THE DEEP DARK WOODS SHARE SHADOWY NEW SINGLE / VIDEO, “RUBY”, ANNOUNCE CANADIAN TOUR DATES

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CANADIAN & U.K. SPRING TOUR DATES COMMENCE APRIL 23, CANADIAN FALL TOUR DATES NOW ANNOUNCED | TICKETS HERE

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The Deep Dark Woods return with their first new music since Broadside Ballads Vol. III and their first original song since 2021's “Changing Faces”. Shadowy and inviting, “Ruby”, the first track off an upcoming yet-to-be-announced late 2025 record, sounds like the band playing in a darkened, fireplace-lit wood cabin in the middle of the night, and you're right in there with them in a well-worn armchair. The voice of founding member Ryan Boldt sits at the forefront of the band, and it doesn’t take long to reveal that he is a master of subtlety and shading. 

“I wrote it during a strange and difficult time, after the sudden loss of my dear friend and tour manager, Kiko, and just before my daughter was born,” says Boldt. “It was a mix of heartbreak and anticipation that I will never forget.”

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MORE ABOUT THE DEEP DARK WOODS
One might be tempted to think of the Deep Dark Woods as a band steeped in capital-T tradition, and that may be true, but now nearly two decades into their life as one of Canada’s finest folk-roots ensembles, that tradition is one of their own invention. The voice of founding member Ryan Boldt sits at the forefront of the band, and it doesn’t take long to reveal that he is a master of subtlety and shading.

Boldt, a relentless lifelong listener of music, says “It’s all I do. When I’m not playing music, I’m listening to it, trying to find songs that make me feel an aching pain in my chest.” Accordingly, his singing is full of highly emotive nuance and an elegant, relaxed precision that makes it seem downright effortless, a perfect vehicle for the band’s particular brand of updated folk music. Fellow travelers like keyboard whiz Geoff Hilhorst, veteran drummer Mike Silverman, and Evan Cheadle round out the Deep Dark Woods unit, and they are often assisted by like-minded collaborators such as singer-songwriter Ellen Froese, Erik Nielsen, Leon Power, and the acclaimed duo Kacy & Clayton. This crew creates a powerful combination and has amassed a pile of celebrated albums, EPs, and a host of nominations from music awards outfits from across the country. 

Originally from Saskatchewan and now based in Southern Ontario, The Deep Dark Woods take up a deep tradition of forlorn storytelling, drawing lines from Celtic folksongs to country blues. Lush and devastating, Boldt’s gothic surrealism is stark in detail and full of emotion, a murder balladeer for our time.

THE DEEP DARK WOODS TOUR DATES
April 23 - The 27 Club - Ottawa
April 24 - Neat Cafe - Burnstown
April 25 - Collective Arts - Hamilton 
April 26 - Longboat Hall - Toronto 
May 06 - Filey, UK - Filey Folk Festival
May 07 - Sheffield, UK - Greystones
May 08 - Wrexham, UK - Focus Wales
May 09 - Bristol, UK - Hen & Chicken
May 11 - Coventry, UK - The Tin Music & Arts
May 12 - Brighton, UK - The Folklore Rooms
May 13 - London, UK - The Social
May 14 - Guildford, UK - The Star Inn
May 15 - Isle of Wight, UK - Strings Bar & Venue
May 16 - Cheltenham, UK - Wood Festival
May 17 - Halifax, UK - The Grayston Unity
May 18 - Winchester, UK - Railway Inn
Oct 14 - Regina - The Exchange
Oct 15 - Saskatoon - Capitol Music Club
Oct 16 - Sherwood Park - Festival Place
Oct 17 - Calgary - Festival Hall
Oct 18 - Lethbridge - Geomatic Attic
Oct 22 - Nelson - Spirit Bar
Oct 23 - Penticton - Red Bird
Oct 24 - Vancouver - Fox Cabaret
Oct 25 - Victoria - Capitol Ballroom

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THE DEEP DARK WOODS SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE TODAY, BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III, OUT TOMORROW

THE DEEP DARK WOODS ARE SET TO RELEASE A COLLECTION OF REIMAGINED FOLK STANDARDS, BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III, VIA VICTORY POOL RECORDS TOMORROW, MAY 1

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WATCH / SHARE “BRIDGET O’MALLEY” HERE

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Tomorrow, the long celebrated, and JUNO Award nominated group, The Deep Dark Woods,  release their new LP, Broadside Ballads Vol. III, an 8-song record lends a familiar melancholic warmth to a collection of traditional folk songs spanning centuries and continents.

