This week on Songwriters From Here and Away, our Nova Scotia–based radio show & podcast highlights 15 brand-new releases from Canadian indie and folk songwriters. From heartfelt acoustic reflections to energetic alt-pop and blues‑tinged anthems, this episode celebrates the rich diversity of today’s music scene.

Listen now on your favourite podcaster or select radio station across Canad & USA —and read on for artist insight, show links, and how to stay connected with SFHAA.

• Brandi Vezina – Paper Town Country-pop storytelling grounded in small‑town nostalgia and big dreams.

• Dan Young – It’s All Coming Back to Me A heartfelt country-folk ballad about memory and emotional return.

• Former Lovers – Guys Cry Indie-rock vulnerability—catchy, honest, and refreshingly genuine.

• J Scope – Welcome Home A soulful, smooth ballad that invites listeners into a place of belonging.

• Kayla Williams – Come & Get It Bold, confident, and hook-driven—a spirited pop track with swagger.

• Lachlan Macpherson – 500 Days An emotionally candid folk tune weighing love and time.

• Rick Sparkes – Presently Looking Back A reflective meditation on memory, growth, and moving forward.

• Lenka Lichtenberg – Togetherness Folk-infused and globally inspired—a heartfelt ode to unity and resilience.

• Ron Mills – Sad News Blues-tinged lament steeped in raw emotion and soulful guitar.

• The North Sound – What It Takes Uplifting pop-folk anthem about perseverance and belonging.

• The Whythouse – Old Oak Tree Rootsy storytelling that explores memory, heritage, and resilience.

• Jon Mullane – Walking Away A stirring acoustic ballad of self-discovery and letting go.

• The Supervoids – Hey Upbeat alternative rock with edge, attitude, and big hooks.

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Jim Henman www.JimHenman.com shares songs & stories in a live concert recorded in Musquodoboit, NS.

• Co-founder of April Wine
• installed into the Canadian Music Industry Hall Of Fame, along with April Wine
• Juno award, commemorating April Wine’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Writing his first tune, at age 12, Jim spent much of his youth strumming a Stella acoustic guitar on the sandy shores of Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia. Jim wrote his first song on this Stella. Jim, with high school friends Myles Goodwyn, Greg Stephen, Dave Dodsworth & Doug Grace started the top 40 band, “Woodies Termites”. Jim and Myles went on to co-found the Canadian rock band, April Wine, in the fall of 1969 with Jim’s cousins, David and Ritchie Henman. Shortly after the release of their debut album in 1971, Jim decided to leave the band, moving back to the East Coast to start a family and pursue a career in Medical Technology.

Jim officially re-emerged onto the East Coast music scene in the 90s, co-writing and co-producing the album,” More Than My Share” for Cape Breton singer, Jeannie Beks. He also co-wrote the music for “Death the Musical”, a stage production performed both at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre and in French, at Théâtre Génération in Montréal. This musical score was later released on CD and you can hear it at https://open.spotify.com/album/393fHJBKi7G7O5IUlYjU68

In keeping a promise to his late friend, Canadian blues artist, Rick Jeffery, Jim completed and produced Rick’s final album, 13 Vultures in 2009.

Jim is accompanied by keyboardist Robert Campbell for this concert. www.RCampbell.com

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