maple Blues Awards

PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021

The Toronto Blues Society's annual Maple Blues Awards are going virtual for 2021, with streams taking place every Monday in February from a...

Shad, Haviah Mighty, Basia Bulat, Patrick Watson to Perform at RBC Ottawa Bluesfest Drive-In Concert Series

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2020

You know the drill — thanks to the social distancing orders in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, the RBC Ottawa Bluesfest is not happe...

Ontario's Go North Music Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2019

Ontario's Go North Music Festival is gearing up for its third straight year of music-making, and organizers have now lifted the curtain on...

Ottawa's "Come See & Hear the World" Festival Gets Tanya Tagaq, Antibalas for Inaugural Edition

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019

Though the team behind Ottawa's RBC Bluesfest are still a few months away from throwing their main event, organizers have now unveiled a ne...

Crystal Shawanda

Dawn Of A New Day

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

Shawanda means "dawn of a new day,” so in a sense, the release from this singer-songwriter is a self-titled one. She might seem familiar fr...