Tim Chaisson

Tim Chaisson is having his moment.

Even if he weren’t perched firmly on top of the most accomplished record of his career – the many-sided country/folk/pop opus Lost in Light, produced by Band of Horses wunderkind Bill Reynolds – the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist would have countless career highs to celebrate.

Where to begin? Three knockout showcases at Austin’s famed South by Southwest Festival last spring and subsequent dates supporting alt-rock legends the Goo Goo Dolls. That spot at the Mariposa Folk Festival covering Gordon Lightfoot under the approving gaze of Lightfoot himself. The SiriusXM INDIE Award nomination for Collaboration of the Year for “Beat This Heart” with Serena Ryder, lifted from Chaisson’s much-feted 2012 Colin Linden-produced disc, The Other Side. A nomination for the 2013 Canadian Country Music Award  Discovery Series. Nomination for SIRIUS-XM US Coffee House Discovery Of The Year 2013 and TV special in Canada on CMT’s “Live At The Edison” series.

And let’s not forget Chaisson’s wildly successful 2014 PledgeMusic crowdfunding campaign which helped underwrite Lost in Light, Chaisson’s third nationally distributed album and easily his most confident and ambitious.

That’s saying something considering Chaisson’s accolades already include multiple East Coast Music Award nominations and wins, a Top 10 single on CBC Radio 2, a COCA Award for Best Music Mainstage Act 2013, opening dates for Canuck country star Johnny Reid and outstanding performances at marquee folk festivals across the globe. Talk about a dude with a hefty curriculum vitae and work ethic to boot.

Yet the 12 skilful songs on Lost in Light sound effortless, natural.

The Bright Road

The Bright Road started as a solo project by founding member Philippe Garceau. Some musicians and friends joined the project to help the release of the debut album Norway in 2012. After playing for months with various musicians, a chemistry happened. Now a trio, Philippe, David and Keven have been really busy since the first album. They've been crafting their sound throughout the nearly 100 shows played here and there. Their second album is about to take life.

The first single Norway has been playing a lot around the globe and featured on their first music video. The whole album makes your mind travel; "dreamy" is probably a word that could resume it. The songwriter was not limited to English only. His years of travelling made him learn Spanish and Norwegian; which can be heard on the album.