Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

Sarah Jane Scouten’s second full-length album “The Cape,” named after her childhood playground and a stormy seven-and-a-half minute long song by the same name, throws a wake for the things we won’t have back again. You’ll find it in the shameless nostalgia for place, time, lost loved ones, frayed family ties and bonds too strong to break. A traditionalist at heart, she once again shows her signature flair for the roots of roots music, ranging from Western-swing, honky-tonk, Cajun and Appalachian string band music and a hint of the Maritimes. With respect for these roots, she writes from her own perspective, rather than taking on a persona or copying a style, and only writes about what she knows profoundly. For the first time, Sarah Jane Scouten will be touring the West with... more...