Non-Essential Workers

Indigo Poirier (she/her) is a musician and multidisciplinary artist hailing from Kingsclear First Nation, New Brunswick. Her solo music project, Wangled Teb, was awarded MusicNB's electronic artist of the year in 2018, and Innovator of the Year in 2019. We speak about the history of the breakcore genre, her mother's death, and how humour and comedy can be the best or worst coping strategy for pain.

CW: suicide, mental health

Facebook: Wangled Teb

Instagram: @wangledteb

Band Camp: https://wangledteb.bandcamp.com

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Geneviéve Salamone a Huron-Wendat violinist, producer and composer currently based in Des Moines, Iowa. In addition to being regular member of the Des Moines Symphony and Des Moines Metro Opera, she is a self-managed artist with over 200 annually booked performances with her solo act The One-Woman Symphony, and her violin duo Dueling Fiddles. Her debut original album "Catharsis" will be available to stream on May, 28th 2021. The music from Catharsis is inspired by Salamone's trauma in confronting PTSD as a result of childhood sexual abuse. In this episode we discuss her abuse story, rediscovering her Indigenous heritage, the joys of interdisciplinary collaboration and more. CW: sexual abuse, residential school trauma www.genevievesalamone.com @theonewomansymphony @duelingfiddles

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Cheyenne is a tantric dancer, coach and interdisciplinary artist based in Toronto but currently living in Hawaii. She alchemizes dance, poetry, song and film, creating a genre that has yet to exist: Prayerformance. We discuss tantra and spirituality and how they influence her artistic practices, abstaining from technology, and the benefits of a morning routine among other topics!

www.cheyennesapphire.com

Instagram: @cheyennesapphiire

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Poppi is a filmmaker, writer and podcaster based in Toronto. She hosts the podcast Queerator through Sheridan College Radio that shines a light on queer artists and spreads awareness on queer issues of the day. She is a regular contributor to Cineflix magazine, and is one half of musical duo and film production company Kings in the Back Row with her twin sister Lucia. In this episode we speak about her coming out story, the joys and woes of being a twin, our sibling dynamics, and more.

Instagram: @queerator_podcast @kingsinthebackrowproductions

YouTube: Queerator Podcast

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Mary McPherson is an Ojibwa artist and member of the Couchiching First Nation. Growing up in Thunder Bay, Mary's art was heavily influenced by the family stories and lived experiences which informed her reality. In this episode we discuss some of her early memories of discrimination, what she hopes to accomplish by studying law, and the political and societal contexts surrounding her pieces. CW: Indigenous trauma

Instagram: @mary_mcpherson

Behance: www.behance.net/marymcpherson

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Katy Moonbean is a musician, hula hoop dancer, movement-maker, teacher and performer based in Toronto. We discuss her alter ego, finding flow state, and the power of playfulness.

www.katymoonbean.com Instagram: @katymoonbean

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Yolande Laroche is a Franco-Taiwanese Canadian artist based in Ottawa, ON. She reflects on her hyphenated identity, life and death, and themes of alienation in her debut solo project Orchidae. Yolande is a core member of art-rock band Pony Girl and ambient chamber project mal/aimé. We discuss her three ongoing musical projects, hyphenated cultural identity, and how singing covers can inspire you in difficult times.

Facebook: Orchidae, Pony Girl, mal/aimé

Instagram: @orchidae @ponygirlband @malaimemusic

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Karson McKeown is a Canadian fiddler and song writer who is known for playing in bands such as The Trousers and Anna Ludlow. His most recent band InnEcho was just nominated for Music PEI's Instrumental Recording of the year. We chat about the differences between fiddle and violin, learning and teaching "by ear", and the fascinating lineage of Celtic traditional music in Canada.

www.innechomusic.com

Facebook: @innechomusic

Instagram: @innechomusic @karsontrad

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Kendra and Julien are freelance string players, who also happen to be partnered in life. In this conversation we discuss playing in a duo with a significant other, life during lockdown, freelancing and more.

www.kendragrittani.com

Facebook and Instagram: @kendrascello

Instagram: @julien_mann

https://soundcloud.com/julienaltmann

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Kelsey is a poet, writer, actor and lover of learning based in Ottawa, ON. We chat about the joys of interdisciplinary collaboration, dismantling the ego, facilitating creativity, and processing difficult feedback.

Instagram: @kelseyrideoutart @eternity.arts

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