AERIALISTS

Listen to the Canadian Folk Music Award winning album Dear Sienna, released on Fiddlehead Records:

“Dear Sienna is a deep listening and thought-provoking journey, chockfull of high-end musicianship” - Exclaim!
“Seriously accomplished musicians, brimming with energy” - CBC
"deft defying artistry; beautiful, hypnotic and grand, 'Dear Sienna' is a love letter to both the traditional and the progressive" - Liverpool Sound and Vision
"Entire worlds seem travelled... there is a sense of urgency, lightheartedness, menace, and stillness" - Spill Magazine

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Short bio:

Canadian prog-trad quintet Aerialists alchemizes Scottish, Irish, and Nordic folk traditions and post rock influences into a sound with striking clarity. It’s ethereal yet precise, technical yet visceral. Aerialists emerged from the new acoustic scene at Berklee College of Music nearly a decade ago, born from the creative affinity between harpist Màiri Chaimbeul, fiddler Elise Boeur, and guitarist Adam Iredale-Gray. Now with three albums, a JUNO nomination, and a Canadian Folk Music Award under their belt, Aerialists have staked their claim on the leading edge of the neo-folk world.

With their new record I Lost My Heart On Friday (coming Fall 2024), Aerialists reaches beyond their introspective history to capture the celebratory, sunset-on-the-grass feeling of a summer festival. Asserting the belief that a harp can groove like a drum kit, that a fiddle can be as ferocious as a distorted electric guitar, and that traditional tunes are sturdy and flexible enough to thrive in the landscape of indie-rock instrumentation, the new album is a celebration of their deep personal roots in folk traditions, seen through a distinctly Canadian lens.

Performance highlights:

Celtic Connections Festival (UK), Crossdorf Festival (DE), Vancouver Jazz Festival, Kaslo Jazz Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, Hillside Festival, Northern Lights Festival Boréal, Celtic Colours Festival, Deep Roots Festival, Goderich Celtic Festival, Harrison Festival of the Arts. Tours in BC, AB, ON, QC, NS, and in Scotland, England, Germany, and Belgium. Performances at La Vitrola and Petit Campus (Montreal), Burdock Music Hall (Toronto), Butchart Gardens (Victoria), Muzieklub t’ Ey (Ghent), the Mitchell Theatre (Glasgow), the Red Room (Boston).

Winners of the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Award for Pushing The Boundaries.
Nominated for a 2021 Western Canadian Music Award for Roots Artist of the Year, a 2019 JUNO award for Instrumental Album of the Year, and a 2018 Canadian Folk Music Award for Emerging Artist of the Year.

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Website: aerialistsmusic.com
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/aerialistsmusic
Bandcamp: https://aerialists.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MY1hGKwvr7mjOIpomeMhD