Roots Archives - Music Life Magazine

JUNO Nominated Roots/Americana/Country Artist, Desiree Dorion, Announces Self-Produced Eighth Studio Album, Pieces of Me

April 9, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – JUNO-nominated Indigenous singer-songwriter Desiree Dorion is entering a defining new chapter with the upcoming release of her eighth studio [,,,]

Montreal’s DANIEL ISAIAH shares “How The Tiger Got Her Stripes” from Western Medicine LP

April 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – After sharing “Too Far To Run,” the first preview of his forthcoming album Western Medicine, today Montreal-based singer/songwriter Daniel Isaiah releases “How [,,,]

THE SKY CHIEFS (STEPHEN McCARTHY and KEVIN PITTMAN) PREMIERE NEW SINGLE – “ENGINES”

February 2, 2026 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – Today, Richmond, Virginia-based artists Stephen McCarthy (The Long Ryders, The Jayhawks) and Kevin Pittman (The Dads), who [,,,]

Cynthia Hamar Returns as Birdbelly With ‘BLACK HORSES’ Single

August 26, 2025 Jim Barber Comments Off

Press release – BirdBelly is the new moniker of Métis singer-songwriter Cynthia Hamar—a cinematic, poetic Americana project that blends deep roots with [,,,]

Band Keeping Spirit of Johnny Winter’s Music Alive and Well

March 11, 2016 Jim Barber 1

There were a number of years where Johnny Winter was a forlorn and forgotten man within the music industry. Ill-health [,,,]