Songs & stories In the round
Saturday, June 13 at the Bridge Social
1:00PM From the Studio to the Stage
For many reasons, songwriters often find themselves playing solo. Sometimes by preference and other times, frankly, for financial reasons. The task then becomes: how does an artist take the fully formed songs they’ve created in a studio, often with multiple musicians, and do those songs justice while playing a live solo performance?
Join host Stephen Stanley and guests Alyson McNamara, Field Guide and Jim Bryson as they dig in on how each of them presents their work in the purest form. The hour will include discussions of reimagined production techniques being interpreted in real time, all through the brilliant songwriting of these 3 artists.
Saturday, June 13 at The Bridge Social
2:00PM The Writer & The Road Warrior
Join host Stephen Stanley as he and the panel featuring Shakura S’aida, Mia Kelly and Graven as they tell stories and sing road-inspired songs, or reveal the need for a quiet place to create.
Three artists who spend a huge portion of their year in cars, vans, trains and planes. Does this add to the urgency of songwriting, or are the two parts of a music career distinct and separate? Mostly, we’ll hear some great new songs up close and personal from these proven road warriors.
Saturday, June 13 at Col. Mcgrady's pub & Grill
5:30PM The Indie-Folk Explosion
Rock is dead they said… Long live Indie-Folk? Jami Lefebvre (Black Spruce), The Young Novelists and members of Yukon Blonde are joined by host Whitney Ross-Barris to discuss what has been an explosive time in the world of Indie-Folk, which included a 2026 Juno nomination for The Young Novelists.
How is the climate of acceptance affecting the songwriting? We’ll hear songs from this diverse group of writers and performers and find out the story behind those songs…
