Fri June 02
+ Noelle, Vikki Minor
The Broom Factory
7pm doors // 7:30-10pm show // All Ages // $20
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RYLAND JAMES - (Tyendinaga, ON):
Set time: 9:10pm - 10:00pm
Ryland James knows exactly where he should be. On the edge of the
stage, under the spotlight, and behind a microphone, the Ontario-born (Deseronto, ON)
singer and songwriter thrives. In this space, the artist’s voice rings
out with a bold balance of passion, panache, and power, coursing through
everything from the verses to the vibrato. His fusion of gospel roots,
gritty soul, and anthemic pop resounds straight from the heart in the
most direct manner imaginable. With
grandma playing gospel piano, Ryland started singing almost as soon as
he could talk. Inspired by everyone from vocal powerhouses a la Michael
Bublé and Josh Groban to pop titans such as Justin Bieber and Michael
Jackson to soul favorites Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin, he
consumed music voraciously and honed his voice in the process.
NOELLE - (Tyendinaga, ON):
Set time: 8:20pm - 8:50pm
Canadian artist, noelle, is a 21-year-old emerging pop talent with a modern R&B edge. noelle
has been singing since she was barely old enough to walk. Initially
finding her footing through YouTube, noelle amassed a following of 94.2K
subscribers resulting from her viral covers of timeless classics and
today’s biggest acts, most notably Post Malone and Sabrina Claudio. noelle
was raised on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Ontario, in a family
and community that surrounded her with music. Her upbringing exposed her
to a vast range of musical genres, from Nat King Cole and Sarah
Vaughan, to the pow wow drum and native wind flute from her Indigenous
roots.
VIKKI MINOR - (Saskatoon, SK):
Set time: 7:30pm - 8:00pm
With features on CBC, Vikki Minor has also been selected for a SaskMusic Songwriting Challenge, a semi-finalist for the Unsigned Only Music Competition, and has performed at the TSAR Showcase, the SaskMusic International Women’s Day concert (2020 and 2021), the SaskMusic Open House Livestream, and Telemiracle 2021. On the radio, Identity has been added to numerous stations across North America, including CBC Radio 3, hitting #2 on the charts of Core station WRSU in New Brunswick, NJ, as well as #11 on KMSC’s Top 30 chart in Moorhead, MN.