Gabrielle Papillon With Raine Hamilton
Who
Gabrielle Papillon
Raine Hamilton
When
- April 1, 2020 - Showtime: 8:00pm
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The Artesian is pleased to host atmospheric pop powerhouse Gabrielle Papillon with chamber pop phenom Raine Hamilton for an intimate show in the Artesian Lounge on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020!
Show Details:
Gabrielle Papillon with Raine Hamilton
Date: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $20 in advance - available online HERE or at Paper Umbrella, $25 at the door
The Artesian is wheelchair accessible, all-ages, and a proud supporter of positive spaces initiatives with a zero-tolerance policy towards hate, harassment, and/or discrimination. We reserve the right to remove any patron creating an unsafe environment. The accessible entrance is available via a lift, Please ask staff for help if necessary.
About Gabrielle Papillon:
Shout is a triumph. It starts with the inner rumblings of the mind of an anxious person, someone who struggles with crowds and big groups of people, someone who craves solitude but does not really want to be left alone too long. It becomes the burst of energy and the surge of feeling that comes from the heart’s willingness to fight to be understood, to be less alone. It is the understanding that depression and anxiety will come and go. When you are in it, it’s hard to imagine you could feel better. If you are lucky, you have started to learn that those are the moments you have to make friends with those feelings, you pay attention to them, and address them, so you can let them go. You do your very best to arm yourself with the things that make you feel stronger. It is a deeply personal work.
This is my seventh album. Each album feels closer to being what I want it to be. Keep the Fire was the first time I got really personal. It was my third record working with Daniel Ledwell, who is wonderful and brilliant, and it was the first record I really laboured over: Every lyric and every melody and every instrument and the notes coming out of those instruments and every vocal part was scrutinized. I wanted to make a record with no regrets, because every time I make one, it could be the last.
Shout was not planned. I’ve been focusing more on co-writing over the last few years, trying to write for other artists, with different voices, in different genres. Seven of those songs felt like they belonged to me. They comprise the best music I have ever made. I actually thought Keep the Fire was that record—I thought that was the leap, but I was wrong. That was a step, the leap is now. Every song is a co-write. I did not play a single guitar. I played some piano, I sang nearly all of the things. I am the executive producer. I am at the helm. I am the thread both binding everything together and also crafting the whole. It is an art-pop record through and through. It is propelled by equal parts synth, big piano, and anger, exploding in thoughtful, danceable art-pop anthems of uprising, hope and a delirious celebration of self.
I made Shout to share with the ones who are itching to bust out of their shells, of the boxes other people have built for them. For the awkward dancers, and the crowd-averse. For everyone who ever does anything brave even when it is hard. Whether it’s coming out, or reaching out to people you love who have shut you out. Whether it’s saying “Hey! I matter!” Whether it’s setting boundaries. It’s for the people who try new things even though it is terrifying, because they know it might end up being worth it.
I hope that you will like it. I do. But you know what? If you don’t, that’s okay, because I love it, and most days that will be enough. This is me at my very best yet and I am mightily proud of the journey chronicled here.
About Raine Hamilton:
Raine’s latest album, Night Sky, tips between the earthly and the otherworldly; it is anchored in relatable lived experience, while reaching into the space just beyond, thinning the veil between here and there, affording safe passage to the rough and beautiful places.
Raine’s ethereal voice and lyrics are at the forefront of these powerful and relatable tunes, written both in English and in French. Alongside cello + double bass, and with Raine on violin or guitar, these songs have a moving string quartet feel with a cosmic reach.
Raine is also a charming and funny storyteller, pairing her vulnerable tunes with engaging story intros. Raine believes that music is for everyone, and that we all have something to share. An experienced educator, Raine offers workshops in songwriting and fiddle tune writing (EN/FR). Raine also offers concerts with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, to help make live music and the community that comes with it accessible to the Deaf community.
Raine has toured Canada extensively, driving, flying, and floating her way coast to coast. Highlights include: Performing songs with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (3 times!), playing a concert in a cave (10 stories below the earth!), playing festivals across Canada (Vancouver Folk Festival, Home County, Filberg Fest, Live from the Rock Festival, Lilac Fest, The Works, Harvest Sun, Harvest Moon, Trout Forest), playing for her passage on Via Rail, and meeting so many amazing humans along the way. She reports a full and smiling heart <3.
