Sunday, July 6, 2014 Jon Langford & The Burlington Welsh Male Chorus (East Stage, 12:45PM) Devin Cuddy (South Stage, 12:50PM) The third day of a festival is often tough and can prove difficult to drag yourself to the grounds early. It was however worth the early morning in order to catch Devin Cuddy, whose set […]

Saturday, July 5, 2014 Caitlin Rose (South Stage, 1:10PM) Day 2 of the festival began early in the afternoon, with Caitlin Rose on the South Stage. Boasting a voice more massive than you’d initially expect, a typical country starlet Rose is not. The Nashville native spun tenderhearted Opry-worthy ballads doused in the whiskey and cigarette […]

Friday, July 4, 2014 In just its second year, the Toronto Urban Roots Festival has become one of our favourite weekends of the summer. Once again, Jeff Cohen and Co. at Collective Concerts compiled an extensive lineup that defied the typical boundaries of roots and folk. Taking advantage of one of the hills on location, […]

Sunday, July 7, 2013 While rain and stormy plagued much of the latter half of Sunday’s festivities – essentially turning Garrison Common into a mud puddle by the end – the fact that come Monday morning, we were still wishing it could be another day of TURF, speaks volumes of the quality of the festival. […]

Saturday, July 6, 2013 Sleeping in just slightly too much to catch first band Larry & His Flask, we arrived in time for Vancouver’s Hannah Georgas. Hannah Georgas (East Stage, 12:20PM) Originally from Newmarket, the laidback flair of now-Vancouver resident, Hannah Georgas got our day off to an easy start. Georgas’ voice can err on […]

Friday, July 5, 2013 Jeff Cohen of Collective Concerts welcomed showgoers to the second night of the festival, with the proclamation of “We survived rain, noise complaints, and no camera policies last night” and were back again for round two. Thanking the city for letting “us punk rockers” use the beautiful space that was Fort […]

Thursday, July 4, 2013 In it’s first year, the Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF) did a lot of things right: from the free water refills, to the independent food trucks, laidback atmosphere, and the solid lineup of acts from all over, a great weekend was had at Fort York & Garrison Common. We’re looking forward […]

Written by: Chiara DiAngelo In it’s inaugural year, the Toronto Urban Roots Festival will bring a mix of Canadiana, Americana, folk, country, roots, soul, and straight up rock to Fort York and Garrison Common in downtown Toronto for 4 nights and 2 full days, running from Thursday July 4 to Sunday July 7. Headliners include […]