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Bruce Cockburn Announces 44 Tour Dates in North America & UK

Tour in support of new album O Sun O Moon, available on May 12. Buy your copy here. Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while earning high praise as a prolific, inspired songwriter and […]

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Revered Singer-Songwriter & Activist Bruce Cockburn Reaches For The Heavens With New Album

O Sun O Moon set for release May 12, 2023. Listen Here. “Time takes its toll,” sings the 77-year-old Bruce Cockburn on the opening song, “On A Roll,” his 35th album, O Sun O Moon, out on May 12 via True North Records.  “But in my soul / I’m on a roll.” Bruce Cockburn has […]

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Stars Align for Toronto Singer-Songwriter Meredith Moon

Constellations, her debut True North Records album is out March 31 Pre-order and listen to the first single here. True North Records today announced the signing of Meredith Moon and the forthcoming release of her new album, Constellations, a blisteringly honest but astonishing body of work that easily puts her neatly in the footsteps of […]

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It’s a TumbleWeedyWorld proclaims acclaimed Ottawa Singer-Songwriter Lynn Miles

Listen and buy the album HERE Lynn Miles has earned her reputation as one of Canada’s most formidable songwriters, having written more than 900 songs and released 15 albums over her remarkable career.. She’s racked up multiple Juno Awards, Canadian Folk Music Awards, had two albums voted #1 by readers of Penquin Eggs magazine, and […]

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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On Premieres on AMERICAN MASTERS Nov 22 at 9 pm

Following a world premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival in 2022 and in honor of Native American Heritage Month, American Masters – Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On premieres nationwide Tuesday, November 22 at 9 p.m. ET on your local PBS station, pbs.org/americanmasters and on demand after this date on the the PBS Video App. The […]

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Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter BRUCE COCKBURN Announces Digital Album of Rare Songs

Announces November 25th, 2022 Digital Release Of Rarities Along With Three Career Defining Classic Albums On Vinyl Listen to Waterwalker Theme | Pre-Order Digital Album & Vinyl Re-Issues Having sold more than nine million albums worldwide, acclaimed songwriter, performer, author and activist Bruce Cockburn is a member of both the Canadian Songwriter and Canadian Music […]

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Trend-Setting Celtic Punks The Mahones serve up drinking shanties on a new album

LISTEN TO THE SINGLES AND PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE Jameson Street is like a guided tour down a cobblestone road in Dublin delivering a record packed with positivity and good vibes. “Jameson Street is meant to make you feel like you’re having a night out,” front-man Finny McConnell explains. “No politics, no religion, just good […]

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JUNO Winning Powerhouse Crystal Shawanda Announces New Album Midnight Blues 

First Single and Video "How Bad Do You Want It" Available Now Click Here to watch, stream and pre-order JUNO Award-winning powerhouse singer-songwriter Crystal Shawanda is back with a new studio album, Midnight Blues, set for release September 30th on True North Records. This latest fiery bluesy Americana collection features the first single, “How Bad […]

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JUNO Award Winning Singer-Songwriter BARNEY BENTALL To Release New Album COSMIC DREAMER On April 22, 2022

Click here to pre-order the album and watch the Cosmic Dream video. Waterdown, Ontario — February 28, 2022 — Soaring with sentiments of hope, love, longing, and loss, multi-Platinum selling and Juno award-winning artist Barney Bentall plots a sonic constellation of Americana to traditional Folk with the upcoming release of his new album, Cosmic Dreamer. […]

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Bruce Cockburn Releases Greatest Hits Album

PURCHASE AND STREAM NOW  With 34 previous releases, 13 JUNO wins, two Hall of Fame inductions, countless honorary Doctorates, Officer of The Order of Canada — and new inductee into Canada’s Walk of Fame this year — all spanning a 50+ year career — it’s no small task to encapsulate Bruce Cockburn’s inimitable imprint when […]

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Multi-Platinum Artists Barney Bentall & Geoffrey Kelly are RanchWriters

PURCHASE & STREAM NOW: www.trunorthrecords.com/ranchwriters/ When two multi-Platinum and Gold-selling Canadian artists pass time together the best way they know how, the result is certain to turn ears. And such is the case for award-winning musicians Barney Bentall and Geoffrey Kelly and their newly announced album, RanchWriters — available this Fall via True North Records. […]

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Finny McConnell Releases First Solo Record

STREAM AND PURCHASE NOW: www.truenorthrecords.com/finnymcconnell/ After 30 glorious years of leading renowned Celtic punk rockers, The Mahones, founder and band leader Finny McConnell decided it was high time to write and produce an album for himself. The result? The Dark Streets of Love — available this Fall 2021 via True North Records.  A collection of […]

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COLIN JAMES TO RELEASE LANDMARK 20TH ALBUM, OPEN ROAD VIA STONY PLAIN RECORDS

Coming to Stony Plain Records November 5, 2021 PRE-ORDER NOW: www.stonyplainrecords.com/colinjames/ From the rolling prairies of Saskatchewan to the Open Road of a storied career, multi-award winning, chart-topping, and multi-Platinum selling guitarist Colin James releases his 20th studio album this November 5th, 2021 via Stony Plain Records.   Following this summer’s track, “Down On The Bottom,” […]

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MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN Speaks to Racism & Privilege on New Album, Hourglass.

