Songs In The Round - Frank Fiction, Hannah Sloots, Joel Cumby
About this Event
Songs In The Round returns to Crown & Press on July 16th—an intimate, Bluebird-inspired evening where three artists trade original songs and stories. The audience sits close on all sides, watching the musical conversation unfold in real time and becoming part of the exchange through reactions, laughs, and the odd gut-punch.
This month features:
Frank Fiction (Elias Dummer) — Alt-Americana / Hamilton
The regular host of Songs In The Round, Frank Fiction is the new project from Juno Award–winning songwriter Elias Dummer (frontman of The City Harmonic). Performing unreleased alt-folk songs and a few sideways covers, he draws from two decades of quietly crafted material.
His writing leans into vulnerability and a crooked smile, echoing Jason Isbell, Rufus Wainwright, Andy Shauf, and John Prine. With 100M+ streams and multiple Billboard-charting singles behind him, this project steps into something looser, grounded, and deeply human.
Hannah Sloots
Hannah Sloots is a Hamilton singer-songwriter whose writing moves between folk and jazz, shaped by a background in classical voice and years singing jazz standards before she turned to her own material. In 2023, she co-founded the Shaky Knees Club, a rotating songwriters' collective that runs monthly workshops and seasonal showcases across the city, which CBC profiled in 2026. Her most recent work appears on MIRRORS: Live at Last Supper Books, a collaborative live album produced through the collective with support from the City of Hamilton's City Enrichment Fund.
Joel Cumby
Starting his career as a touring member of Mugshot, including a stint on the Warped Tour, Joel Cumby has been a fixture of the Hamilton music scene ever since relocating here in 2009. A songwriter and longtime champion of local music, he released the solo album Empty Highway (2019), working the plainspoken heartland Americana vein of Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, and Jeff Tweedy. He is also the founder and face of Stipley's Barbershop on King Street East, an east-end fixture in its own right.
What is Songs In The Round?
Born from Frank’s decade in Nashville and the ethos of the Bluebird Café, Songs In The Round is a stripped-back concert where three artists share the stage at once—taking turns sharing original songs (or songs they wish they'd written!), responding to each other, and letting their songs breathe.
These nights tend to sell out. If you want a seat in the room, don’t wait.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 25.57 to CAD 37.61
