Thu, Sep 17th
In August, Frank Fiction is joined by Matty Simpson—the Hamilton folk and roots-rock songwriter whose career has taken him to the Festival of Friends and The David Letterman Show alike—alongside Ariana Fig, a Hamilton indie songwriter and the winner of the SOCAN Young Canadian Songwriter Award. Together, they’ll share the stage, trading stories and stripping down their songs in an intimate, collaborative circle. In an extra-special treat, this month’s show will include Justine Fischer on upright bass and Glenn Paul on drums.
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What is Songs In The Round?
Songs in the Round is an intimate concert where multiple songwriters share the stage, trading songs and stories one by one. Inspired by Frank Fiction’s decade as a songwriter in Nashville and the famous Bluebird Cafe, we’re bringing this unique format to Crown & Press, stripping songs to their essence: human, conversational, and often spontaneously collaborative. All evening, songwriters take turns sharing the story behind and then performing a song, offering the audience a rare look at the craft behind the music, with others sometimes joining in. It’s a listening-room experience built on connection, surprise, and songs as they were written: up close and personal.
Special Guests
Matty Simpson
Matty Simpson is a Hamilton singer-songwriter and guitarist whose playing runs from folk and roots to rock and R&B. He spent ten years touring the world with the Fred Eaglesmith Travelling Show on guitar, banjo, and keys, playing venues from Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe to an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, following an earlier run as lead guitarist in Holding Sky, who opened for Deftones on the 2005 Taste of Chaos tour. His festival appearances include It’s Your Festival, the Festival of Friends, and Toronto’s Harbourfront Blues Festival, and he leads the Matty Simpson Band, whose latest single “Boxcar Baby” is receiving rave reviews.
Ariana Fig
Ariana Fig is a Hamilton-born singer-songwriter whose single “Running Man” earned a SOCAN Young Canadian Songwriter Award. Classically trained on violin, she writes across indie, folk, rock, and alternative, and her work has drawn support from FACTOR and Canada’s National Arts Centre. Her music has aired nationally on CBC and SiriusXM, and on Toronto’s 102.1 The Edge. As a live performer she has appeared at Departure Festival, the Sound of Music Festival, Folk Canada, and NXNE..
Who is Frank Fiction?
Frank Fiction is an alt-folk/americana project from Hamilton songwriter Elias Dummer, a Juno Award–winning recording artist whose career includes eight Billboard Top 40 singles, five Top 40 albums, and over 100 million streams. After a decade in Nashville, Dummer returned to his hometown of Hamilton to co-found Crown & Press, where he now hosts Songs In The Round—a full-circle moment that brings together a lifelong love of songs with a room where art meets everyday life.
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