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Myriam Gendron
Prior to her debut album, Myriam Gendron’s primary musical focus was busking in Paris Metro stations, performing the songs of Leonard Cohen and others, accompanying herself on guitar. Her critically acclaimed albums, Not So Deep As A Well (2014) and Ma délire – Songs of love, lost & found (2021) have explored a vast geography of inspiration, from the poems of American writer Dorothy Parker to the complex folk traditions of Quebec and beyond.

The Montreal-based artist’s third LP, Mayday, is an even more syncretic fusion of the elements she uses to create her sound. Most of the songs are original, sung in both English and French, and they blend traditional and avant elements with abandon. Myriam is often accompanied on this album by Marisa Anderson guitar and Jim White (Dirty Three) drums, whose work provides a quietly aggressive sort of free-rock base.

Jim White & Marisa Anderson
Jim White and Marisa Anderson share an abounding appetite for musical exploration. White, as a member of Venom P Stinger, Dirty Three, and Xylouris White, is well-known for his creative and idiosyncratic drumming. His singular abilities have also led to collaborations with Cat Power, PJ Harvey, and Bill Callahan among others. Anderson’s prolific output as a solo performer, her mastery of traditional folk and blues forms and her abilities to make them entirely her own has established her as one of the most exciting and forward-thinking guitarists of the last decade. White and Anderson’s considerable technical skills are used in the most inventive and unconventional manner on their debut duo recording, The Quickening.

Co-presented by Coastal Jazz and the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.

This show is 19+. No refunds.