Two incredible songstresses cross paths on tour to join forces for a night of very strong songwriting at Mateada! We are grateful to these two women and their teams for being open to combining forces as they both route across the PNW.
RACHAEL KILGOUR:
“I think I'm gonna make a Dad album,” songwriter Rachael Kilgour heard herself blurt out one afternoon in an Asheville recording studio. She was in the final days of tracking her EP Game Changer (2019), and in the final months, as it would turn out, of her father's life. She had just written a new song, “Dad Worked Hard.”
“I hadn't written any other songs about him at that point - I certainly hadn't considered making an entire album in his honor. I had no way of knowing how little time he had left or how much his death would transform me. But when the producer suggested recording ‘Dad Worked Hard’ for the new EP, I just knew I needed to hold onto it. So I said it: no, I think I’m gonna make a dad album.”
And she did. Kilgour's exquisite fourth full-length collection, My Father Loved Me, is a tribute to her late father, produced by JUNO Award-winning songwriter Rose Cousins and recorded in the senior Kilgour's native Canada. In the spare, often gutting language for which she is known, Kilgour gives us a complex portrait of a man as seen through his daughter's eyes. With unwavering acuity she poses questions about identity, inheritance, and grief, and affirms the value of one ordinary working man's life to an often indifferent world.
Like her father, Kilgour is a hard worker. She comes by her considerable skills honestly, honing her craft over the past decade in listening rooms, festivals, concert halls, and recording studios, and picking up accolades along the way. Kilgour first attained notoriety outside her native Duluth, MN as the grand prize winner of the 2015 international NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition and winner of the 2017 Kerrville New Folk Contest. She has been featured at NYC’s Lincoln Center, at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and at the Sundance Film Festival. Her oft-noted “unapologetic lyrics” (Rolling Stone) and “master crafted indie folk” sensibilities (Billboard) are on full display in this latest collection of songs.
KRISTIN LINDELL:
Folk music songstress Kristin Lindell infuses folk and blues into her vivid songs, telling stories of connection. Her shimmering vocals and uplifting sound are matched by her talented band. Her third album and latest project River of Light, contains nine songs about going within, inviting listeners to explore vulnerability and creativity through the metaphors of connecting to nature, water, rivers and our raw voice. Kristin has performed at festivals and venues across Canada and has played as far west as Saltspring Island and as far east as Portland Maine.
Her ethereal voice conveys both earthy folk and shimmering jazz, inspired by Eva Cassidy, Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux and Joni Mitchell, her style infuses roots with folk, jazz and blues. Her effervescence and warmth shine through in her easygoing stage presence. With her playful demeanor and uplifting voice she has performed at bistros, festivals, wine bars and events across Canada and the U.S.
Her set is a mix of tasteful toe tapping covers and roots swingy songs, as well as her originals from the new album River of Light, produced by Great Lake Swimmer’s bassist Bret Higgins. Solo, duo or full band, Kristin Lindell delivers heart lifting music for audiences.
9pm show - $20 Adv + $25 Door