Chantal Kreviatzuk on laundry, housework and her new album

Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida talk about their emotional new documentary

 Photo credit: Crave Spoiler alert: I adore Chantal Kreviazuk. I think she is a wonderful representative of what is great about Canada. She is kind, she is generous and did I mention this Order of Canada recipient is an extremely talented musician! Several years ago, before I was associated with

Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida collaborative performance Moon v. Sun

  Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida (Moon v. Sun) took over the National Arts Centre Tuesday night. OLM's Keith Whittier, reviews the show here!  

Songwriter’s Circle is Jewel of the Junos

 Photos by Renee Doiron It is no wonder the SOCAN and Yamaha sponsored Songwriters' Circle is referred to a the "Jewel of the Junos". The event, hosted by the legendary Bruce Cockburn, was held at the National Arts Centre yesterday afternoon ahead of the big show itself.  The setting was

CONTEST: We we want to give you a slice of the JUNOs with the JUNO Songwriters’ Circle

 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee and 12-time JUNO Award-winner Bruce Cockburn will host and perform at the 2017 JUNO Songwriters’ Circle, to be held in the National Arts Centre's Southam Hall on Sunday, April 2, 2017 from 12pm to 2pm EST and Ottawa Life wants to send you there. This event is considered the “jewel of JUNO

JUNO Spotlight: Heather Rankin

 Nominated for: 2017 | Adult Contemporary Album of the Year (A Fine Line)   What is it like growing up in one of Canada’s most beloved musical families? Well, if you’re Heather Rankin you sum things up nicely with the word “chaotic”. Born the eleventh child in an already musical

Navigating the Rough Waters with Chantal Kreviazuk

 Two mothers share a piano bench, one is a two-time Juno Award winner and member of the Order of Canada, the other is an activist, former television host and spouse of the Prime Minister. Both are beautifully butchering John Denver’s “Leaving on a Jet Plane” like there wasn’t a captive

Glitzy Governor General Awards Gala 2016

 On June 11, The National Arts Centre played host to the 24th Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala (GGPAA), a star studded evening full of glitz and glam in celebration of an extraordinary group of Canadian artists. The prestigious tribute was led by returning host, actor Colm Feore and the

Amanda Rheaume’s Holding Patterns

 Photos by Jen Squires, supplied by NAC. One woman, one venue, both of them in a period of transition and ready for change. For Métis singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume, it was a few steps back in order to move forward through some pain and sad realities on a rocky road to find