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Loryn Taggart
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Five Minutes With: Jazz/Folk-Songwriter Loryn Taggart

May 31, 2024 Lauren Kannwischer

Multi-talented artist and boundary-pushing singer-songwriter Loryn Taggart has boldly made her mark in the music scene, earning significant acclaim even before dropping her first album. This Hungarian-Canadian musician grew up in the Prairies, taking a […]

The Dust Collectors
Folk

Five Minutes With: Calgary Alternative Folk Band The Dust Collectors

May 10, 2024 Demian Vernieri

The Dust Collectors are an alternative folk band from Calgary, Alberta. After years of playing separately in different bands, these long-time friends quickly moved from garage jams to song-writing. By Winter 2018, they were recording […]

Calgary Folk Music Festival
Charity

Charitable Choices: Desmond Murphy of Calgary Folk Music Festival

May 7, 2024 Lauren Kannwischer

Calgary Folk Music Festival (CFMF) is an integral part of the Calgary music scene. Running for 45 years, its foundation has been its volunteers. We connected with long-time volunteer Desmond Murphy to learn more about […]

Maclayne
Folk

Five Minutes With: Calgary Folk-Pop Singer-Songwriter Maclayne

May 3, 2024 Demian Vernieri

Maclayne is a singer-songwriter artist based out of Calgary, Alberta. With a style often compared to artists like Sara Bareilles, Olivia Rodrigo and Regina Spektor, her brand of folk-pop is authentically quirky and theatrical, featuring […]

Kris Demeanor
Folk

Five Minutes With: Calgary Folk Singer-Songwriter Kris Demeanor

April 26, 2024 Demian Vernieri

Kris Demeanor is a Mohkinstis (Calgary) based singer-songwriter, theatre and film actor, and was the first poet laureate of Calgary. He likes racquet sports, cooking, and biodiversity. Name: Kris Demeanor Genre: Folk Founded: 1992 # of […]

Jacquie Drew
Folk

Five Minutes With: Calgary Folk-Roots Musician Jacquie Drew

April 12, 2024 Demian Vernieri

If ever you imagined a musical artist who could cover your favourite love song as she wrote it herself, stage a spontaneous outdoor jam to bring your whole neighbourhood together, and then rock out a […]

Bella White
Folk

Five Minutes With: Calgary Folk Singer Bella White

March 29, 2024 Demian Vernieri

Bella White, a Calgary native, was immersed in the world of Appalachian folk, country, and bluegrass from a young age, thanks to her father—a native Virginia banjoist. Her musical journey began early, writing her first […]

Calgary Guardian Spring 2023 Spotify Playlist
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Calgary Guardian Spring 2023 Spotify Playlist

July 6, 2023 Admin

Every Friday we publish our “Five Minutes With” music series which showcases local bands and musicians through a questionnaire and samples of the artist’s music to help introduce our readers to some of the incredible […]

The Fugitives
Folk

“Five Minutes With” Brendan McLeod of The Fugitives

June 10, 2022 Demian Vernieri

My name is Brendan McLeod. I play and songwrite for a folk group called The Fugitives and write poetry, fiction, and theatre shows. Name: Brendan McLeod Genre: Folk Founded: 2007 # of Albums: 5 Latest […]

Justine Giles
Folk

“Five Minutes With” folk-pop singer and songwriter, Justine Giles

June 3, 2022 Demian Vernieri

Now based in Calgary, Alberta and born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, folk-pop singer, songwriter and designer Justine Giles – drawing inspiration from artists including Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette and Kacey Musgraves – has found […]

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