Sounds Atlantic

Ron Moores
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Sounds Atlantic is a podcast heard weekly that is devoted to artists from Atlantic Canada who perform roots and acoustic based music (i.e., traditional, folk, old-time, “Canadiana”/”Americana”, bluegrass, etc.). Atlantic Canadian artists describe it this way:Anita Best (trad Newfoundland singer, folk historian and  Order of Canada member) refers to this podcast as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada"...Wayne Chaulk ("Buddy Wassisname and the Other Fellers") says "Ron's got to be good right - he's got Newfoundland blood!)...and,Newfoundland and Labrador singer-songwriter Matthew Byrne (solo performer and lead singer/bouzouki player for CBC "Q" host Tom Power's band "The Dardanelles")  says "If you're a fan of great folk and traditional music, you'll find it here, where Ron is dusting off old gems and showcasing what's new and exciting in East Coast folk!" 

  1. 4d ago

    Episode 358: Encore “From Stage to Stage”- Keeping Oral Traditions Alive (Pt. 1)

    Send us Fan Mail From Stage to Stage: Keeping Oral Traditions Alive – Tall Tales and Truish Stories from Newfoundland and Labrador” with Dave Paddon, Dave Penny, Hubert Furey and Harry Ingram Part 1. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 July 3, 2026 - Current Charts & Rankings: Sounds Atlantic Podcast National Standing: It ranks among the Top 15 music podcasts in Canada on Apple Podcasts.Genre Specifics: It is currently rated #2 on Feedspot's list of the "30 Best Acoustic Music Podcasts". MillionPodcasts is a searchable database of 2.7 million podcasts built for PR, marketing, and guest-booking outreach. https://millionpodcasts.com/Regional Leader: On the "Best Podcasts From the East Coast" list, it is rated #11 overall, making it one of the most successful regional-interest shows in Canada.Industry & Artist Praise: Prominent Canadian folk musicians and American bluegrass artists highly praise the show. For example, Order of Canada member and traditional singer Anita Best has described it as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada." Prominent American bluegrass band leader Tim Stafford (“Blue Highway”) says “Ron is the best in the business”.May 1, 2026: Based on current rankings and reviews for early 2026, Sounds Atlantic is considered a high-performing leader within the niche of roots, folk, and acoustic music.   ...

    Episode 358: Encore “From Stage to Stage”- Keeping Oral Traditions Alive (Pt. 1)

  2. Jul 31

    Episode 357: Preview Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival

    Send us Fan Mail Preview of the Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival with artists from Atlantic Canada and abroad. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 July 3, 2026 - Current Charts & Rankings: Sounds Atlantic Podcast National Standing: It ranks among the Top 15 music podcasts in Canada on Apple Podcasts.Genre Specifics: It is currently rated #2 on Feedspot's list of the "30 Best Acoustic Music Podcasts". MillionPodcasts is a searchable database of 2.7 million podcasts built for PR, marketing, and guest-booking outreach. https://millionpodcasts.com/Regional Leader: On the "Best Podcasts From the East Coast" list, it is rated #11 overall, making it one of the most successful regional-interest shows in Canada.Industry & Artist Praise: Prominent Canadian folk musicians and American bluegrass artists highly praise the show. For example, Order of Canada member and traditional singer Anita Best has described it as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada." Prominent American bluegrass band leader Tim Stafford (“Blue Highway”) says “Ron is the best in the business”.May 1, 2026: Based on current rankings and reviews for early 2026, Sounds Atlantic is considered a high-performing leader within the niche of roots, folk, and acoustic music.   ...

    Episode 357: Preview Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival

  3. Jul 17

    Episode 356: Pioneer Artists from Atlantic Canada

    Send us Fan Mail Featuring music from a selection of pioneering musicians from Atlantic Canada, including from Newfoundland and Labrador, Wilf Doyle and Émile Benoit, from Nova Scotia, Hank Snow and Buddy MacMaster, from New Brunswick, Édith Butler and Don Messer and from Prince Edward Island, Zélie-Ann Poirier and Marg Osburne. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 July 3, 2026 - Current Charts & Rankings: Sounds Atlantic Podcast National Standing: It ranks among the Top 15 music podcasts in Canada on Apple Podcasts.Genre Specifics: It is currently rated #2 on Feedspot's list of the "30 Best Acoustic Music Podcasts". MillionPodcasts is a searchable database of 2.7 million podcasts built for PR, marketing, and guest-booking outreach. https://millionpodcasts.com/Regional Leader: On the "Best Podcasts From the East Coast" list, it is rated #11 overall, making it one of the most successful regional-interest shows in Canada.Industry & Artist Praise: Prominent Canadian folk musicians and American bluegrass artists highly praise the show. For example, Order of Canada member and traditional singer Anita Best has described it as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada." Prominent American bluegrass band leader Tim Stafford (“Blue Highway”) says “Ron is the best in the business”.May 1, 2026: Based on current rankings and reviews for early 2026, Sounds Atlantic is considered a high-performing leader within the niche of roots, folk, and acoustic music.   ...

