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Artist
Rae Spoon
12+ albums
folkcountrysinger-songwriterqueerCanadian
about
Rae Spoon.... Rae Spoon is a young artist who proudly follows in the time-honored tradition of the singers they respect. Armed with influences such as Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams, they continue to mine the territory that lays between reverence for the greats and their own original perspective and voice. Rae’s cowboy-folk twang and prairie imagery is borne out of their history as an Albertan and their lyrics stem from their own unique life experience as a person who identifies as genderqueer. Constant touring (mostly on the greyhound) with just a banjo and a guitar has also added to the depth of their storytelling. Since emerging onto the Canadian roots scene in 2001, Rae has steadily built a following through grassroots methods and strong word of mouth buzz. They've performed at many high-profile Canadian festivals, including Dawson City, Vancouver, Regina, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg and Edmonton Folk Festivals. At the latter (in 2004), Rae played a Mainstage set sandwiched between Natalie Merchant and Earl Scruggs, in front of 20,000 people. Rae was also presented with 2 awards at this festival: the Galaxie Rising Star Award for Best New Artist and Penguin Eggs Magazine's Critics "Favorite New Discovery" of 2003. Rae has shared the stage with artists such as Kinnie Starr, Po' Girl, Sarah Harmer, Carolyn Mark, the Be Good Tanyas, Emmylou Harris and Ani Difranco, and has received high praise and accolades from many of them. The consistent feedback is that Rae is an incred
