Juno nominees and winners of the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine of Dala write and sing in harmony best described as angelic. These two best friends met in their high school music class in 2002; they have since released five albums and toured extensively across North America. Darlings of the Canadian music scene, Dala are now poised to bring their fresh brand of acoustic pop music to the world.

Drawing upon influences like The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, Dala write songs that are both catchy and insightful. Amanda’s ethereal soprano voice blends seamlessly with Sheila’s velvety alto, creating the lush harmonies that have become their trademark.

Recipient of the Folk Alliance International 2024 Spirit of Folk Award

2023 Canadian Folk Music Award for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year and the 2023

Capital Music Awards’ Album of the YearRheaume’s music is indeed from the heart and the land.

First a songwriter, Rheaume comes from a long line of tireless, transformational organizers and activists. She carries this lineage forward in her ever-growing role as a crucial builder of Indigenous music infrastructure and community. From the International Indigenous Music Summit and Ishkode Records to the National Indigenous Music Office, the goal of raising Indigenous sovereignty in the music industry drives all of Rheaume’s work.

Recipient of the Folk Alliance International 2024 Spirit of Folk Award, the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year and the 2023 Capital Music Awards’ Album of the Year, Rheaume has released 5 full-length albums and four EPs, all while fostering a self-managed career travelling on numerous tours and achieving many milestones. 2013’s Keep a Fire was nominated for a JUNO Award and won.

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Melanie Peterson, a folk/pop singer-songwriter-actor based in Toronto and born in Saskatoon, was deeply influenced by her parents who sang and played guitar in a jug band. Melanie credits her childhood, filled with the sounds of folk music, as a pivotal influence. With over 200 performances in Ontario, Quebec, and along Canada’s East and West Coasts, Melanie has built a reputation for her intelligent, grounded, and emotionally resonant songwriting, which has consistently moved and inspired audiences. In 2021, Melanie focused on songwriting and released her EP "We Got This – Side Two" on September 2, 2022. The EP presents a stark contrast between intense romantic experiences and a more robust musical style, receiving positive reviews, including praise from Bob Mersereau of Canada's Top 100 music blog, who hailed it as Melanie's "finest songwriting to date." Known affectionately as "Mary Poppins with a broken heart" by BBC radio, Melanie is preparing to release her third album in 2025.

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Brian Gladstone is a world class finger style guitar player, a songwriter who is unrestricted by typical boundaries, a wonderful story teller and a powerful performer.

Basically, Brian is a techno hippie.

No stranger to Canadian and International audiences, Russell deCarle is recognized as the lead singer and a founding member of award-winning multi-platinum country-roots group Prairie Oyster. For over a decade, he has concentrated on his solo career, and has released four recordings, the most recent being The End of the Road.

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Harpin’ Norm Lucien emerged on the Folk scene with a few harmonicas in his pocket and soon began to play with many musicians and in many styles! Adding guitar and his poetry Harpin’ now writes his own songs as well as writing for others. Having played in Toronto, around Southern Ontario, other countries, and venues in Nashville, Harpin’s uplifting, and often social commentary songs are being covered by others and enjoying radio play.

Harpin’s Norm’s first CD ‘The World’s Strongest Man’ comprises eleven of his original songs, some on which he is joined by Nicole Coward! Harpin’ Norm’s second full CD, ‘Close to The Flame’ was also joined by and produced by Maple Blues Award winner Steve Sherman. Harpin’ is presently working deep into his third CD.

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Acknowledged guitar master, songwriter, and poet, Noah Zacharin has recorded nine solo albums, and worked as producer and/or instrumentalist on some 65 recordings by artists across North America.

Noah Zacharin is a great perrormer, and a man of few words.New album 'Points of Light' to be released in early 2023

The Mid-Century Modernes perform "the soundtrack of your life.” We are a five-piece band staying true to the classic rock sounds of the 1960s through late 1970s. Thanks to the scope of our collective experiences in the music world, we are encyclopedic on this classic rock repertoire, and treat the songs with the passion that made this repertoire great, and which makes it the most popular and best selling music to date.

FLASH! The Mid-Century Modernes has finished recording a batch of new, original material that we will unleash on all music platforms in 2025. Watch out, world!

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