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PERFORMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEE Folk Music Ontario 2024

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR NOMINEE Capital Music Awards 2024

SONG OF THE YEAR WINNER Folk Music Ontario 2021

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Highlights

Over 500K Streams

Over 400M Videos Views

Featured on "All In A Day with Alan Neal" on CBC

Official Showcase Artist at Folk Alliance International Conference 2022

Ottawa Citizen Feature "Ottawa Artists that are Creating Buzz"

CCMA Off-Country Showcase Artist

Featured Performance for Canada's Olympic Team for Tokyo Olympics 2020

SIRROMA Diamonds In The Rough Showcase Artist and Winner at CCMA 2022

MAJOR ARTIST CUT Joe Diffie - As Long As There's A Bar

ARTIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEE CMA 2022

Opened for The Good Lovelies, Hillsburn, The East Pointers, Blue Rodeo and more

"Jessica Pearson and the East Wind are the sort of act that   completely reinvigorate you as a promoter, and remind you why you do the job. Absolute dreams to work with, and such a joy to watch that I was plotting when I could get them back to play again before they'd even finished their set."

 

- Stephen Rotzsch Thomas, Folk Room UK

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"Raring to go, her live show delights and engages as much as the songs do on her incredible debut. This person charms without being cute, arrests without force, and brings more goosebumps per hour than a windchill. Jessica Pearson and the East Wind remind us that a mighty music show is not how many people you put on stage: it's who stands on that stage beside you.”

 

- Amanda Putz, CBC

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“Impeccable musicianship, great singing and a wide variety of material all served up with with good humour... with Jessica's warm and genuine personality shining through and creating an instant rapport with the audience.”

 

- Mike Kirrage, Festival Director of Gate to Southwell Music Festival, UK

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Biography

Like sirens calling from an ancient shore, the haunting three-part harmonies of Jessica Pearson & The East Wind will bind you in a timeless folkloric spell. Alchemizing roots, classic country, Americana and Celtic soundscapes, the trio spin tales of outlaw heroics, matriarchal power, resistance and resilience, and the unrelenting beauty of becoming who you are.

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Jessica Pearson and the East Wind's live show will first bring you to the edge of your seat, and then to the edge of tears - before spilling over into joy, community, and a sense of sacred, shared power. 

 

Backed by the impeccable harmonies of Sam Stone and Malia Rogers alongside clawhammer banjo, mandolin, and tasteful percussion, Jessica's storytelling and songs centre kindness and vulnerability while imploring audiences toward a better future for all. Audiences will enjoy versatile Americana stomp-and-holler, upbeat Celtic sing-and-sway, and intimate, high-lonesome folk ballads, replete with singalong choruses, energetic audience banter, and the occasional unexpected party trick.

 

JPEW's newest song cycle balances complex topics such as gender-based violence and mental health with moments of levity, empowerment, and reminders to embrace the beautiful imperfections that make us unique. With an upcoming two-part album produced by JUNO-winner Hill Kourkoutis featuring an all-women team, JPEW is rising up to offer a powerful musical battle cry against the status quo.

 

Don't be afraid to show up alone; from the minute the first chord plays, you'll be among friends.

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