Delighted to have my pal and longtime music journalist Roddy Campbell write a new bio for my website. What a lovely trip down memory lane! Thank you, Roddy:

We've had to reschedule this phone interview for next weekend: Nov 15, same time!

Next week! our next CARE Circle Talk~Stories of Resilience Nov 12, 2025, 4pmPT (5pmMT) online Zoom. We're honoured to have special guests Murray Porter and Elaine Bomberry To receive more info + link to register, pls join our mailing list:

Excited to talk about new album Hardscrabble Hope with long-time radio pal Jim Marino, Freewheelin' Folk CFMU Sat Nov 8, 9 am MT (11 am ET). Listen in from anywhere at: cfmu.ca or catch the podcast after the fact: cfmu.ca/show/freewhe...

Had a lovely chat with fellow musician and music writer Tim Readman last week about my new album Hardscrabble Hope. His article will be available soon at rootsmusic.ca. In the meantime, you can read some of their other excellent articles on our Canadian roots music!

I am very sad to learn that legendary Scottish folk singer, guitarist and songwriter Archie Fisher has passed on. My heartfelt condolences to his loved ones, and countless folk musicians/folk music lovers around the world who cherished his music and his radio programs.

My new album Hardscrabble Hope will be released on Bandcamp (digital download) this Friday, Nov 7: mariadunn.bandcamp.com

November is Edmonton Housing Month Nov. 22 is National Housing Day #YegHousingMonth #TogetherWeCanEndHomelessness www.housingmonth.ca

Thank you Donald @fervorcoulee.bsky.social Great to think about these older songs! and yes, I wish it weren't so, but Troublemaker is still sadly very relevant! wish I had a few more hours for the concert to fit all these songs in on stage :-)

The "vintage technology" is here! in time for our Hardscrabble Hope concert celebration tomorrow night! Thu Nov 6, 2025, 730pm Festival Place Theatre Sherwood Park, AB T8A 5T2 Tix www.showpass.com/maria-dunn-2/ OR Box office 780-449-3378 #folkmusic #RootsMusic #countrymusic #celticmusic #concerts

Gift your roots music lover a music memoir like no other. I’m the co-author of this labor of love, for a nearly forgotten bluegrass giant who needed the love. #writers #booksky #bluegrass #rootsmusic #writingcommunity #parnassusbooks #musicmemoir #NewGrassRevival #bookskybooks #writers #Americana

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 5 In light of Maria Dunn's new release in November, let's look at the Alberta singer-songwriter's back catalogue, 2 songs per album. Third album, "We Were Good People" Will this song ever not be relevant? "Troublemaker" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofsr...

💥NEW MUSIC ALERT💥 #AllisonRusell #LoveIFound From Tyler Perry’s new Netflix movie Finding Joy, w/by Kristen Personius m.youtube.com/watch?v=C1K4...

Ten days to go til this gig at the Northern Lights Folk Club. Tickets are on sale at the NLFC website (see below). Bill Werthmann and I will be joined by our friends Marty Siltanen on bass, Randy Jenne on drums, and Alex B on lead guitar. northernlightsfc.ca/show/songs-o...

This Thursday! Hardscrabble Hope album release: Nov 6/25 7:30 pm Festival Place Sherwood Park AB Tix www.showpass.com/maria-dunn-2/ OR Box office 780-449-3378 With fab musicians: Shannon Johnson, Jeremiah McDade, @solonmcdade.bsky.social Dawn Cross Debbie Houle Jeff Bradshaw #folkmusic #rootsmusic

Tune in to CBC Radioactive Edmonton tomorrow ~4pm when I'll be talking about my new album Hardscrabble Hope with host Jessica Ng! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Nov 15/25 8 pm Northern Lights Folk Club #Songs of #War and #Peace with good musical pals Bill Werthmann and Tim Chesterton Parkview Community League, 9135 146 St NW Edmonton, AB T5R 4L5 Canada #yegmusic

New album drops -- like the leaves off our autumn trees 😊 -- with a celebration concert! Thu, Nov 6, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Festival Place Theatre 100 Festival Way Sherwood Park, AB. T8A 5T2 Tickets: www.showpass.com/maria-dunn-2/ OR call Box office: 780-449-3378 I hope you'll join us!

