Contemporary Folk

I'm a contemporary folk artist with a bit of jazz influence mixed into my songwriting. I love to blend the folk tradition of lyric-driven storytelling with the spontaneous nature and rich harmonies of jazz. My strong musical ability as a guitarist and vocalist allow me to comfortably balance these two influences even while performing as a solo artist, and to add more nuance and complexity to the sound when working as a duo or ensemble.

My current album features a collection of songs that grew out of 3+ years I spent researching the ways Canadians experience, express and repress anger. I like to joke that I made a rage-folk record, but in truth, the music reflects anger through several lenses, as the research revealed that we experience it in many varied ways, not all of which ar