Country-folk singer-songwriter Spencer Burton is set to perform at this year’s Roots North Music Festival on the St Paul’s Centre mainstage, Downtown Orillia.
Already living quietly in a slow country town, a period of intense world isolation prompted Spencer Burton to leave the city even further behind. Retreating to a small off-grid cabin in Northern Ontario, Spencer reconnected with nature and found peace and comfort in isolation. Taking a step back from the realities of life let him step back into making music. Music that’s featured on his latest album, ‘North Wind’. It was written in the north woods, in solitude and reflection. And while the songs have a spiritual importance, they also speak to ordinary life away from it all: fishing, an encounter with a coyote, sitting with your own thoughts.
Recorded in Nashville with Andrija Tokic, ‘North Wind’ fits sonically with the rest of Spencer’s catalogue, but the tone is noticeably different. The songs are easier, more comfortable, at ease. They encapsulate that same feeling he had out there alone, of singing by the campfire into the woods. “I’m not really trying to write music these days,” says Spencer. “I’m trying to write good feelings.”
The 10th Roots North Music Festival runs from April 18 to April 21, 2024, Downtown Orillia. Spencer Burton is the latest addition to be added to the 10th Anniversary of the Roots North Music Festival along with Julian Taylor, Begonia and Redhill Valleys, all scheduled to perform on the mainstage at St. Paul’s Centre on April 19 & 20th. “We’re extremely excited to bring yet another stellar artist to this year’s Roots North Music Festival,” say’s Festival President Derick Lehmann. “This exceptional line-up keeps getting better and better. Our 10th anniversary promises to be an unforgettable experience for all”.
Weekend passes are available online at www.RootsNorthMusic.ca or buy your tickets in person at Alleycats Music & Art located at 95 Mississaga Street East, Downtown Orillia.