Thank you so much Donald @fervorcoulee.bsky.social for this look back to my debut album in 1998!!

Woohoo! Hardscrabble Hope release concert: Nov 6/25 7:30 pm Festival Place, Sherwood Park, AB Tix www.showpass.com/maria-dunn-2/ OR Box office 780-449-3378 Fab musicians joining me: Shannon Johnson Jeremiah McDade @solonmcdade.bsky.social Dawn Cross Debbie Houle Jeff Bradshaw #folkmusic #rootsmusic

Members of the arts and social sciences and humanities communities who contribute in a significant way to Canada’s cultural and intellectual heritage are now eligible to be nominated for the 2026 Molson Prizes ($50,000). Nomination deadline: Nov 5, 2025.

#ICYMI last week, Canada Council announced 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists #GGBooks2025 #GGBooks. Always enjoy seeing what I might add to my #ReadlingList

A little #advocacy for #music of all things. 😊 Please consider signing this petition to ensure funding for the Canada Music Fund in the next Federal budget: nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...

Looking forward to Nov 18 visit with Rhea March on It Takes a Village CJSR FM88.5! In the meantime, their fund drive starts Oct 31! So grateful for their support for independent folk roots musicians like me in Edmonton and beyond! If you listen, please consider donating:

Pls save the date! our next CARE Circle Talk~Stories of Resilience Nov 12, 2025, 4 pm PT (5pmMT) online Zoom. We're honoured to have special guests Murray Porter and Elaine Bomberry To receive more info + link to register, pls join our mailing list: www.careartistsforreconcilation.ca

Alarming, undemocratic, violating #humanrights, refusing to listen to those so dedicated to giving our children a good public education that they were willing to stay out on strike, at much cost/sacrifice to themselves, to get our govt to listen to what they, frontline workers, see in the classroom.

#ICYMI Thanks CBC Q (Oct 22/25) & Tom Power for this interview with new Order of Canada recipient Greg Wells. Loved hearing him talk about the power and importance of music to us humans, and his own beautiful sharing about the people who encouraged him along his path. www.cbc.ca/arts/q/super...

Musical pals The McDades are once again performing their beautiful Candlelight #Christmas in #yeg. Check it out:

Alberta's government invoked the Notwithstanding Clause this week to force teachers back to work and reportedly plans to use it again against trans kids in the coming days. When governments can override rights with one vote, no one is safe. Sign the petition to defend the Charter. savethecharter.ca

Nov 6/25 730pm concert Festival Place, Sherwood Park, AB Tix www.showpass.com/maria-dunn-2/ Box office 780-449-3378 Fab musicians joining me: Shannon Johnson Jeremiah McDade @solonmcdade.bsky.social Dawn Cross Debbie Houle Jeff Bradshaw #folkmusic #rootsmusic

Grateful to be in Tsuut'ina Nation singing w Stephanie Harpe, conference hosted by Tsuut'tina Nation Police Service "Reframing our Relationships with Indigenous Communities" Powerful speakers: Jody Wilson-Raybould, Pam Palmater, Susan Aglukark, Stephanie Harpe +more

Save the date! our next CARE Circle Talk~Stories of Resilience Nov 12/25 4pmPT (5pmMT) online Zoom. We are honoured to have special guests Murray Porter & Elaine Bomberry Sign our mailing list to receive more info & link to register, pls join our mailing list at:

