Join us for an avant-folk inspired evening of music with musicians Samson Wrote (Nova Scotia) and Jojo Worthington (Quebec), along with special guests Pallmer. This show is all ages.
Artist Information:
JoJo Worthington’s music is infinite. This producer / songwriter / composer / engineer crafts intimate recollections that explode into limitless soundscapes, pushing emotionally potent songs to the perilous edge. Over the past decade, JoJo Worthington Worthington has toured internationally, opening for acclaimed acts such as Novo Amor, Ariana Gillis, Frightened Rabbit, Great Lake Swimmers, and The Grapes of Wrath. Her recorded work—including her most recent EP, her most recent EP BAPTIZED I—has received several international awards (Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, Independent Music Awards); she was selected from thousands of submissions to participate in the inaugural TD Creative Entrepreneur Incubator program; and she completed the Audio Recording Practicum at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. She currently lives and works in Montreal.
As Samson Wrote, avant-folk songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sam Boer—based in Bear River, NS—urges you to pay attention to the little things. Samson Wrote has garnered Canadian Folk Music Award and Folk Music Ontario "Song of the Year" nominations; toured Canada and Europe, including esteemed festival stages from Guelph's Hillside Festival to Norway's Egersund Visefestival; and collaborated with musicians, bands, and theatre companies across Canada. Samson Wrote’s forthcoming album In Season (June 20, 2025) matches his clarion voice and warmly wry lyrics with daring, heartfelt arrangements.
Pallmer is a chamber-pop project born from late night improv sessions during a particularly snowy winter in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Using a cello and viola, the band’s music melds their love of songwriting with their classical training, using loopers and effects to expand the possibilities of their wooden instruments. Pallmer’s most recent release, “Quiet Clapping” won Recording of the Year at the 2021 Prix MNB Awards. The collection of five songs were recorded in a large dance studio at the back of a church-converted-to-arts centre, taking advantage of its natural resonance, and embracing the occasional noises from old water heating. Pallmer released a limited edition, double-header vinyl run of “Quiet Clapping” & their 2019 release, “Grass Garden'' on April 9th, 2022.
The band has taken a slow but steady approach to releasing music, and after two EPs and two years of writing, this past fall Pallmer returned to the studio to record their first LP “Swimming.” They worked with JUNO award-winning producer Joshua van Tassel, squirrelling away for five days at his secluded home studio to record the album. Their collaboration produced a tender collection of 9 songs that interweaves layers of strings, bass, synthesizers, and marimba-like percussion. The title track “Swimming” won Song of the Year at the 2024 MNB Awards, the album was nominated for a 2024 MNB Award for Recording of the Year, and the single Freshet was nominated for a 2024 ECMA Fusion Recording of the Year. Since beginning the album release cycle, the band has extensively toured throughout Canada (traveling the length of the country twice!), and performed at notable festivals Reeperbahn (Hamburg, Germany), POP Montreal, Contact East, Harvest, Shivering Songs, Flourish, and more.
You may also like the following events from Charlotte Street Arts Centre:
- This Friday, 13th June, 07:00 pm, Paint & Sip with Emily Chase (June) in Fredericton
- This Sunday, 15th June, 07:30 pm, Mass for Shut-Outs in Fredericton
- Next Thursday, 19th June, 05:00 pm, Exhibition Opening: The River’s Story, Reflections of Life Along the Nashwaak River in Fredericton
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