Adrian Sutherland is coming to Southern Ontario for his first-ever tour, including North Bay, Cobalt, Ottawa, Richmond Hill, Oakville, and Fergus.
Adrian is a roots-rock recording artist with heart from Attawapiskat on James Bay.
He’s a singer, songwriter, speaker, author, advocate, entrepreneur, and the fascinating founder and frontman of all-Cree rockers Midnight Shine.
He’s also a traditional knowledge keeper and respected cultural leader, fluent in his native language, Mushkegowuk Cree.
After constructing his own recording studio inside a backyard shipping container out of necessity during the pandemic, Adrian worked remotely with producers Colin Linden (Nashville) and Tim Vesely (Toronto) to record When The Magic Hits.
This debut solo album earned Sutherland his first-ever nominations at the 2022 JUNO Awards and the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards, and the Best Music Video award from the 47th American Indian Film Festival for the magical music video, Magic Hits.
Adrian cares deeply about many causes, with first-hand perspective on issues like contaminated water, housing shortages, food insecurity, and mental health. At this time of growing awareness around reconciliation, Adrian is hopeful for Canadians to better understand one another, and continue to take further steps together.
March brings Adrian’s first theatre tour, with a run of shows in Southern Ontario. He’ll be performing as a duo with Chris Gormley, who – on top of being a multi-talented musician – is a friend, collaborator, and co-writer on some of Sutherland’s songs.
Upcoming tour dates
March 2 – North Bay, ON – Capitol CentreÂ
March 3 – Cobalt, ON – Classic Theatre
March 4 – Ottawa, ON – Richcraft TheatreÂ
March 9 – Richmond Hill, ON – Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
March 10 – Oakville, ON – Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
March 11 – Fergus, ON – Fergus Grand Theatre
Adrian recently released his new single “Better” on February 10, 2023.
“We all have people in our lives that make us want to be better,” he said, in a media release.
“For me, it’s my wife and family. I live in a remote community in the North, and when I travel for music I have to be away from home for many days at a time. Even when it’s just one show, it’s always a far way to go. As the song goes… ‘If I had two wings, I would learn to fly’… then I would be able to be home to them sooner.”
Listen to the song, here.
More details can be found at https://adriansutherlandmusic.com.
