Time: 7-10 p.m.
Cover: $8
The Fugitives are the combined talents of Vancouver artists Adrian
Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles. A group of
multi-instrumentalists, songwriters, poets and novelists, each with
their own burgeoning solo career, they’ve won individual accolades as
diverse as the Canadian SLAM poetry championship, CBC poet laureate,
and a place in the Peak performance songwriting series. But their
primary focus lies in banding together to integrate their sensibilities
into a dynamic mix of modern folk.
Formed four years ago on
Vancouver’s East Side, The Fugitives have trod their instruments and
words numerous times through Canada and Europe Performances that began
in abandoned bank vaults and small vegetarian restaurants in England
have turned into mainstage appearances on the Canadian folk festival
circuit and sold out headlining shows at venues as diverse as the
Vienna Literary Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, the Vancouver
Jazz Festival, and the Chutzpah Dance Festival.
Like most young
bands The Fugitives have weathered poverty, missed trains, and a few
line up changes (parting amicably with upcoming folk talents Mark
Berube and CR Avery), while honing their live act into a versatile mix
of story and song. As the CBC has it, “whether you go for the poetry,
the music, or both, this show is simply brilliant.”
The
Fugitives last release, In Streetlight Communion, was nominated for a
2007 Canadian Folk Music Award for pushing the boundaries of
contemporary folk music. They’ve returned with a five song EP, ‘Find
Me’, to be followed by a full length release in March of 2010.
Featuring orchestration by Veda Hille and production by Matthew Rogers,
‘Find Me’ will be supported this October by a tour across the country.
Check for them in your town; their live act keeps on improving, and
they’ve gotten much better at catching trains.
“A hypnotic and
swirling mix of voice and music that straddles the line between
traditional songwriting and poetry” – Vue Weekly (Edmonton)
“Wildly talented” - Georgia Straight (Vancouver)
“The
Fugitives are capable of achieving dizzying, Arcade Fire-ish
crescendos, replete with parallel melodies, complex harmonies and
brimming torrents of emotion.” – Uptown Magazine (Winnipeg)
“One
of the best events we’ve ever had…right up there with Allen Ginsberg
and Ken Kesey” – Executive Director, Dylan Thomas Festival (UK)