A musical home for songs, tunings, and the folk-era art of making music.
As the JUNO Awards return to Hamilton this year, many of us across Canada feel a shared excitement. But for those who have followed Joni Mitchell’s music, teachings, and legacy, this particular season feels especially meaningful. Joni—our prairie-born poet of…
Performance anxiety has a way of warping the moment. When adrenaline floods the body, everything becomes louder and sharper — except our connection to ourselves. A small crack in the voice feels like a collapse. A rushed tempo feels like chaos. A single memory slip feels like a catastrophe.
But here’s the strange, grounding secret…
Canada has officially declared a new national celebration for those who give our country its sound. Today marks the very first Music Creator Day, launched by SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) to recognize and honour the songwriters,…
Here at The Last Living Shepherdess, I believe in gentle learning. In following your ear, your heart, and in connection to everything around you. In music that grows slowly, honestly, like a field of wildflowers. I believe music is more…
There’s something magical about the way Joni Mitchell approached her instrument.Before the melody or the lyrics came, she would often begin by changing the tuning ofher guitar—sometimes wildly, sometimes gently, but always intuitively. This alone canteach us more than a…
Though her music floated across genres and continents, Joni Mitchell always sounded like she came from somewhere—the cold air and open skies of the Canadian prairie. Her roots mattered…
