Chris Ronald with special guest Nathan Smith
Schedule
Wed Oct 08 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
555 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1R 5K1 | Ottawa, ON
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Doors at 6PM, Show at 7PM Show Description
Vancouver-based British-Canadian folk/roots artist shares acclaimed songwriting with a “keenly luxuriant voice” and “accomplished musicianship in guitar, harmonica, and ukulele.” Ace fiddle player and Smith Falls native Nathan Smith accompanies.
With opening set by Sam Wood.
Bios
Chris Ronald
Since emigrating from his native England in 2002, Chris Ronald has earned a place as one of Canada’s finest singer-songwriters creating and performing contemporary folk music. Ronald's stand-out signature sound is steeped in his British background, poetic lyrics, and a buttery fusion of roots and Americana music. Ronald first got hooked on songwriting at age 15 when he put to music a poem he wrote in high school, but he only started to go public after he moved to Vancouver and self-produced his first albums so he had CDs to sell at the intimate gigs he was playing in and around the city. One of these early works caught the attention of The Georgia Straight who praised Ronald’s songwriting and “beautifully clear tenor voice” and wondered “where his obvious talent has been hiding for so long.” Encouraged, Ronald decided to go all in on his next project. The resulting full-production Timeline album (2014) catapulted Ronald to a new level in his career with, among other accolades, a nomination for “Songwriter of the Year” at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Shortly afterward, Ronald was signed to esteemed Canadian folk label Borealis Records to release Fragments (2017) followed by Light & Dark (2021). Both albums achieved top 10 on the The Folk Chart. Chris Ronald is an international touring artist who draws on his abilities as a highly skilled singer, storyteller and musician (guitar, harmonica, ukulele) to deliver a show that is captivating and unique.
Accolades
Canadian Folk Music Awards nomination, national/international touring, supported John Mann (Spirit of the West)
Nathan Smith
Based in Smith Falls, Nathan Smith is a fiddle player with a style informed by a decades-long journey through numerous genres and traditions such as bluegrass, old-time, québécois, and French fiddling. He is in nearly constant demand as a performer, educator, and session player, and he performs regularly with a number of touring ensembles including celebrated bluegrass and roots band The Barrel Boys and award-winning trad superband Vinta.
Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/chrisronaldmusic, https://www.instagram.com/chrisronaldmusic/
https://www.samwoodcreative.com/music
Tickets: CAD $15 tickets: shop.thearthousecafe.ca/events. (Limited quantity!). If the event has not sold out online, there will be tickets available at the counter.
Ticket refunds or date transfers are not available.
IMPORTANT ACCESSIBILITY INFO
We provide gender-neutral washrooms. We have one wheelchair accessible washroom. There is no wheelchair ramp. There is a set of 8 stairs to get into the building (7 steps, small landing, and then an 8th step). Once inside, the whole cafe floor is flat, with the exception of our small room to the side, which is a small step down.
We are licensed to provide alcohol, but serve a variety of non-alcoholic options.
This event takes place on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People.
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Where is it happening?
555 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1R 5K1Event Location & Nearby Stays:
