Hillside 2025

A Canadian and US National fiddle champion, Shane Cook leads a joyous and diverse musical journey through fresh original fiddle

Singer-songwriter Adam Baldwin has been a mainstay of the Atlantic Canada music scene for over a decade. With his sophomore

With their sophomore record, Drawing Dead, heartland Canadian indie rockers, The Sarandons, explore “ephemeral fragments” (Walter Kraus, Beatblogger), “hard truths”

Rollicking roots rock, vintage-style pop ballads, blue-eyed soul — Steven Taetz approaches it all without flinching, delivering songs with a

Call it Prairie Noir or Canadiana Desert Rock: Abigail Lapell sings haunting, gorgeous modern folk songs. The Toronto songwriter and

Formed by lead vocalists and songwriters Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, acclaimed indie band Lucius is best known for their

Guest curated by Classic Roots How does an emotional aftermath evolve into a creative epiphany? For award-winning Toronto-based, Tataskweyak Cree

Guest curated by Classic Roots Drezus (Jeremiah Manitopyes) is an Anishinaabe/Nehiyaw hip-hop artist, songwriter, and actor based in Calgary, Alberta.

Comprised of revered American indie singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia (who has amassed a stunning and critically acclaimed discography of unique, darkly

TORRANCE is a new alt-rock project based just north of Toronto, fronted by Tamara Williamson, a powerhouse songwriter and artist

Led by charismatic singer and percussionist Gladys Samba, the female group Les Mamans du Congo was born in 2018 in

Camilo Lara is a Mexican musician, producer, remixer, and composer. His influence extends beyond the borders of Latin music, shaping