Stephen Fearing & The Sentimentals

There are few artists that can be referred to as a: "roots troubadour, song-writing storyteller and master guitarist", and Stephen Fearing is one of them.

That description may not cascade off the tongue, but there is no better way to sum up the astonishing career BC-based Stephen Fearing has enjoyed. He has achieved acclaim and accolades for his work as a solo artist, producer, co-founder of roots-rock combo Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (B&RK) and as half of the indie-folk duo Fearing & White.

To date, Fearing has released 13 solo albums, 11 studio albums with B&RK and 2 Fearing & White albums. Stephen’s talent as a songwriter has landed him two JUNO awards (Best Roots & Traditional Album, in both the Group and Solo categories). Fearing picked up the award for ‘Contemporary Singer of the Year’ at the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards and the same year, his album Every Soul’s a Sailor won “Worldwide Album of the Year” by Blues & Roots Radio.

Danish Americana/folk music pioneers The Sentimentals have toured North America and Europe backing Canadian, American, Danish and Swedish artists since 2004, playing 1000+ shows. Past tours include Jonathan Byrd, Ana Egge, Dana Cooper, Matt Harlan, Anthony Da Costa and Slaid Cleaves. The Sentimentals also collaborated on album releases with Matt Harlan (Bow and be simple 2013), Jonathan Byrd (Mother Tongue 2015) and Ana Egge (Say That Now 2016).

The Sentimentals are M.C. Hansen on guitar & vocals (www.mchansen.com), Nikolaj Wolf on bass & vocals (www.nikolajwolf.dk) and Jacob Chano on drums and vocals (www.jacobchano.dk).