Alan Small
Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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City educator wins MusiCounts teacher of year at Junos
MusiCounts’ teacher of the year award arrived just in the nick of time for Winnipeg’s Jewel Casselman. → Read More
Bros. Landreths’ second Juno follows Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy for their song
The accolades are beginning to pile up for the Bros. Landreth. → Read More
Old Dominion stakes a claim on a new dominion
Five songwriters who first got together in Nashville to test their own music have become the latest award-winning act to join the country-music caravan to Canada Life Centre. → Read More
Alvvays survives theft, flood, lockdown, a bit of panic
Computers are so handy until the bits and bytes of data they store vanish and we lose a company spreadsheet, a selfie with a celebrity or the first draft of this story. → Read More
Folk fest lands Grammy-winning War on Drugs to join Fleet Foxes, Emmylou Harris, Vance Joy as 2023 headliners
This winter has turned those who book performing artists for arenas and festivals into Ahab, the relentless captain in Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick. → Read More
Pinsent's twisty, storied, occasionally duplicitous acting career began in Winnipeg
Before becoming one of the most iconic actors in Canadian history, Gordon Pinsent, who died last week at age 92, was a young boy in Grand Falls, Newfoundland with dreams of heading west to what was in those days a different country. → Read More
Pride and pressure for Desiree Dorion and her new album
You’d think releasing a new album would also mean the release of some tension after spending hours upon hours writing, recording and putting the final touches on the songs. → Read More
CMHR exhibit brings humanity to war
So little said, so much emotion conveyed. → Read More
Springsteen fans either got lucky for Nov. 10 show, or they didn’t
Wednesday offered an opportunity to go to the promised land for fans of Bruce Springsteen in Winnipeg. → Read More
Prince has Grand Ole time during Opry debut
William Prince basked in country music’s brightest spotlight Saturday night. → Read More
Country crooner brings ‘diverse’ show to arena Saturday
Thomas Rhett will keep a close eye out for his wild Winnipeg fans when he takes the stage at Canada Life Centre Saturday night. → Read More
The Boss set to satisfy Winnipeg’s Hungry Heart
These are words some in the city thought they would never read: Bruce Springsteen is coming to Winnipeg. → Read More
Bruce Cockburn’s lyrics, voice ring as true today as in 1972
Other than modern microphones and guitars, a tidy Letterman beard and a walking stick, Bruce Cockburn’s concert setup likely hasn’t changed much since he began touring in the early 1970s. → Read More
Museums exhibit solidarity with Black History Month programming
Black History Month has not gone unnoticed by Winnipeg’s major museums. → Read More
What’s up: 5 things to do this week
Frostbyte @ Raw:Almond Sunday, 5-11 p.m. Raw: Almond structure, The Forks Market Tickets from $99, memetic.ca Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files Raw:Almond If you like your collaborative, river-based dining experience served up with a side of electronic music and dazzling visuals, the folks at Memetic and Raw:Almond have got you covered. The local proponents of digital creativity have… → Read More
Business leader Marcel Desautels left local legacy
Marcel Desautels, a Winnipeg business leader and one of the University of Manitoba’s major benefactors, died Tuesday in Toronto. He was 88. → Read More
Indian City’s Juno nod a testament to late frontman’s dedication
It was a proud yet bittersweet moment Tuesday morning for Vince Fontaine’s family and Indian City, his musical family. → Read More
Warmth and wisdom
Canoes and paddles have been synonymous with The Forks for thousands of years. → Read More
Manitoba icon becomes an international rock star
The stone that built Winnipeg is entering a rock hall of fame. → Read More
Ambitous soul, but Homegrown Heart
Country music these days is like traffic on Winnipeg streets — there are pickup trucks everywhere. → Read More