ALEKSI CAMPAGNE
Saturday, February 3 at 7:30
An intimate, in-the-round concert with Zach Bachand on guitar.
Tickets: $15, under 18, free
Reserve advance tickets by email: admin@thegrangehall.info
Montreal singer-songwriter Aleksi Campagne blends folk songwriting with an edgy, multi-layered sound resulting from his unique combination of voice, violin and looping-effect pedals. He navigates seamlessly between different languages (English and French) and different instruments. In January 2024, Aleksi was named the Penguin Eggs/Roots Music Canada New Discovery of the Year.
Aleksi is uniquely qualified to offer a contemporary, indie-folk take on the time-honoured fiddle-singing tradition. At five years old, he began performing alongside his mother, Canadian folk icon, Connie Kaldor. At 19, Aleksi moved to Paris to study under jazz violin legend Didier Lockwood. At 21, Aleksi became the only student to have ever been accepted into the classical violin, the jazz violin and the jazz voice performance programs at McGill University.
Since then, Aleksi had graced the lineups of some of Canada’ most beloved folk festivals—including the Mariposa Folk Festival, the Regina Folk Festival, and the Northern Lights Festival, among others. Aleksi tours festivals and venues across Canada with a four-piece band made up of some of the finest young musicians Montreal has to offer: Stephane Krims (Bass), Aaron Dolman (drums) and Zach Bachand (guitar).
Aleksi’s last year has been a whirlwind! In July 2022, Aleksi was selected as a Mariposa Folk Festival Emerging Artist to perform at the festival. In March, he was celebrated as one of the Top 5 Favourite acts at the Folk Alliance International Conference, alongside acts like The Fretless and Mary Gauthier. In July 2023, Aleksi launched his debut album to critical acclaim — as described by Roots Music Canada, “Aleksi Campagne finessed one of the most musically ambitious accomplishments of the year, an impeccable double album, one set of songs in two conjoined bilingual packages.”
Aleksi will be joined at the Grange by Zach Bachand, guitarist, pedal steel player, and improviser based out of Montréal. Zach holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance from McGill University and a MFA in Documentary Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University. His musical voice lives at the intersection of experimental and folk music, and is rooted in his professional training as a jazz musician and improviser.