Nov 6/25 7:30 pm concert Festival Place, Sherwood Park, AB Tix www.showpass.com/maria-dunn-2/ Box office 780-449-3378 Fab musicians joining me: Shannon Johnson Jeremiah McDade @solonmcdade.bsky.social Dawn Cross Debbie Houle Jeff Bradshaw #folkmusic #rootsmusic

Musical pals The McDades are once again performing their beautiful Candlelight #Christmas #yeg. Check it out:

Congrats to musical pal John Wort Hannam! Alberta’s 6th Artist in Residence & Arts Ambassador! The goal of his yearlong residency is to inspire empathy and compassion through his travelling, community-engaged songwriting project “Everyone Has A Story.” More at: www.johnworthannam.com

Thank you, Tom Coxworth at Folk Routes, for playing this last weekend - love this song! Dolly Parton - Light of a Clear Blue Morning

As I wait for my new album to be taken out of the box, like a brand new hat, here's a blast from the past and my early community radio DJ days—someone wanted to do a photo feature on CJSR and guess who spent an afternoon experimenting with vinyl. 😊

Congrats 2025 #Labour #ArtsAward Recipients Rob Kristofferson & Stephanie Ross (Eds.) for Book Art & Solidarity I wrote 2 chapters re my Video Ballads w Don Bouzek, incl a feature on our On The River collab. w Asani + family of late Chief McDonald-Hyde (Fort McKay FN)

I'm excited to share a snippet of this song from the new album Hardscrabble Hope, "Accordiona," an ode to all parents, loved ones or roommates who live with and encourage a budding musician!

This song came to mind unbidden simply because someone mentioned Kilmarnock :-) A favourite for many, many years! Thank you, Proclaimers, for the Joyful Kilmarnock Blues "The answer's always Aye."

CKUA Fund drive is on this week! So grateful for all their support for independent folk roots musicians like me in Alberta and beyond! If you listen, please consider #donateckua ckua.com

Tiny peek #newalbum artwork w poster Nov 6/25 7:30 pm concert Festival Place, Sherwood Park, AB Tix www.showpass.com/maria-dunn-2/ Box office 780-449-3378 Fab musicians joining me: Shannon Johnson Jeremiah McDade @solonmcdade.bsky.social Dawn Cross Debbie Houle Jeff Bradshaw #folkmusic #rootsmusic

I’m listening to the remarkable new EP by AV & The Inner City (feat. Ann Vriend, my former client of 10 years) and if you love #ArethaFranklin or #MahaliaJackson, you’re going to love it! ❤️🎶 Get it here: annvriend.com/products/inn... #MusicSky

Listen to the podcast: www.silkroad.org/american-railroad-podcast

So proud to have been a part of this podcast! American Railroad was a passion project for me and I’m so overwhelmed with the amount of work and talent that went into all aspects of it - this award is a cherry on top of an incredible sundae ❤️❤️❤️🥰

🎁Help wish Chris a happy birthday by renewing your Friends of Medicare membership for 2026 or becoming a monthly donor today! www.friendsofmedicare.org/join

Some absolutely crazy cool news to share.On Wednesday I am releasing a brand new single featuring my friend Jim James and my friends Anna Ruddick, David Engle, Tony Rabalo, Aaron Goldstein.This song came together in such a special and exciting way.Pre-save link in bio 🖤🧡 @mymorningjacket.bsky.social

Save the date! our next CARE Circle Talk~Stories of Resilience Nov 12/25 4pmPT (5pmMT) online Zoom. We are honoured to have special guest: Murray Porter and Elaine Bomberry Sign our mailing list to receive more info & link to register. Pls join our mailing list at: www.careartistsforreconcilation.ca

Youth homelessness isn’t about rebellion—it’s about survival. Beyond Binaries: Our Stories, Our Worlds, Our Futures Co-hosts Cheyanne Ratnam & Rachelle Matatawabin w Special Guest Michael Braithwaite (Blue Door) re: undeniable link bwtn child welfare & homelessness

Another #sadsong that came to mind as I was preparing for the concert: John Prine - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness