Jessica Pearson & The East Wind W/ Shane Pendergast

Ottawa's award-winning Jessica Pearson & The East Wind, along with special guest Shane Pendergast, play their first Halifax gig at The Carleton on Thursday, May 14th. Show time will be 7:30 PM and tickets are $17.50 + HST. Like sirens calling from an ancient shore, the haunting three-part harmonies of Jessica Pearson & The East Wind will bind you in a timeless folkloric spell. Alchemizing roots, classic country, Americana and Celtic soundscapes, the trio spin tales of outlaw heroics, matriarchal power, resistance and resilience, and the unrelenting beauty of becoming who you are.​ JPEW's live show will first bring you to the edge of your seat, and then to the edge of tears - before spilling over into joy, community, and a sense of sacred, shared power.  ​Backed by the impeccable harmonies of Sam Stone and Malia Rogers alongside clawhammer banjo, mandolin, and tasteful percussion, Jessica's storytelling and songs centre kindness and vulnerability while imploring audiences toward a better future for all. Audiences will enjoy versatile Americana stomp-and-holler, upbeat Celtic sing-and-sway, and intimate, high-lonesome folk ballads, replete with singalong choruses, energetic audience banter, and the occasional unexpected party trick. JPEW's newest song cycle balances complex topics such as gender-based violence and…