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FemmeVox 7
Live at the GCTC
Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 8 pm
A concert series featuring established and emerging singer-songwriters.
Artists work together in pairs to write brand new compositions to premiere at each concert.
Ticket info: $35 General Admission.
FemmeVox 7 features Angela Saini, Alanna Sterling, Matty Grace, and Noelle Frances.
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Featured Artists:
Angela Saini
Angela Saini sweeps people away with instantly-memorable, toe-tapping roots folk-pop infused with storyteller sing-alongs about courage and finding joy in surprising places. A 2020 Independent Music Award Finalist for "Best Alt Country" and 2017 Toronto Independent Music Award winner. With several Canadian tours under her belt as well as treks across Germany, England and The Netherlands, the positive and upbeat songstress has been called “massively talented” by BBC Radio.
Hailing from a rich cultural background as an Indian-Austrian Canadian, Angela's artistic journey is a testament to unyielding positivity and empowering ideals, a path she paved through both incredible success and her darkest moments. Her newest heartfelt creation, “Wanna Be You” is a gentle reminder encouraging self-love and discovery with the courage to be yourself. The empowering and catchy anthem is the lead single ahead of her sophomore album due in spring 2025.
The prairie-raised artist has been heard on CBC Radio, Stingray, and Sirius XM across North America. She is most known for her sunshine-soaked song “Living on the Bright Side,” and has captivated audiences at festivals in Canada such as Home County in London, and The Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Matty Grace
“Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” a mantra for the lost, apathetic generation of queer folks that were left behind by a system that was not meant to support them. Matty Grace channels her disillusion into heartfelt songs about heartbreak, survival and the capitalist system that holds us down.
Touted by Exclaim! Magazine as the “New Face of Old School Punk”, Matty balances her time fronting the Ottawa based bands Crisis Party and Rumination Year. While being the bassist/backup vocalist in Ottawa Raw Punkers Zeal. She has also accumulated a notable body of work spread amongst a dozen projects alongside her solo material. As a solo performer she is most vulnerable and somehow still optimistic that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Tell your friends you love them.
Additional links
Bandcamp: mattygrace.bandcamp.com
Linktree:
Linktree.com/mattydisgrace
Instagram: @mattydisgrace
Alanna Sterling
Reminiscent of such greats as Adele and Amy Winehouse, Alanna Sterling stands out with a unique ability to evoke profound emotions. Their music offers healing and hope to a troubled world. Alanna made their mark as a partnered streamer on Twitch, under the alias “MermaidUnicorn”, cultivating a highly engaged community of 50,000 followers. After meeting award-winning producer Pierre Marchand last September, Alanna recorded an uninterrupted, one and only, first take, live off the floor album, Everything’s gonna be just fine. Alanna was part of the Canadian artists delegation in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games.
Turning sorrows into magical movements of song, Alanna Sterling reaffirms the transformative power of music as a catalyst for healing and change. Their voice, both figuratively and literally, echoes the sentiment that amidst life's challenges, 'everything's gonna be just fine'.
Noelle Frances
Noelle Frances is a folk singer-songwriter, harmonizer, creative collaborator currently living in Deshkan Ziibi/ London ON. Inspired by the storytelling that exists in the diverse genre of folk music Noelle writes in a way that is simple, honest and quick to connect to. Noelle is a witty and charismatic performer who draws in the audience with her joy. She meshes a lighthearted presence and stage banter with emotionally charged, uplifting and sometimes haunting songs. Lyrically she taps into the angst and beauty of life. Each song has a soul and largely speaks to the resiliency of human beings.
Noelle is part of a self-managed, internationally touring band “The Pairs” and also performs as a solo act. Noelle has opened for acts like Irish Mythen, Kim Churchill, Kellie Loder, Jim Bryson, and The Brown Hawking Stanley Trio. With The Pairs Noelle has had the opportunity to play many iconic folk festivals like Mariposa, Summerfolk, Hillside, Calgary Folk Fest, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, and many more!