  4. Jul 3

    Episode 355: An East Coast Songwriter’s Circle

    Send us Fan Mail Featuring selections from the recent East Coast Music Award’s “Songwriter’s Circle” held in May in Sydney, Cape Breton Nova Scotia. Includes music from Jimmy Rankin, Con O’Brien, Lennie Gallant, Morgan Toney, Neon Dreams, and Kelsea Albert. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 July 3, 2026 - Current Charts & Rankings: Sounds Atlantic Podcast National Standing: It ranks among the Top 15 music podcasts in Canada on Apple Podcasts.Genre Specifics: It is currently rated #2 on Feedspot's list of the "30 Best Acoustic Music Podcasts". MillionPodcasts is a searchable database of 2.7 million podcasts built for PR, marketing, and guest-booking outreach. https://millionpodcasts.com/Regional Leader: On the "Best Podcasts From the East Coast" list, it is rated #11 overall, making it one of the most successful regional-interest shows in Canada.Industry & Artist Praise: Prominent Canadian folk musicians and American bluegrass artists highly praise the show. For example, Order of Canada member and traditional singer Anita Best has described it as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada." Prominent American bluegrass band leader Tim Stafford (“Blue Highway”) says “Ron is the best in the business”.May 1, 2026: Based on current rankings and reviews for early 2026, Sounds Atlantic is considered a high-performing leader within the niche of roots, folk, and acoustic music.   ...

    Episode 355: An East Coast Songwriter’s Circle

  5. Jun 19

    Episode 354: Showcasing Flo Sampson’s “Go With The Flo”

    Send us Fan Mail Cape Breton pianist, entertainer, ECMA FloCase attraction and recipient of the ECMA’s Stompin’ Tom Connors Award (2014),  Florence “Flo” Sampson showcases her début album “Go With The  Flo”. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 July 3, 2026 - Current Charts & Rankings: Sounds Atlantic Podcast National Standing: It ranks among the Top 15 music podcasts in Canada on Apple Podcasts.Genre Specifics: It is currently rated #2 on Feedspot's list of the "30 Best Acoustic Music Podcasts". MillionPodcasts is a searchable database of 2.7 million podcasts built for PR, marketing, and guest-booking outreach. https://millionpodcasts.com/Regional Leader: On the "Best Podcasts From the East Coast" list, it is rated #11 overall, making it one of the most successful regional-interest shows in Canada.Industry & Artist Praise: Prominent Canadian folk musicians and American bluegrass artists highly praise the show. For example, Order of Canada member and traditional singer Anita Best has described it as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada." Prominent American bluegrass band leader Tim Stafford (“Blue Highway”) says “Ron is the best in the business”.May 1, 2026: Based on current rankings and reviews for early 2026, Sounds Atlantic is considered a high-performing leader within the niche of roots, folk, and acoustic music.   ...

    Episode 354: Showcasing Flo Sampson’s “Go With The Flo”

  6. Jun 5

    Episode 353: Music from this Year’s ECMA Winners in Sydney Nova Scotia

    Send us Fan Mail Music from selected winners from this year’s East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown PEI including Morgan Toney, Goldie Boutilier, The Martin Boys, Lennie Gallant, La Famille LeBlanc, Cassie and Maggie, Kellie Loder and…the Barra MacNeils!  https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 July 3, 2026 - Current Charts & Rankings: Sounds Atlantic Podcast National Standing: It ranks among the Top 15 music podcasts in Canada on Apple Podcasts.Genre Specifics: It is currently rated #2 on Feedspot's list of the "30 Best Acoustic Music Podcasts". MillionPodcasts is a searchable database of 2.7 million podcasts built for PR, marketing, and guest-booking outreach. https://millionpodcasts.com/Regional Leader: On the "Best Podcasts From the East Coast" list, it is rated #11 overall, making it one of the most successful regional-interest shows in Canada.Industry & Artist Praise: Prominent Canadian folk musicians and American bluegrass artists highly praise the show. For example, Order of Canada member and traditional singer Anita Best has described it as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada." Prominent American bluegrass band leader Tim Stafford (“Blue Highway”) says “Ron is the best in the business”.May 1, 2026: Based on current rankings and reviews for early 2026, Sounds Atlantic is considered a high-performing leader within the niche of roots, folk, and acoustic music.   ...

