The Song Blanket: A Storytelling Concert with Rebecca Hass

Name: The Song Blanket: A Storytelling Concert with Rebecca Hass
Start: 2025-09-30T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-30T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Market Square, Guelph

Schedule

Tue Sep 30 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Market Square, Guelph | Guelph, ON

Blankets are more than warmth—they are memory, protection, and legacy. In The Song Blanket, Métis artist Rebecca Hass (Georgian Bay Métis, French, German, English) invites us into a deeply personal and powerful journey through story and song, woven from the threads of her family’s hidden history and the teachings passed down through her granny’s quilts.
This intimate performance honours the matriarchs—those who sewed, wove, and dreamed their love into every stitch. Drawing on traditional knowledge shared with her, Rebecca shares songs written for drum, guitar, and flute, activating “blood memory”—a connection to ancestors, known and unknown. Audiences are invited not only to witness, but to participate, learning a song that carries the teachings of the quilt home with them.
The Song Blanket is a work in development, ahead of its anticipated full premiere at New York’s Symphony Space in 2026. This special Guelph presentation offers a rare opportunity to experience the heart of the piece in an intimate setting, where personal story becomes collective reflection.
Join us as we gather on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour the enduring strength of Indigenous matriarchs.