Luke Wallace, Fiona Bevan and Adam Beattie with Luke Wallace

LUKE WALLACE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4^TH, 7PM,

Saturday panelist and Sunday Singing workshop

[ I have known Luke for a number of years and watched his career grow to now successful touring across Canada, the US and Europe. He is no stranger to Pender! From singing this year on main stage Vancouver Folkfest we are thrilled to have him back for Crisp! ]

https://youtu.be/AB_hD9zHxXQ?si=gZX5DUDWCVtarhnt

https://youtu.be/S95NKPUBSXQ?si=wJErErw1QzbWnm2B

Luke Wallace is a dynamic force in the world of folk music, using his talent as a songwriter, speaker, and choral arranger to champion environmental causes and inspire positive change. Hailing from the Coast Salish Territory known as Vancouver, Canada, Luke has been on a decade-long journey of touring, recording, and organizing for the betterment of people and the planet.

In 2023, Luke took the global stage as a feature performer at the United Nations Water Conference, the first of its kind in a generation. With hundreds of concerts across North America under his belt, Luke has become a sought-after voice in the fight against climate change, spreading a message of hope and action through his music.

Luke's unique brand of politically charged folk has earned him a loyal following and a reputation as a modern-day Pete Seeger. From festivals to rallies to venues, Luke's music is a rallying cry for a movement of people rising up to meet the social and environmental challenges of our time. With his latest album, The Dandelion Resistance," Luke continues to push the boundaries of folk music and prove that art can be a powerful tool for change.

https://www.lukewallacemusic.com

FIONA BEVAN AND ADAM BEATTIE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4^TH, 7PM,

Saturday Panelists and Sunday Songwriting workshops

[ What a treat these two are together! Somehow Fiona’s pop works with Adam’s trad. This duo came on tour to BC last year. We welcome them with open arms to a bigger stage. ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTEQFmR_ZAQ

https://youtu.be/ipFgDeFNsZk?si=R2823O1jnc2iDl3q

Fiona Bevan is a multi-platinum Canadian-British singer-songwriter from Suffolk, with a delicate, passionate voice and a cinematic dream-folk sound, described by Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA as ‘daring and exciting’, and creating ‘startling odysseys that suggest Joanna Newsom and Kate Bush spine-tinglingly joined’ (The Guardian).

Fiona has been teasing out singles from her self-produced EP, Girl With Telescope, including her dazzling exploration of post-heartbreak ecstasy ‘Faultlines’, and her acapella clarion call of female freedom and pleasure, ‘Peaches’. She is about to start releasing more self-produced singles from her forthcoming EP ‘First Woman On The Moon’.

Fiona has toured Canada, Australia and Europe, and is also a hit songwriter for Billie Marten, Aurora, Lewis Capaldi, Tom Walker, Kylie, Ed Sheeran, and has been working with ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus to raise awareness and help songwriters in the music industry. She is published by Concord Music.

https://fionabevan.co.uk

Adam Beattie is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist who has just released his fifth solo album to critical acclaim. Beattie is a “master of powerful narratives” (★★★★★ RnR Magazine), writing original contemporary Scottish folk songs while also drawing rich influences from other roots genres. Adam uses beautiful, intricate, finger-picked guitar and a distinctive voice steeped in smoke and honey to create ‘uplifting reveries of love’ (MOJO Magazine).

The press described Beattie’s latest album, Somewhere Round The Bend, as ‘Stirring Folk Balladry’ (Line Of Best Fit) with Loud And Quiet Magazine writing ‘the album is mesmeric’. Adam is about to start releasing singles from his forthcoming album ‘Home Fires Burning’. Adam is also a member of trad folk 12-piece supergroup Band Of Burns as well as hipster alt-folk band PicaPica on Rough Trade Records. As a multi-instrumentalist he has collaborated with Birdy, Lulu, Michael Chapman, Mikey Kenney and many others. Adam is published by Karousel / Wixen Publishing.

Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

'Incredibly Beautiful' - Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC

'Carefully crafted, gently affecting songwriting' - Roddy Hart, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND

Website: www.adambeattie.com