Video shot at Massey Hall
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Debby Friday, photo by Chinelo Yasin
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Nat Myers, Fred Davis, Andrew Gabbard, Bohannons, The Brothers Comatose, Zoe Ackah, and Debby Friday
By Will McGuirk
“It dawned on me that the real epics were being told by these itinerant musicians from the ’30s and ’40s, even before recorded sound. That’s when I did my deep dive into the blues, so I could write my own epic,” - Nat Myers
“You meet someone and you idealize them, you project onto them and they do the same to you and it’s all fun and games until it isn’t.” - Debby Friday
Shakura S'Aida
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Shakura S'Aida, Abigail Lapell, Rural Alberta Advantage, Edwin Raphael, Zoe Ackah, Eva Cassidy, and Debby Friday,
By Will McGuirk
“It’s about balancing the good with the bad. It’s encountering a landscape that is completely surreal to you but also the closest thing to home. This project involves the arch of self-realization & leans on the generosity of the unexpected. It is a space for thoughts, discovery and new connections.” - Edwin Raphael
Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Status/Non-Status, Jill Barber, Debby Friday, Ernie Vincent, Hammock, Celeigh Cardinal, plus James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra
By Will McGuirk
“While each song is deeply personal, at the time it felt as though they pushed the album further into the rural-folk spectrum than we envisioned for ourselves, but together now make for a sentimental journey that sounds just right on the cold winds of winter,” - Adam Sturgeon, Status/Non-Status
"It’s a gentle reminder that its okay to not feel okay… and that sometimes just getting through the day is enough" - Jill Barber