The last concert in the Alba Artists series being held at The Lantern Church.
Featuring Kim Wempe.
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“When Kim opens her mouth she lets loose a powerful force pouring out her emotion with a style that has Janis Joplin written all over it..” ….-Dan MacDonald, Cape Breton Post
Kim Wempe has a fight in her. From the second you hear one of her stunning folk ballads, it’s not something that can be overlooked. Some may call her vocals haunting and smokey, others may insist she is the child of Janis Joplin and sister of Adele, but the unique pull of her music is the quiet warrior you can hear seeping through her songs. Wempe is out to blaze her own trail and leave a slew of dropped jaws in her wake.
Born in a small Saskatchewanfarming town, Wempe lived for a period in Alberta before heading to Canada’s East Coast in 2007. After only three months in Nova Scotia, she realized that what once seemed a daunting and unplanned move turned out to be a blessing in disguise. She has peformed alongside Canadian favourites such as Royal Wood, Jill Barber, Jenn Grant, Amelia Curran, James Keelaghan, David Francey, Matt Andersen, Rawlins Cross, and Madison Violet. Winning both an East Coast Music Award and Music Nova Scotia Award for her 2009 release Where I Need to Be EP, it’s not hard to tell she’s on to something.
Kim’s undeniable talent has been showcased at JUNOFest, the Vancouver Olympics, Canadian Music Week and festivals across the East Coast including the Stan Rogers Folk Festival and Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival. This September she will return to stages across the country, bringing her powerful live set to audiences coast to coast.
To hear Kim, click here: http://kimwempe.com/listen/
For more information and advance tickets, visit: www.albaartists.com