By Bryan WillistonSpill Magazine What becomes of musicians from well-known acts, when their bands fold, and the time comes to hang it up? Where do they turn, after the cycles of writing, recording, and touring are in the rear-view mirror? For Murray Foster, those questions are answered with a single response: songwriter education. Foster traveled…
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By Karen BlissSOCAN Words + Music Some believe that you can’t teach songwriting, but for the past 11 years, former Moxy Früvous and Great Big Sea guitarist Murray Foster has been doing just that. As the founder of the Toronto Songwriting School, which offers classes and retreats, he doesn’t believe that songs are a divine…
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by A.A. CristiBroadway World Worlds of drama and comedy; fear and bravery; heaven and hell, collide on stage in this year's Canadian College of Performing Arts live theatre season. The ever-adaptable community at the College is welcoming nationally renowned directors to invigorate students and audience alike once again with live performance. "When Worlds Collide on stage…
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by Chloe RabinowitzBroadway World The songs range from edgy pop to epic ballads, and cover themes such as love, loyalty, and the confusion of high school. An original Canadian musical, co-written by a Juno-nominated musician, will make its virtual debut this weekend. Written by Juno-nominated Murray Foster (Moxy Fruvous, Great Big Sea) and Kieren MacMillan (Masters…
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Toronto Arts Foundation Roy Thomson Hall Award of Recognition Finalist Profile Murray Foster, a Juno-nominated former member of Moxy Fruvous and Great Big Sea, is Professor of Music at Seneca College and the founder of Toronto Songwriting School, The Urban Orchestra, and Choir Nation. He wrote and directed 2015’s The Cocksure Lads Movie and is…
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The Lullaby Project, a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI), offers pregnant women and new mothers in challenging situations an opportunity to create and share a personal lullaby, with the help of professional artists. The participants are offered a creative opportunity to communicate feelings, hopes and dreams as they look to the future…
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By Paul John Coulter Greenock Telegram HISTORY buffs from Canada paid a special visit to Greenock to see the final resting place of legendary novelist and developer John Galt. The group made a transatlantic trip from the city of Guelph, one of the places established by Galt in the 1800s. While being renowned for his literary accomplishments,…
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By Donnette Beckett, Herald&Review DECATUR — No one has ever played the character of Blakey in the new musical “Chelsea Sunrise.” And Jordan Luty is okay with that. “I bring something to life that has me in it,” he said. The Millikin University cast will be the first to perform the musical “Chelsea Sunrise.” They will present the…
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By Bill King, FYI Music News The big night is closing in - Thursday, Jan 31 @ 7:30 pm, Zoomer Hall, 70 Jefferson Ave, Toronto. This is the 6th Annual Stompin' Tom Birthday Celebration and, as with previous years, it is pulling out all the stops. Special guests will be Gordon Lightfoot, The Good Brothers…
Read moreBy Simone Joseph, Vaughan Citizen When Murray Foster attended Thornlea Secondary School in the '80s, it was a hotbed of creativity. “People were playing guitar in the hallways. There was high school rock night (battle of the bands) … It was pretty good,” Foster said. Foster started Moxy Früvous with fellow students Jian Ghomeshi, Mike Ford and…
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