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

Event Description

“If talent alone ensures success, then Peter Katz will soon be a name on everyone’s lips”
- The Record
Winner of the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award, Grand prize winner of Toronto's IndieWeek, and nominated as the Emerging Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, recording artist Peter Katz captivates listeners with his unique brand of contemporary folk music. Playing 150+ dates a year all over the world, Katz’s remarkable grassroots efforts have resulted in him selling over 12,000 copies of his discs and sharing the stage with such notable artists as The Swell Season, Bedouin Soundclash, Dan Mangan, Jeremy Fisher, The Good Lovelies, Melissa McClelland and the legendary Garth Hudson from The Band.
Peter’s latest record ‘First of the Last to Know’ debuted at #1 on the iTunes singer-songwriter charts and has since returned to #1 three additional times. The album features guest appearances by Academy Award Winner Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, ‘Once’) Juno Award Winners ‘The Good Lovelies’ and stunning singer-songwriter Melissa McClelland (Blue Rodeo, Sarah Mclachlan)
www.peterkatz.com