  7. May 22

    Episode 352: Remembering Newfoundland and Labrador Musician Mark Hiscock – Conclusion, Part II

    Send us Fan Mail Celebrating the life of Mark Hiscock – Part II, the Conclusion (Note that Part 1 is Episode 350 that contains selections from the many albums in which he appears and interviews with his band mate and co-founder of their band “Shanneyganock”, Chris Andrews as well as with iconic Newfoundland and Labrador singer-songwriter Bud Davidge (“Music and Friends”, “Any Mummers Around Here” etc. and Member, Order of Newfoundland and Labrador). This concluding episode features an interview with Mark that was originally broadcast as Episode 98, Parts 1 and 2, in 2020, and features his last two solo recordings. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 July 3, 2026 - Current Charts & Rankings: Sounds Atlantic Podcast National Standing: It ranks among the Top 15 music podcasts in Canada on Apple Podcasts.Genre Specifics: It is currently rated #2 on Feedspot's list of the "30 Best Acoustic Music Podcasts". MillionPodcasts is a searchable database of 2.7 million podcasts built for PR, marketing, and guest-booking outreach. https://millionpodcasts.com/Regional Leader: On the "Best Podcasts From the East Coast" list, it is rated #11 overall, making it one of the most successful regional-interest shows in Canada.Industry & Artist Praise: Prominent Canadian folk musicians and American bluegrass artists highly praise the show. For example, Order of Canada member and traditional singer Anita Best has described it as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada." Prominent American bluegrass band leader Tim Stafford (“Blue Highway”) says “Ron is the best in the business”.May 1, 2026: Based on current rankings and reviews for early 2026, Sounds Atlantic is considered a high-performing leader within the niche of roots, folk, and acoustic music.   ...

    Episode 352: Remembering Newfoundland and Labrador Musician Mark Hiscock – Conclusion, Part II

  8. May 8

    Episode 351 Previewing the Trails Tales and Tunes Festival and the East Coast Music Awards

    Send us Fan Mail Preview of the Trails, Tales and Tunes Festival in Norris Point, Gros Morne National Park, Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the East Coast Music Awards.  Features interviews with Festival Program Chair Wayne Parsons (Anchor’s Aweigh), and a tour of the festival, including music from selected artists appearing at the festival (10 days - from May 15-24, 2026), and ECMA Executive Director Bob Hallett, for the upcoming awards in Sydney Nova Scotia from May 20-24th. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18 https://podcast.ronmoores.com/ 🏆 July 3, 2026 - Current Charts & Rankings: Sounds Atlantic Podcast National Standing: It ranks among the Top 15 music podcasts in Canada on Apple Podcasts.Genre Specifics: It is currently rated #2 on Feedspot's list of the "30 Best Acoustic Music Podcasts". MillionPodcasts is a searchable database of 2.7 million podcasts built for PR, marketing, and guest-booking outreach. https://millionpodcasts.com/Regional Leader: On the "Best Podcasts From the East Coast" list, it is rated #11 overall, making it one of the most successful regional-interest shows in Canada.Industry & Artist Praise: Prominent Canadian folk musicians and American bluegrass artists highly praise the show. For example, Order of Canada member and traditional singer Anita Best has described it as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada." Prominent American bluegrass band leader Tim Stafford (“Blue Highway”) says “Ron is the best in the business”.May 1, 2026: Based on current rankings and reviews for early 2026, Sounds Atlantic is considered a high-performing leader within the niche of roots, folk, and acoustic music.   ...

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7
out of 5
11 Ratings

About

Sounds Atlantic is a podcast heard weekly that is devoted to artists from Atlantic Canada who perform roots and acoustic based music (i.e., traditional, folk, old-time, “Canadiana”/”Americana”, bluegrass, etc.). Atlantic Canadian artists describe it this way:Anita Best (trad Newfoundland singer, folk historian and  Order of Canada member) refers to this podcast as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada"...Wayne Chaulk ("Buddy Wassisname and the Other Fellers") says "Ron's got to be good right - he's got Newfoundland blood!)...and,Newfoundland and Labrador singer-songwriter Matthew Byrne (solo performer and lead singer/bouzouki player for CBC "Q" host Tom Power's band "The Dardanelles")  says "If you're a fan of great folk and traditional music, you'll find it here, where Ron is dusting off old gems and showcasing what's new and exciting in East Coast folk!" 

Information

  • Creator
    Ron Moores
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    510
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sounds Atlantic
  • Show Website
    Sounds Atlantic

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