Songwriters in the Round w/ Ron Leary, Brent Smith, Christine Graves, Chris MacLean

A consummate explorer, Chris MacLean adeptly stretches herself across a wide musical spectrum from traditional and contemporary folk to jazz and world music. Her songs speak of love, loss, hope and redemption. She hopes they reflect a well-earned, burgeoning wisdom.

Christine Graves is known for her lyrical poet heart, her unsquare songs and her voice that connects lungs and feet. Stories of bird- life, lost loves, a few of Canada's roads, forests and lakes bring everyone to the same sentimental destination by connecting our humanity.

Singer songwriter Ron Leary’s smokey, rye-soaked voice is legendary throughout Ontario’s deep southern region. Whether his songs touch on politics of the day, the downtrodden, romance or joy, he’ll raise your spirits and leave you wilfully optimistic.

Brent Smith is the lead singer, songwriter, rhythm guitarist and banjo player for tin constellations, an orchestral indie-folk band based in Ottawa, Ontario. His songwriting explores “hinterland folk", narrative-driven folk fables, local and pastoral…