An Evening With Grace Petrie (with Marina Avros opening)

Name: An Evening With Grace Petrie (with Marina Avros opening)
Start: 2024-11-06T19:30:00-07:00
Location: Langham Court Theatre

Schedule

Wed Nov 06 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Langham Court Theatre | Victoria, BC

TICKETS- https://langhamcourttheatresociety.thundertix.com/events/236364
Show starts at 7pm.
Grace Petrie (born 1987) is a British folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leicester, UK. She was hailed in The Guardian as “a powerful new songwriting voice” in 2011.
A folk singer, songwriter and activist from Leicester, UK, she has been writing, recording and touring relentlessly for ten years. Her unique takes on life, love and politics, and the warmth and wit with which they are delivered, have won over audiences everywhere, across the alternative, folk, political and comedy scenes.
In 2010, folk legend (and Petrie’s personal hero) Billy Bragg heard her music and invited her to play at Glastonbury on the Leftfield stage, sharing a stage with Bragg and Frank Turner. At Leftfield she went down a storm and, in Bragg’s own words, “stole the f@!#ing show, sister!”, leading to more shows on the same stage as the likes of Bragg and Emmy the Great.
She has racked up tour supports with Emmy the Great and Billy Bragg, and in 2019 supported Frank Turner on his UK arena tour. She has made her mark in the comedy scene regularly supporting comedians Robin Ince and Josie Long on tour and she has also collaborated with some of the most respected names in folk, including Leon Rosselson, Roy Bailey and Peggy Seeger. She regularly tours sold out shows across the UK and has appeared at an eclectic genre-crossing mix of festivals Latitude, Musicport, Blissfields, Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Greenbelt, Cambridge Folk Festival and in 2019 played The Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury Festival.
Through all of this she has quietly become one of the most respected songwriters working in the UK today. She has been a frequent guest on BBC Radio 4’s the Now Show, has appeared on Channel 4’s Random Acts and has been featured in The Guardian, Diva Magazine and The Independent On Sunday and in 2019 is nominated as Musician Of The Year in the Diva Awards.

Opening: Marina Avros
Marina Avros is an evocative, nature-inspired award-winning singer-songwriter renowned for her captivating performances both as a solo artist and with her band, the Belle Miners. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, under the radiant light of the Comox Glacier, Marina crafts "delightful and genuine songs with memorable melodies, brilliant guitar rhythms, and one-of-a-kind vocals," as praised by Ben Dunsmuir.
For 14 summer seasons, Marina watched over the boreal forest from a forest Fire Lookout, completely immersed in nature. This unique experience inspired countless songs, leading Keisha Quinn to describe her compositions as "like golden mist caught in a strong wind, twisting into patterns and sparkling in the gentle muted sun."
Eric Thom of rootsmusic.ca highlights the "haunting combination of her clear, breathy voice, her approach to melody, and her non-traditional twists on a lyric – lyrics that, at times, become a part of the instrumentation," which sets her apart as an exceptional artist.
With her evocative music and compelling stage presence, Marina Avros continues to enchant audiences worldwide, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of all who listen.