Qristina & Quinn Bachand have been making music together for most of their lives and making waves on the celtic music scene for their creativity and musical virtuosity – Qristina building a reputation for her fiddle and vocal work while Quinn has been making a name for himself as a celtic acoustic guitarist and fiddler, and pushing boundaries through his work with the duo and Brishen, his gypsy-jazz combo. Qristina & Quinn joined us at the Folk Music Ontario conference for an in-depth conversation and impromptu session. They'll also be at this year's Kingsville Folk Music Festival, August 12-14. Check out the playlist at http://folkrootsradio.com.

Qristina & Quinn Bachand have been making music together for most of their lives and making waves on the celtic music scene for their creativity and musical virtuosity – Qristina building a reputation for her fiddle and vocal work while Quinn has been making a name for himself as a celtic acoustic guitarist and fiddler, and pushing boundaries through his work with the duo and Brishen, his gypsy-jazz combo. Qristina & Quinn joined us at the Folk Music Ontario conference for an in-depth conversation and impromptu session. They'll also be at this year's Kingsville Folk Music Festival, August 12-14. Check out the playlist at http://folkrootsradio.com.

Kaia Kater has just released her sophomore recording “Nine Pin”. Recorded in just one day in Toronto, with Chris Bartos, the producer of Kaia’s debut “Sorrow Bound”, Nine Pin is a concept album that takes as its inspiration the Black Lives Matter movement and Kaia’s own experience growing up as a person of colour in North America – but also touches on more personal source material such as love and loss. And it’s an album that gives Kaia free reign to push her own boundaries using her old-time Appalachian banjo as the leaping off point for powerful lyrical songs that show maturity way beyond her years. We caught up with Kaia at home in Toronto. For more information, visit http://kaiakater.com.

Kaia Kater has just released her sophomore recording “Nine Pin”. Recorded in just one day in Toronto, with Chris Bartos, the producer of Kaia’s debut “Sorrow Bound”, Nine Pin is a concept album that takes as its inspiration the Black Lives Matter movement and Kaia’s own experience growing up as a person of colour in North America – but also touches on more personal source material such as love and loss. And it’s an album that gives Kaia free reign to push her own boundaries using her old-time Appalachian banjo as the leaping off point for powerful lyrical songs that show maturity way beyond her years. We caught up with Kaia at home in Toronto. For more information, visit http://kaiakater.com.

Kaia Kater has just released her sophomore recording “Nine Pin”. Recorded in just one day in Toronto, with Chris Bartos, the producer of Kaia’s debut “Sorrow Bound”, Nine Pin is a concept album that takes as its inspiration the Black Lives Matter movement and Kaia’s own experience growing up as a person of colour in North America – but also touches on more personal source material such as love and loss. And it’s an album that gives Kaia free reign to push her own boundaries using her old-time Appalachian banjo as the leaping off point for powerful lyrical songs that show maturity way beyond her years. We caught up with Kaia at home in Toronto. For more information, visit http://kaiakater.com.

We've given the whole of this episode over to an interview with banjo player and rising star Kaia Kater who has just released her sophomore recording "Nine Pin". Nine Pin is a concept album that takes as it’s inspiration the Black Live Matters movement and Kaia’s own experience growing up as a person of colour in North America. And it's an album that gives Kaia free reign to push her own boundaries using her old-time Appalachian banjo as the leaping off point for powerful lyrical songs that show maturity way beyond her years. It really is a terrific album, and it’s a great interview. I hope you enjoy it. Check out the full playlist at http://folkrootsradio.com.

We've given the whole of this episode over to an interview with banjo player and rising star Kaia Kater who has just released her sophomore recording "Nine Pin". Nine Pin is a concept album that takes as it’s inspiration the Black Live Matters movement and Kaia’s own experience growing up as a person of colour in North America. And it's an album that gives Kaia free reign to push her own boundaries using her old-time Appalachian banjo as the leaping off point for powerful lyrical songs that show maturity way beyond her years. It really is a terrific album, and it’s a great interview. I hope you enjoy it. Check out the full playlist at http://folkrootsradio.com.

We've given the whole of this episode over to an interview with banjo player and rising star Kaia Kater who has just released her sophomore recording "Nine Pin". Nine Pin is a concept album that takes as it’s inspiration the Black Live Matters movement and Kaia’s own experience growing up as a person of colour in North America. And it's an album that gives Kaia free reign to push her own boundaries using her old-time Appalachian banjo as the leaping off point for powerful lyrical songs that show maturity way beyond her years. It really is a terrific album, and it’s a great interview. I hope you enjoy it. Check out the full playlist at http://folkrootsradio.com.

This episode of Folk Roots Radio features two interviews. Banjo and fiddle playing singer-songwriter Hannah Shira Naiman joined us at Folk Music Ontario to chat about her music and her new project involving shadow puppetry. We also check in with Gordie Tentrees who will be appearing at this year’s Kingsville Folk Music Festival which takes place in the beautiful confines of Lakeside Park in Kingsville from August 12-14. And as always, we include some of the best of the new releases we've received. Check out the full playlist at http://folkrootsradio.com.

This episode of Folk Roots Radio features two interviews. Banjo and fiddle playing singer-songwriter Hannah Shira Naiman joined us at Folk Music Ontario to chat about her music and her new project involving shadow puppetry. We also check in with Gordie Tentrees who will be appearing at this year’s Kingsville Folk Music Festival which takes place in the beautiful confines of Lakeside Park in Kingsville from August 12-14. And as always, we include some of the best of the new releases we've received. Check out the full playlist at http://folkrootsradio.com.