March 9, 2026
A River Runs Through It Listening Post 394. To call Le Vent du Nord a study in contrasts would be an understatement. The band’s name translates as “The North Wind,” but for more than two decades it’s been the hottest ensemble in traditional Québécois music, with...
February 11, 2026
Over Ocean and Pond Listening Post 393. Though Matthew Byrne is one of Canada’s finest traditional singers, forces beyond music have in recent years challenged his rhythm. Covid had a cascading effect on gig and recording schedules, and becoming a father curbed his...
December 1, 2020
Bringing It All Back Home Listening Post 280. They met at a fiddle jam in 2007 and married three months later; they live outside Horsefly, British Columbia, a village of 1,000 souls in the foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, where they build and sell banjos and raise...
