Sam Roberts

Song Contest To Record With Sam Roberts Spotlights Issues in Africa

Song Contest To Record With Sam Roberts Spotlights Issues in Africa Producer David Bottrill records 2013's My Song For Change winner Trevor Kidd — photo courtesy of Make Music Matter.Aspiring pop stars hoping to balance dreams of glory with something more meaningful should consider entering the My Song for Change contest, currently accepting submissions…

Sam Roberts Tells Elementary School Kids: Bring Music Into Your Life

Sam Roberts Tells Elementary School Kids: Bring Music Into Your Life Juno Award-winning musician Sam Roberts talks to kids about music at Riverview Elementary School in Montreal, 2013 — photo credit: Riverview newsletter.Rock musician Sam Roberts has supported so many causes by performing or participating in fundraising initiatives for sustainable farming…

Juno Awards Enlist Bruce Cockburn To Spotlight Green Initiative

Juno Awards Enlist Bruce Cockburn To Spotlight Green Initiative Bruce Cockburn, the Juno Awards 2013 Sustainability Ambassador — photo credit: Kevin Kelly.Folks can quibble until they’re blue over who wins what at the 42nd annual Juno Awards this weekend in Regina. But one area virtually impervious to criticism — yet largely invisible to the public — is…

Sam Roberts Hopes Role As Junos Sustainability Ambassador Is Temporary

Sam Roberts Hopes Role As Junos Sustainability Ambassador Is Temporary Pictured at centre: Sam Roberts of The Sam Roberts Band "If David Suzuki could hold a tune, I'm sure they would've asked him," Montreal rocker Sam Roberts quips in an interview with Samaritanmag about his recent appointment by the Canadian Academy of Recordings Arts & Sciences as…

Andy Kim Christmas Show Taps Sam Roberts, Alex Lifeson, Sarah Harmer, Finger Eleven, BSS, And More

Andy Kim Christmas Show Taps Sam Roberts, Alex Lifeson, Sarah Harmer, Finger Eleven, BSS, And More Andy Kim (far right) is joined onstage by Ron Sexsmith (with scarf), Sean Cullen (holding mic) and others, at a past Andy Kim Christmas Concert. This year's concert takes place at the Phoenix Concert Theatre December 14An impressive group of admirers,…

Young Artists For Haiti’s “Wavin’ Flag” Single Still No. 1 Download

Young Artists For Haiti’s “Wavin’ Flag” Single Still No. 1 Download Young Artists For Haiti, the Canadian collective of 50+ musicians which covered K’naan’s “Wavin’ Flag” to raise money for the victims of January’s devastating earthquake, remains at No. 1 on the SoundScan Hot Digital Songs chart for the fourth week in a row and has sold 80,000 downloads…

Did This “Affected” Young Man Get A Yes From Dragon’s Den?

Did This “Affected” Young Man Get A Yes From Dragon’s Den?   Brady Thrasher on an upcoming episode of Dragon's Den, where a panel of wealthy entrepreneurs sayBrady Thrasher wants to know what’s affected you, and then for you to buy the T-shirt. The 23-year old Windsor, Ontario entrepreneur is the founder of the Affected Campaign, a line of clothing…

Sam Roberts And The Girls To Play Acoustic Charity Concert

Sam Roberts And The Girls To Play Acoustic Charity Concert Sam RobertsSam Roberts, Sarah Harmer and Kathleen Edwards have been confirmed for this year’s acoustic Holiday Jam at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre, December 14. The artists — all on the management rosters of the concert organizers Eggplant Entertainment, Bernie Breen Management & Dave…

Jann Arden’s Tour Supports Literacy

Jann Arden’s Tour Supports Literacy Award-winning recording artist Jann Arden is giving partial proceeds from her extensive 27-date Canadian tour to Canwest Raise-A-Reader, a literacy awareness and fundraising initiative started in 1997 by Dennis Skulsky, publisher of The Vancouver Sun.  It became a national campaign in 2002 via CanWest Global…