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References
- ↑ Sydney Morton, "Benjamin Dakota Rogers comes to Kelowna to let his guitar sing". Kelowna Capital News , May 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 6, 2024.
- ↑ Michael Kornfeld, "Nominees Named for 2014 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Acoustic Music Scene, September 26, 2014.
- ↑ Alex Hudson, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2015 Winners". Exclaim! , November 17, 2015.