PRE-SAVE AND PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Order of Canada recipient and 11-time JUNO Award-winning artist Murray McLauchlan challenged himself to look within himself for issues pertaining to systemic racism, privilege, and economic disparity on his landmark 20th album Hourglass, released on July 9, 2021 through his long-time record label […]

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Party For Joey - A Sweet Relief Tribute To Joey Spampinato, Available June 25, 2021

Stars Align for A Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato on True North Records, Out June 25 PRE-SAVE AND PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM True North Records announces a June 25th release date for A Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato, which features a lengthy list of friends and fans of the NRBQ founding member/bassist saluting him […]

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Craig Cardiff to release "All This Time Running" on May 14, 2021

LISTEN AND BUY THE ALBUM NOW "It's the biggest thing I've ever done," the humble, soft-spoken Ottawa-based songwriter says.vCrediting the swings between blind panic and dismal waiting that the Covid Lockdowns have wrought upon his normally steady tours, as his inspiration: “I never had time to pause like this before,” Cardiff reveals. “It scared the […]

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THE MAHONES Release 30th Anniversary Album

Heralded as pioneers of the Irish punk scene, beloved six-piece outfit The Mahones, have released a special 30th Anniversary retrospective, This Is All We’ve Got To Show For It - The Best of 30 Years, released via True North Records on December 4, 2020. This comprehensive retrospective captures many special moments with surprise guests on […]

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Bruce Cockburn - True North 50th Anniversary Box Set Available Now!

  Curious what it looks like? Watch our unboxing video now on YouTube   To be active and relevant in music for 50 years is a significant achievement for any individual recording artist. The same can be said for any independent record label. To achieve this milestone together as an artist and label team without […]

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Crystal Shawanda releases new album "Church House Blues"

For her second album on True North Records, Nashville-based singer Crystal Shawanda has channeled the spirit and strength of blues greats such as Etta James and Koko Taylor, paired with a contemporary delivery that makes the 10 tracks on Church House Blues a rousing testament to her powerful vocal and songwriting abilities. Recorded at several […]

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MUSIC INDUSTRY BLACK OUT TUESDAY

True North Records joins with others in the music industry in making a collective statement about the intolerable level of hate in our society by closing our business on Tuesday June 2nd. All forms of racism, oppression and violence towards our brothers and sisters must end. #theshowmustbepaused #blacklivesmatter

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Bruce Cockburn Announces Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set

To be active and relevant in music for 50 years is a significant achievement for any individual recording artist. The same can be said for any independent record label. To achieve this milestone together as an artist and label team without interruption, has to be one of the most extraordinarily rare events in music. To […]

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Craig Cardiff: True North's Newest Artist

True North Records is thrilled to announce that we have officially signed Canadian Folk songwriter, troubadour and JUNO award nominee, Craig Cardiff. With 19 albums to his name, Cardiff has developed an impressive and loyal following throughout North America and into Europe with guitar in hand. He can turn any setting into an intimate affair, […]

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Bruce Cockburn announces NEW album "Crowing Ignites"

In 2005, Bruce Cockburn released Speechless, a collection of instrumental tracks that shone the spotlight on the singer-songwriter’s exceptional acoustic guitar playing. The album earned Cockburn a Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Instrumentalist and underscored his stature as one of the world’s premier pickers. More than 40 years since he embarked on his singer-songwriter […]

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Feature Friday: Leeroy Stagger

Today we are featuring an artist that is made up of pure talent and ambition, and widely considered one of Canada’s best contemporary singer/songwriters, Leeroy Stagger. Growing up on Vancouver Island, Leeroy was introduced to the music scene from a young age. He decided that he wanted to become a musician after attending a Rolling […]

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Leeroy Stagger Announces New Song "Strange Attractor"

Leeroy Stagger’s ever-evolving fusion of roots, rock and pop has confirmed his status as one of Canada’s best contemporary singer/songwriters. Since first making his mark on the Canadian independent music scene at the turn of this century, Leeroy Stagger has toured the world, both on his own and with the likes of Steve Earle, Pixies, […]

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Old Man Luedecke announces new studio album "Easy Money"!

  Today, Old Man Luedecke shares the title track from his upcoming LP, Easy Money, out on June 14 via True North Records. Easy Money picks up where Old Man Luedecke's award winning, and most successful release to date, Domestic Eccentric (2015), leaves off; four years farther down the road, dreaming about his ship coming […]

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Matt Andersen Announces New Album "Halfway Home By Morning" - Out March 22!

LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE Unbridled joy springs eternal from Halfway Home by Morning. Recorded live off the floor in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrated songwriter Matt Andersen’s tenth album collects all the essential elements for a down-home ramble and shoots them through with enough electrifying energy to drive the rock ‘n’ roll faithful to simmer, shimmy, […]

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Jimmy Rankin Announces New Album & Adds More Dates To Canadian Tour

Now this is big news. One of the true originals in Canadian music has moved from Nashville to Nova Scotia, and is celebrating with music only he could make. Jimmy Rankin's new Moving East is pure East Coast, a homecoming album featuring true stories, tall tales and bittersweet ballads, and the classic folk-rock sound that […]

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Colin James Announces Release of New Album "Miles To Go"!

With his 19th album, Miles to Go (out Sept. 21, on Stony Plain Records in the USA and True North Records ROW), Colin James is getting back to the blues. Miles to Go, Colin James’ ambitious sequel to the critically acclaimed Blue Highways, continues James’ story with a collection of carefully curated songs handpicked from […]

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Old Man Luedecke - One Night Only! Live At The Chester Playhouse

Multiple JUNO Award winner Old Man Luedecke’s narrative–driven folk songs are earnest, heartfelt reflections on the challenges and joys of everyday life. His new live album, “One Night Only! Live at the Chester Playhouse” features performances of songs spanning his entire catalog of releases and includes a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Closing Time”. It also […]

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Jimmy Rankin Announces his True North Records Debut with "Moving East"!

Now this is big news. One of the true originals in Canadian music has moved from Nashville to Nova Scotia, and is celebrating with music only he could make. Jimmy Rankin's new Moving East (out September 28, True North Records) is pure East Coast, a homecoming album featuring true stories, tall tales and bittersweet ballads, […]

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