Rosie & the Riveters Announce US Tour Dates

by SaskMusic

September 20, 2017 in Artist News

Canada’s rising stars Rosie & the Riveters are three fiercely talented and sassy dames who perform uplifting folk music with a vintage 1940s flair.

Their original songs feature sophisticated harmonies, body percussion, humour, and just enough ooh-la-la to keep toes tapping long after the show is over. After playing several festivals and shows across Canada in the summer, they’re excited to perform for audiences in the United States again in October. Their live performances feature three-part harmonies, one acoustic guitar, some sass, class, and a whole lot of laughter.

TOUR SCHEDULE

  • October 12 Williamsport, PA Williamsport Community Arts Center
  • October 13 Morristown, NJ Morristown Unitarian Fellowship (The Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series)
  • October 14 Bay Shore, NY The Eclectic Café
  • October 15 New York City, NY The Rockwood Music Hall
  • October 17 Cambridge, MA Club Passim

"We're super excited to be discovering so many new-to-us festivals and cities this fall! Plus, we've got a collection of shiny new songs that we'll be trying along the way! We can't wait!"
- Alexis Normand

The band’s reinvention of vintage folk attracted national accolades for their debut album, Good Clean Fun!, which was released in 2015. It reached #9 on Earshot Magazine’s national folk/roots chart, and their single, Ain’t Gonna Bother, reached the #5 spot on the CBC Radio 2’s national Top 20 countdown. In 2016 the band received the Saskatchewan Arts Award for Emerging Artist and they also received nominations for Canadian Folk Music Award - Vocal Group of the Year, and a Western Canadian Music Award - Roots Duo/Group of the Year.

Inspired by Rosie the Riveter, the feminist icon who symbolized the women’s movement into the workforce during WWII, the Riveters seek to empower women to be ambassadors for change within their own communities. In support of this vision, they invest 20% of their merchandise profits into women’s projects around the world though KIVA.org.

Since the band’s formation in 2011, the Riveters have made a grand entrance onto the folk scene, already having shared the stage with Arlo Guthrie, Serena Ryder and Fred Penner. They have become media darlings along the way and have been featured in numerous media outlets including CTV’s ETalk Daily, Vintage Life Magazine, and they were most recently called “one of the best live [acts] you’ll ever see” by Canadian public radio CBC Radio 2 host, Rich Terfry.

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