Logan Staats // Nathan Wiley // Keira Loane - October 8th - $20

Songwriter Circle with Logan Staats, Nathan Wiley & Keira Loane

Logan Staats

In 2018, veracious Mohawk singer-songwriter Logan Staats was chosen from 10,000 hopeful contestants vying for a spot on musical competition show The Launch. Before an audience of 1.4 million viewers, Staats won, officiating the breakthrough that would lead him to Nashville and Los Angeles, and to his single “The Lucky Ones” winning the Indigenous Music Award for Best Radio Single. “The Lucky Ones” also occupied #1 in Canada.

In the years between now and then, Staats has come home, making the intentional decision to re-root at Six Nations of the Grand River. “I wanted to bring my songwriting back to the medicine inside of music, to the medicine inside of reclamation,” he says following a phase of constant travel and intensity.

To Staats, music is a healing salve, contemplatively composed and offered to listeners in need of comfort. Since returning home, Staats has been able to create music authentically again, reclaiming his sound through honest storytelling and unvarnished, sometimes painful reflection.

An evocative testament to rock’s cathartic spirit, the album was recorded with borrowed microphones at Staats’ apartment, at Six Nations recording studio Jukasa, and at downtown Brantford’s Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts.

“My nation and my community are in every chord I play and every note I sing,” says Staats. “They’ve saved me.”

Hailing from Summerside, PE, Three time ECMA award and five time Music PEI award winning artist Nathan Wiley first earned acclaim for his 2002 debut BOTTOM DOLLAR, He made good on the promise of that release with follow up HIGH LOW two years later. His blend of classic sounds with a modern, slightly world weary perspective struck a chord with listeners, as songs full of subtle melodies and lyrics wormed their way into their ears. Next came THE CITY DESTROYED ME, (produced by Los Lobos' Steve Berlin) then just last year, BANDITS (a six song EP) that was nominated for 4 Music PEI Awards.

Nathan has shared the stage with artists like Blue Rodeo, Sarah Harmer, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Matt Mays, Ron Sexsmith and many more. His work has appeared on tv, film and stage. Nathan splits his time these days between writing new material, producing other maritime acts (including an ECMA winning record for Gordie MacKeeman & his Rhythm Boys, Drea MacDonald and the Fluffy Little Cowboys) and scoring short films.

Keira Loane is an up and coming country singer-songwriter with an old soul and lots of stories to tell. Born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and finding her roots in Kilmuir, PEI, she is driven by her love of music and writing and has a story to tell.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent St. , Charlottetown, Canada