Category Archives: Profile

Getting to know: Renée Lamoureux

Renée Lamoureux is a local Manitoba award-winning singer-songwriter who has been sharing her music for many years. Her professional music career started when she was 20 years old in a duo, Keith and Renée, before pursuing a solo career. “When I started my solo career, it was almost like I was putting out music toContinue reading “Getting to know: Renée Lamoureux”

Getting to know: Two Crows for Comfort

The local folk/roots duo Two Crows for Comfort (Erin Corbin and Cory Sulyma) are this year’s Manitoba Country Music Awards roots artist duo of the year. The duo has been playing together since 2017 but hasn’t always gone by Two Crows for Comfort. They would go by different names when they started playing shows untilContinue reading “Getting to know: Two Crows for Comfort”

Behind the Scenes of a Local Country Music Radio Station

I asked some questions to the Now Country 104.7 FM Morning Show host and recent MCMA Awards host, Stefan Richard. Here is a Q&A with Stefan Richard: How do you choose what songs you play? “There is a music director at most stations, especially ones that play new music, who is in charge of whatContinue reading “Behind the Scenes of a Local Country Music Radio Station”

Local Country Music Awards

Manitoba Country Music Association Recognizes Local Talent Manitoba has so much talent in the country music industry that deserves to be recognized. The Manitoba Association of Country Arts was established in 1976 and in 2004 was renamed, The Manitoba Country Music Association (MCMA). They have hosted the Manitoba Country Music Awards for five years withContinue reading “Local Country Music Awards”