Today they are sharing the new video for the album track “Bridget O’Malley”. Of the track, songwriter Ryan Boldt says, "Bridget O'Malley is another Irish tune that I first heard from the Scottish Group Silly Wizard off of their record So Many Partings produced by the great Scottish traditional singer and songwriter Archie Fisher. The song was collected by the fiddle player and song collector Peter Kennedy in 1953 from the Irish singer Hudai ó Duibheanaigh. I believe the song was translated from Irish to English by Phil and John Cunningham of Silly Wizard. But it’s hard to find out who actually translated it. The Irish name is ‘Brid Óg Ni Mhaille’. I heard a beautiful version done by the English singer June Tabor with two fiddle players, playing almost a Renaissance or baroque-type version, I wanted to do that, so I got my string arranger Marie Grigoryeva to come up with a wonderful arrangement for the violin, viola and cello." 

WATCH / SHARE “BRIDGET O’MALLEY” HERE

BUY / STREAM BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III HERE

MORE ABOUT THE DEEP DARK WOODS
Intertwined amongst their albums of original material, Deep Dark Woods has been steadily building up a series of releases called Broadside Ballads, focusing on traditional Irish, English, and Scottish folk songs. It's a fitting tribute to the music that influenced Ryan Boldt’s writing and singing since first forming the band, and like their forebears, Deep Dark Woods aims to take their own experiences of traditional music and create something new and vital. The songs in this collection mine some of the more brutal depths of human experience, touching on broken hearts, love, murder, and the act of leaving. Boldt notes that “there are not too many jolly songs in there”, but the album is not a dour affair, instead benefiting from tasteful, unstated arrangements and an organic, no-frills recording sound. The songs on Vol. III generously display Deep Dark Woods' deep-seated links to the past while still sounding just like themselves.

One might be tempted to think of the Deep Dark Woods as a band steeped in ‘capital-T’ tradition, and that may be true, but now nearly two decades into their life as one of Canada's finest folk-roots ensembles, that tradition is one of their own invention. The voice of founding member Ryan Boldt sits at the forefront of the band, and it doesn't take long to reveal that he is a master of subtlety and shading, working in the lineage of iconic singers like Bob Dylan, Bert Jansch, Rick Danko, and Jason Molina. Boldt, a relentless lifelong listener of music, says “It's all I do. When I'm not playing music, I'm listening to it, trying to find songs that make me feel an aching pain in my chest.” Accordingly, his singing is full of highly emotive nuance and an elegant, relaxed precision that makes it seem downright effortless, a perfect vehicle for the band's particular brand of updated folk music. 

WATCH / SHARE “SPANISH IS THE LOVING TONGUE” HERE

WATCH / SHARE “THE BANKS OF THE LOUGH ERNE FEAT. ERIN RAE” HERE

Fellow travellers like keyboard whiz Geoff Hilhorst, veteran drummer Mike Silverman, and Evan Cheadle round out the Deep Dark Woods unit, and they are often assisted by like-minded collaborators such as singer-songwriter Ellen Froese, Erik Nielsen, Leon Power, and the acclaimed duo Kacy & Clayton. This crew creates a powerful combination, and has amassed a pile of celebrated albums, EPs, and host of nominations from music awards outfits from across the country. Together they recall classic units like The Band, mid-period Wilco, and American Beauty-era Grateful Dead, but also legendary late '60s UK groups like Fairport Convention, Pentangle, and Steeleye Span. 

