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Ken Yates
Ken Yates is an award-winning singer-songwriter known for his introspective storytelling and his signature blend of folk, indie, and rock influences. His 2022 album, Cerulean, earned him a Contemporary Album of the Year nomination at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and critical praise. Recently selected as an Official Showcasing Artist at SXSW and Americanafest 2024, Yates continues to grow his audience, opening for artists including Madison Cunningham, Passenger, and Kathleen Edwards, and collaborating with respected songwriters Katie Pruitt, Lori McKenna, and Tiny Habits. His new music is already garnering attention, with NPR's Ann Powers declaring, "I'm obsessed with this song by Canadian troubadour Ken Yates, 'Cataclysmic End.'"
Yates' forthcoming album "Total Cinema" marks a defining evolution in his sound—an immersive, dynamic collection that builds upon the atmospheric foundation of Cerulean. Working with producer Dan Ledwell in Halifax, Yates expands his sonic palette with rich textures and versatile arrangements while exploring themes of gratitude and self-awareness with characteristic precision and emotional depth. "Total Cinema" showcases an artist who has found clarity in making "the exact record I wanted to make," embracing both the shadows and light of human experience through eleven tracks that celebrate his artistic journey in real-time.
Official Site
YouTube
Ken Yates
Ken Yates is an award-winning singer-songwriter known for his introspective storytelling and his signature blend of folk, indie, and rock influences. His 2022 album, Cerulean, earned him a Contemporary Album of the Year nomination at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and critical praise. Recently selected as an Official Showcasing Artist at SXSW and Americanafest 2024, Yates continues to grow his audience, opening for artists including Madison Cunningham, Passenger, and Kathleen Edwards, and collaborating with respected songwriters Katie Pruitt, Lori McKenna, and Tiny Habits. His new music is already garnering attention, with NPR's Ann Powers declaring, "I'm obsessed with this song by Canadian troubadour Ken Yates, 'Cataclysmic End.'"
Yates' forthcoming album "Total Cinema" marks a defining evolution in his sound—an immersive, dynamic collection that builds upon the atmospheric foundation of Cerulean. Working with producer Dan Ledwell in Halifax, Yates expands his sonic palette with rich textures and versatile arrangements while exploring themes of gratitude and self-awareness with characteristic precision and emotional depth. "Total Cinema" showcases an artist who has found clarity in making "the exact record I wanted to make," embracing both the shadows and light of human experience through eleven tracks that celebrate his artistic journey in real-time.
Wednesday, April 9 • 8 PM
Support Act Ken Yates
On her forthcoming record, Rose Cousins holds our hands as she guides us on a journey through the "conditions of love." Ever the emotional explorer, the acclaimed, Nova-Scotia-based folk artist seeks truth, in all its imperfection, in the depths of our most complicated of emotions: love.
Co-produced with trusted friend and longtime bandmate Joshua Van Tassel, this new collection of songs sees Rose return to her first love, the piano. “Piano is where I feel the most connected. It’s the best partner in expressing the emotion I’m mining,” she shares.
Support Act Ken Yates
On her forthcoming record, Rose Cousins holds our hands as she guides us on a journey through the "conditions of love." Ever the emotional explorer, the acclaimed, Nova-Scotia-based folk artist seeks truth, in all its imperfection, in the depths of our most complicated of emotions: love.
Co-produced with trusted friend and longtime bandmate Joshua Van Tassel, this new collection of songs sees Rose return to her first love, the piano. “Piano is where I feel the most connected. It’s the best partner in expressing the emotion I’m mining,” she shares.
Rose’s work as garnered her two JUNO Awards (2013’s We Have Made a Spark & 2021’s Bravado), two Canadian Folk Music Awards, eleven East Coast Music Awards and one Grammy nomination (2018’s Natural Conclusion), along with praise from the likes of the CBC, No Depression, LA Times, Billboard, Folk Alley, and NPR, who raved “Cousins’ disarmingly fluid vocal tone has the ability to convey the most internalized feelings without an ounce of fuss.” Over the years, she has shared stages with Patty Griffin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jann Arden, Bruce Cockburn, Josh Ritter, Kathleen Edwards, Joe Henry, Aoife O’Donovan and Anais Mitchell, and her music has fittingly underscored scenes from notable TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Fire Country, Station 19 and Batwoman along with several independent films.
