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24 minute read

JUNO AWARDS PLAYLIST PREVIEW 2025

March 21, 2025March 22, 2025

Oh Canada may be at the top of our hearts this year!

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23 minute read

GRAMMY AWARDS 2024

February 8, 2024February 19, 2024

Women rule the show. For a change

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9 minute read

SUNNY’S WINNING THE WAR

April 4, 2023April 8, 2023

The pandemic was hard. But Sunny War is making her best roots music ever

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MY 21-SONG (COVID) SUMMER PLAYLIST

August 13, 2022November 17, 2022

Letting the algorithms find my tunes in the seventh wave

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022: OUTSIDE CHILD ALBUM

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Allison Russell’s first solo album is a wise reckoning about her childhood abuse

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: OUTSIDE CHILD LYRICS

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

The lyrics to Allison Russell’s Outside Child album tell the story of her childhood abuse in Montreal

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: NEW RELEASE FROM OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS

February 4, 2019August 17, 2023

Four experienced musical talents join forces on a timely album about black women’s history

Kris Klaasen started writing music reviews in Calgary for college and university papers as well as the Calgary Herald. He also wrote occasional record reviews for the Georgia Straight in the 80s. A lifelong communicator and music enthusiast, Kris has been involved with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival in various capacities for more than 35 years and has recently been studying African hand drumming. He's also a pretty good whistler. The photo shows Kris and his daughter at VFMF.