An Evening of Queer Folk

For one night only, experience two of the most celebrated emerging singer/songwriters of today's queer folk music scene. This is your chance to say you were 'there back when'.

Spencer LaJoye makes queer indie folk music for everyone. With a coy smile, a wink to the back row, and carefree expertise, they spin their crystalline vocals through a loop pedal while strumming the weathered acoustic guitar they acquired for leading worship in high school. “I don’t believe in much anymore,” they announce to teary-eyed audiences, “except a little bit of everything. And you. And me. And that art can change the world simply by making us feel something.”

LaJoye is a coast-to-coast singer/songwriter with Midwest roots, a classically-trained violinist with a proclivity for Broadway vocals, and a student of Americana music with a theology degree hanging in their studio. They’ve been writing and touring their own autobiographical folk/pop music for over a decade, but the virality of their 2021 anthem “Plowshare Prayer” secured them a permanent place in hearts and households across the world, as well as a peculiar career as a veracious songsmith with an unshakeable pastoral presence. Charming and banter-heavy, Spencer’s live performances at theaters, listening rooms, church sanctuaries, backyards, folk festivals, spiritual conferences, and queer clubs keep diverse audiences laughing one moment and weeping the next.

Like a maple leaf in a gust above the prairies, Taylor Abrahamse blissfully guides audiences beyond the borders of song, gender & genre with his/her deftly crafted, hook-laden hammerclaw pop. A Paul Simon/Prince/Jim Carrey crossbreed, (s)he’ll leave you laughing, moved, and even singing along - if you can reach that high.

Taylor is a Kerrville Newfolk & Four Winds Emerging Artist winner, plus a Canadian Idol & Mariposa finalist. Out of love for his writing, Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Bowie, etc), insisted on working with Taylor to produce & mix his acclaimed FACTOR & TAC funded debut album & deluxe edition. Taylor’s music & writing is also in the feature film 'About Fate' starring Emma Roberts, musicals, and TV series such as ‘Fangbone!’ (Disney) - one of many series where Taylor voices main & supporting characters. Fresh from a US tour with #1-selling Itunes artist Flamy Grant, Taylor will be releasing new OAC-funded music throughout 2025.

2024 was the first year Taylor has performed extensively while expressing his/her genderfluid identity - finding joy, courage, learning curves, and body curves along the way.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Take Cover Books, 59 Hunter Street East, Peterborough, Canada