It鈥檚 back-to-back Canadian performances at Bez Arts Hub Nov. 8 and 9. Singer-songwriters and are taking over the stage at the 91原创 entertainment venue, both with lyrics and history steeped in a strong Canuck background.
On her ninth studio album, Martin said she moved to Austin, Texas before returning home to the East Coast, the place where her career took shape.
鈥淣ova Scotia is a big supporter of the arts,鈥� she told the 91原创 Advance Times, 鈥淚 just started talking to music awards and getting myself out there to find a record producer.鈥�
With a style described as a union between Americana and Rock, Martin is traversing her home country before heading on tour over to Europe and the United Kingdom.
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鈥淚鈥檓 grateful, not everyone gets to see these parts and get to see how big this country really is,鈥� Martin explained. 鈥淏ut at the same time it can feel close and small. You meet up with family and make friends along the way.鈥�
Michel hails from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario 鈥� and cites a worldly musical upbringing experiencing the cultures of Sudan and Belize as an influence on his work.
Performing more than 70 times as the musical guest of Stuart McLean鈥檚 Vinyl Cafe and recently performing at Dr. Jane Goodall鈥檚 85th birthday party, Michel鈥檚 style has been compared to Paul Simon while receiving praise from the late David Bowie for his cover of 鈥淵oung Americans.鈥�
Martin performs at Bez Arts Hub, Friday, Nov. 8, and Michel on Saturday, Nov. 9, both from 8 to 10 p.m.
Tickets are available for both concerts at .
鈥淏.C. we haven鈥檛 seen as much of,鈥� Martin admitted, planning to stay in 91原创 for the duration of her performances in the Lower Mainland with her husband. 鈥淚鈥檓 always open to recommendations of places to eat and hike while I鈥檓 there.鈥�
Next up for Bez Arts Hub is SongStage with Ivan Boudreau, Saturday, Nov. 16. Maya Rae, Brian O鈥橞rien, Michael Jantzen are the musicians expected to perform in the Nashville 鈥渋n the round鈥� format.
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