Well-known as a purveyor of blue-eyed soul, Luke McMaster sets the bar ever higher with each project he takes on. His latest album has the singer-songwriter delivering classics by a music icon who Bob ...

Why: The former Folk ‘n’ Fiddle Festival rebranded last year under the moniker of the Seaside Music Festival, which gave producers of the annual Sidney event the freedom of a wider thematic palette.

Matthew Woolhouse, an assistant professor of music at McMaster University, says the new Digital Music Lab at the university could help better explain how music affects and influences people and ...