Roots Music Canada

Roots Music Canada is a national online publication for Canadian folk, roots, blues, and world music, with current reporting and a direct no-fee music-submission form.

Roots Music Canada is a national online publication and community space for Canadian folk, roots, blues, world music and related traditions, defined broadly enough to include singer-songwriters, Indigenous hip-hop and socially or culturally significant work in adjacent genres. Founded in 2009 and relaunched in 2018, it is written primarily by volunteers and publishes album and concert reviews, artist features, interviews, news, weekly roundups, opinion, festival coverage, an event calendar and a newsletter. Its July 23 and 24, 2026 output includes an Ottawa Bluesfest concert review, Canadian artist and release news, and reporting from regional scenes across the country. The official submission page links to a live form for Canadian music, videos and related art. The form accepts non-Canadian artists only when they have a significant Canadian tour or connection and states its genre and community-safety boundaries. It requests core artist, work, date and streaming-link details; Patreon status is an optional question, not a submission requirement. The route is direct and has no stated fee, but editorial judgment applies and no feature, review, placement or coverage is guaranteed.

Editorial profile

Outlet type

Publication

Editorial languages

English

Editorial formats

Online music publication, album and concert reviews, artist features and interviews, music news and weekly roundups, opinion and industry reporting, festival coverage, event calendar, email newsletter

Coverage

Canadian folk, roots, blues, and world music, independent artists and new releases, regional scenes and festivals across Canada, music-community and industry issues, artist careers, venues, and live performance

Genres

Folk, roots, blues, world music, old-time, bluegrass, non-commercial country, reggae, gospel, singer-songwriter, acoustic music, Indigenous hip-hop

Coverage region

Canada, Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Regina, Red Deer, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Saskatoon, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Halifax, St. John’s

Community focus

Canadian folk, roots, blues, and world music communities, independent artists and music lovers across Canada, volunteer music writers and industry contributors, emerging and young artists, Indigenous artists and performers from marginalized communities

Services

online music publication, album and concert reviews, artist features and interviews, music news and weekly roundups, opinion and industry reporting, festival coverage, event calendar, email newsletter

Service territory

Canada, Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Regina, Red Deer, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Saskatoon, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Halifax, St. John’s

Submissions

Open to submissions ↗· Last checked July 25, 2026Official submission form · Direct, no-fee routeRequested materials: Contact email and artist name, Canadian status or details of a significant Canadian tour or connection, work title, type, and release date, a streaming audio link or video link, optional social handles, biography, high-resolution photo, embed code, and project context

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