August 22, 2025 • Film Ink • Annette Basile • Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine • READ REVIEW
July 31, 2025 • What She Said • Anne Brodie• Naked Gun! Ed Sullivan! Servile Love and a Musical Genius! • READ REVIEW
July 31, 2025 • GTA Weekly • Alwin Marshall-Squire • Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine Strikes a Chord with Global Film Audiences • READ STORY
July 14, 2025 • Weekend Notes • Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine (Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2025) – Film Review • READ REVIEW
May 1, 2025 • Matt’s Substack • An Interview with Alfonso Maiorana, Director of “Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine” • READ STORY
March 18, 2025 • Q with Tom Power • CBC Radio • Director Alfonso Maiorana’s new documentary, “Goddess of Slide,” tells the story of Ellen McIlwaine, a pioneering singer-songwriter and slide guitarist who should have been a household name. Now, she’s finally receiving her rightful place in music history. Alfonso joins Tom Power to tell us more about her remarkable life and legacy. LISTEN
March 12, 2025 • CBC • Canadian slide guitarist Ellen McIlwaine is a music legend you probably never heard of • READ STORY
March 11, 2025 • Pop Matters • Sal Cataldi • Ellen McIlwaine Was A Goddess Ahead Of Her Time • READ INTERVIEW
February 27, 2025 • Set The Bar • Robert K Stephen • RKS 2025 Canadian Documentary Film: “Goddess of Slide”: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine” • READ THE REVIEW
February 25, 2025 • GTA Today • Tiana Squire • ‘Goddess of Slide’ Documentary on Ellen McIlwaine to Premiere on CBC Gem • READ STORY
February 25, 2025 • Real Times News Daily • Abel Mavura • Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Musician Ellen McIlwaine Premieres on CBC Gem • READ STORY
October 29, 2024 • Montreal 690 • Melnick in the Afternoon • Maiorana: I turn around and the amp was on fire • Montreal-based award-winning director Alfonso Maiorana is in studio to talk about his new feature documentary about the goddess of the slide guitar, Ellen McIlwaine • LISTEN
September 19, 2024 • Calgary Herald • Eric Volmers • CIFF: Montreal filmmaker’s documentary chronicles career of gifted guitarist Ellen McIlwaine • READ STORY
September 10, 2024 • LiveWire Calgary • Aryn Toombs • Bruce Springsteen opened for her, but she ended life in obscurity: the forgotten story of Ellen McIlwaine to play at CIFF • READ STORY
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