City Sounds Live: May Davis, Mars Aspen, Kaiday, The North River

Description

City Sounds Live is a travelling music festival, presented in partnership with BIAs and co-curators, in various neighbourhoods around the city of Ottawa. Created in 2021 thanks to funding from the City of Ottawa’s Economic Development Department, City Sounds Live promotes diverse local emerging artists and encourages economic growth. The concerts aim to provide residents and visitors of Ottawa with free, family-friendly, and inclusive outdoor live music experiences that foster community involvement, social cohesion, and increased spending in the surrounding areas. 

Program Details

Date: Thursday September 12th 2024 
Venue: Greenbank Hunt Club Centre - 250 Greenbank Road 
Time: 4:30pm-7pm 
Price: FREE (no ticket required)

Presented with support from Greenbank Hunt Club Centre

Programming

May Davis

May Davis is an emerging singer-songwriter living off-grid in the beautiful Ottawa Valley. Her unique and unforgettable sound pulls from blues, americana and old-time country western with smokey vocals that echo vintage crooners like Bobbie Gentry and Janis Joplin, but the unforgettable stories and songs she brings to the stage are all her own. Davis unveiled a trio of foot-tapping tunes in 2023 and a deadly music video for her project, Black Widow, supported by CreativeBC. She has opened for notable artists including Frazey Ford, Elliot Brood and Shred Kelly and recently performed at the iconic Mariposa Folk Festival and Ottawa Blues Festival. Davis has plenty more tricks up her sleeve for 2024 including her upcoming 'Dusty Boots Desert Tour' so buckle up and stay tuned!

Mars Aspen

mars aspen [they/them] is an emerging singer/songwriter currently based in ottawa, canada. they weave aspects of personal identity and experience into saccharine-sweet indie folk that invites any and all listeners to find a new home within their sound. their latest single “overgrown” was released in august of 2023, and is available stream wherever you listen to your tunes! <3

Kaiday

Un peu comme un moka, sucrée avec un petit kick, Kaiday est une autrice-compositrice-interprète aux multiples facettes. Sa personnalité extravertie et chaleureuse crée un contraste harmonieux avec sa musique vulnérable et intime. Un spectacle de Kaiday c’est un voyage dans son univers captivant. Next show: Live on Elgin, September 30th!

The North River

Based out of Ottawa, The North River craft honest folk songs seasoned with fiddle, banjo, and storytelling lyrics. The band has shared the stage with acts like Jim Bryson, Meredith Moon, and Hawksley Workman and performed on stages such as at the Mariposa folk festival, Redbird Live, and Bowies. Nicholas Keays, the bands singer/songwriter got his start in the punk scene touring the US, Canada, and Australia with his band Mugshot. Now a punkrock dad, Keays’ songwriting has matured with influences like Mipso, Noah Khan, and David Francey. Last year the river released their record “Above the Smoke” available on all streaming services.