BUY / STREAM BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III HERE

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BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL III
1 The Banks of the Lough Erne (feat. Erin Rae) 
2 Brigg Fair 
3 My Lagan Love 
4 Spanish is The Loving Tongue 
5 The Cocky at Bungaree 
6 The Boatman 
7 Peggy Gordon 
8 Bridget O'Malley 

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THE DEEP DARK WOODS SHARE NEW TRACK FROM UPCOMING LP, BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III

WATCH / SHARE “THE BANKS OF THE LOUGH ERNE FEAT. ERIN RAE” HERE
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THE DEEP DARK WOODS ARE SET TO RELEASE A COLLECTION OF REIMAGINED FOLK STANDARDS, BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III, VIA VICTORY POOL RECORDS ON MAY 1

PRE-SAVE BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III HERE

Photo Credit : Rima Sater // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

The long celebrated, and JUNO Award nominated group, The Deep Dark Woods, are sharing another track from their upcoming album, Broadside Ballads Vol. III. An 8-song LP, the record will lend a familiar melancholic warmth to a collection of traditional folk songs spanning centuries and continents.

“The Banks Of The Lough Erne” is a take on a traditional Irish song of emigration has many names, Rambling Irishman, Lough Erne, New York Bay, and An Irishman From Monaghan amongst many others. “I first heard it by the beautiful Irish singer Dolores Keane and her group De Danann,” says Ryan Boldt. “I thought Erin Rae, one of my favourite current singers going, would do a wonderful job singing the song, making it sound less Irish and more American. Our voices work very well together and I hope we can make more music together in the future.”

WATCH / SHARE “THE BANKS OF THE LOUGH ERNE FEAT. ERIN RAE” HERE
BUY / STREAM “THE BANKS OF THE LOUGH ERNE FEAT. ERIN RAE” HERE

DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

MORE ABOUT THE DEEP DARK WOODS
Intertwined amongst their albums of original material, Deep Dark Woods has been steadily building up a series of releases called Broadside Ballads, focusing on traditional Irish, English, and Scottish folk songs. It's a fitting tribute to the music that influenced Ryan Boldt’s writing and singing since first forming the band, and like their forebears, Deep Dark Woods aims to take their own experiences of traditional music and create something new and vital. The songs in this collection mine some of the more brutal depths of human experience, touching on broken hearts, love, murder, and the act of leaving. Boldt notes that “there are not too many jolly songs in there”, but the album is not a dour affair, instead benefiting from tasteful, unstated arrangements and an organic, no-frills recording sound. The songs on Vol. III generously display Deep Dark Woods' deep-seated links to the past while still sounding just like themselves.

One might be tempted to think of the Deep Dark Woods as a band steeped in ‘capital-T’ tradition, and that may be true, but now nearly two decades into their life as one of Canada's finest folk-roots ensembles, that tradition is one of their own invention. The voice of founding member Ryan Boldt sits at the forefront of the band, and it doesn't take long to reveal that he is a master of subtlety and shading, working in the lineage of iconic singers like Bob Dylan, Bert Jansch, Rick Danko, and Jason Molina. Boldt, a relentless lifelong listener of music, says “It's all I do. When I'm not playing music, I'm listening to it, trying to find songs that make me feel an aching pain in my chest.” Accordingly, his singing is full of highly emotive nuance and an elegant, relaxed precision that makes it seem downright effortless, a perfect vehicle for the band's particular brand of updated folk music. 

WATCH / SHARE “SPANISH IS THE LOVING TONGUE” HERE
BUY / STREAM “SPANISH IS THE LOVING TONGUE” HERE

Fellow travellers like keyboard whiz Geoff Hilhorst, veteran drummer Mike Silverman, and Evan Cheadle round out the Deep Dark Woods unit, and they are often assisted by like-minded collaborators such as singer-songwriter Ellen Froese, Erik Nielsen, Leon Power, and the acclaimed duo Kacy & Clayton. This crew creates a powerful combination, and has amassed a pile of celebrated albums, EPs, and host of nominations from music awards outfits from across the country. Together they recall classic units like The Band, mid-period Wilco, and American Beauty-era Grateful Dead, but also legendary late '60s UK groups like Fairport Convention, Pentangle, and Steeleye Span. 

PRE-SAVE BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL. III HERE

DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

BROADSIDE BALLADS VOL III

1 The Banks of the Lough Erne (feat. Erin Rae)
2 Brigg Fair 
3 My Lagan Love 
4 Spanish is The Loving Tongue 
5 The Cocky at Bungaree 
6 The Boatman 
7 Peggy Gordon 
8 Bridget O'Malley 

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