Folk | Crucial Rhythm 3/11

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The Way We're Born Tour: Aysanabee and Barrin May - Winnipeg, MB

On November 25, 2025, Winnipeg found warmth, catharsis, and community inside The Park Theatre as Aysanabee brought The Way We’re Born Tour to the city.

Samuel Stevens

Nov 27, 2025

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Torri Weidinger - bunny with tunnel vision

Indie singer-songwriter Torri Weidinger delivers a riveting and deeply intimate sophomore record that cements them as one of the most emotionally fearless voices in contemporary indie-folk.

Samuel Stevens

Nov 24, 2025

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Songs & Stories Tour: Julian Taylor and Logan Staats - Winnipeg, MB

On November 20, 2025, Julian Taylor and Logan Staats brought their Songs & Stories Tour to Winnipeg.

Samuel Stevens

Nov 21, 2025

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Welcome Back To The Plains Tour: Wyatt Flores and Noah Rinker - Winnipeg, MB

On November 15, 2025, Wyatt Flores, with special guest Noah Rinker, brought the Welcome Back To The Plains Tour to Winnipeg's Burton Cummings Theatre.

Samuel Stevens

Nov 17, 2025

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Interview With Canadian Singer-Songwriter Leith Ross

Canadian singer-songwriter Leith Ross talks about their recently released second album, I Can See the Future.

Sabrina Shahryar

Oct 13, 2025

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Forever Isn't Long Enough Tour: Max McNown and The Jack Wharff Band - Winnipeg, MB

There was a special kind of warmth filling the Burton Cummings Theatre on October 9th, 2025, when Max McNown brought his Forever Isn’t Long Enough Tour to Winnipeg.

Samuel Stevens

Oct 11, 2025

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Sam Varga - The Fallout EP

Singer-songwriter Sam Varga is back with his new EP, The Fallout, out October 10, 2025.

Samuel Stevens

Oct 9, 2025

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Sam Varga Shares Brooding New Single "Queen of the Ashes"

Nashville-based singer and songwriter Sam Varga reveals his new single, "Queen of the Ashes."

Crucial Rhythm

Aug 23, 2025

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Lily Fitts Releases Debut Album 'Getting By' - Headline Tour On Sale Now

Indie folk artist Lily Fitts has released her debut album, Getting By.

Crucial Rhythm

Jun 27, 2025

Mike Campbell performing at Winnipeg's Park Theatre with his new band The Dirty Knobs.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs and Shannon McNally - Winnipeg, MB

On June 17, 2025, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs performed at Winnipeg's Park Theatre to an entirely sold out audience.

Samuel Stevens

Jun 19, 2025

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S.G. Goodman Releases Poignant Single "Michael Told Me"

S.G. Goodman released her new single “Michael Told Me,” the fourth from her forthcoming third studio album, Planting by the Signs, due out June 20, 2025.

Crucial Rhythm

Jun 7, 2025