Artist: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Song: How to Steal a Canoe
Recorded at The Gladstone Hotel's Ballroom (Long Winter 5.4), March 24, 2017.
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - How to Steal a CanoeLong Winter ended its abbreviated, roving season with a return to The Gladstone, filling the second floor with art and the Ballroom and Melody Bar with ping-ponging live sets. Starting things off in The Ballroom, there were a couple familiar faces, including Nick Ferrio, in supporting roles here, providing the musical backdrop for Simpson's poem-songs drawing on the storytelling traditions of her Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg heritage. Moving past spoken word declamation into sing-speak territory, some of the pieces approached a Blue Aeroplanes-style flow, while others, like this one, soared thanks to Cris Derksen's cello textures.
[You can check out some video footage of the night over at Brandon Caswell Douglas' youtube playlist.]
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