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“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 […]

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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 […]

Megan Dawson
Country

“Five Minutes With” country-pop artist and songwriter, Megan Dawson

February 11, 2022 Demian Vernieri

Megan Dawson is a country/pop artist and songwriter from Calgary, AB. In July of 2021, she was nominated for the YYC Music Awards “Solo Artist of the Year.” Dawson has previously been selected to participate […]

Funk / Soul / RnB

“Five Minutes With” Alternative R&B singer-songwriter, BAZELLE

February 4, 2022 Demian Vernieri

BAZELLE may be just what the music industry has needed. A bit of an old-school sound to the new wave of songwriting. Specializing in quirky pop culture references, BAZELLE has satirical songwriting down to a […]

Ian St.Arnaud
Indie

“Five Minutes With” indie-folk singer-songwriter, Ian St.Arnaud

January 28, 2022 Demian Vernieri

Edmonton indie-folk songster Ian St.Arnaud is a DIY tour-de-force of fun-loving melodies overlaying themes of death, loss, and anxiety. Often compared to Kevin Morby or a young Jonathan Richman, St.Arnaud’s outfit has made huge strides […]

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Indie

“Five Minutes With” Indie-R&B singer-songwriter, Uyemi Oluwole

January 7, 2022 Demian Vernieri

Born in Nigeria and raised in Calgary, enigmatic singer-songwriter Uyemi found her voice listening to the outliers of neo-soul and contemporary R&B, from Erykah Badu and SZA to Frank Ocean and Jhené Aiko. Her Butterfly […]

Allison Lynch
Jazz

“Five Minutes With” Jazz Singer-Songwriter, Allison Lynch

December 24, 2021 Demian Vernieri

Growing up with jazz musician parents, Allison Lynch began studying violin, piano, guitar and ukulele from an early age, incorporating them into her songwriting. With an eye to the golden age of jazz and a […]

Lisette Xavier
Music

“Five Minutes With” Award-winning pop singer-songwriter, Lisette Xavier

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Electronic

“Five Minutes With” leader and creator of “Tendavillage”, Kate Melvina

October 8, 2021 Demian Vernieri

Kate Melvina is a singer/pianist/composer is the lead vocalist, writer, producer and keyboardist for Tendavillage. Their debut single EP, which Toronto’s iLiveRadio praised as “Criminally slept on” and a “Future Classic” was featured on many […]

Aaron Pollock
Country

“Five Minutes With” Calgary Country Artist Aaron Pollock

February 7, 2020 Jessica da Cunha

Our “Five Minutes With” feature this week is on Calgary-born country artist Aaron Pollock! Aaron is an old-school storyteller with a modern flair. Releasing his John Mayer-esque new track “Wildfire” on January 22nd, his last […]

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