Event Description
Suzanne Jarvie, Album Release!
This show is a Wolfe Island Records Album Release! Tickets are $20 at the door, or PWYC.
Suzanne Jarvie has conjured up something atypical — bold, mysterious, life-affirming and rich in deep symbolism — on her powerful new album “mother’s day”, released February 20, 2026 in North America via a
Wolfe Island Records, and May 15th in Europe/UK via Continental Record Services.
A Canadian singer songwriter, folk and Americana artist, Jarvie is not limited to these niches, as she delves headstrong into the mystical and the subconscious dream-like terrain that often strikes fear and hesitation in most. Musically, her voice captivates in the dark, mesmerizing way that PJ Harvey, Joni Mitchell or Patti Smith strike a chord in uncharted areas of the listener’s awareness.
Jarvie’s music channels profound personal loss into luminous, genre-blurring storytelling. Her 2014 debut Spiral Road — written after her son’s near fatal accident — marked the beginning of a surprising and spontaneous songwriting journey, with no prior history of composing. Spiral Road drew international acclaim for its emotional depth and lyrical grace, earning comparisons to Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams. Spiral Road was nominated for Best Concept Album at the 2015 Independent Music Awards.
Jarvie’s second album, In the Clear (2019), deepened that emotional terrain, meditating on motherhood, trauma, healing and spiritual endurance. A devoted storyteller, her expanded poetic vision, often impressionistic and dreamlike, blends mysticism, science fiction, and personal mythology, always circling back to loss and love. Her music is rooted in folk and Americana, but never bound by them, shaped by acoustic textures and “a delicate mix of light and shade.” The song All in Place won the Ontario Arts Council Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award in 2019.
Main Stage in the Dawson restaurant
In-Person Event
Sat. May 16th + Add to Calendar
Hotel Wolfe Island
8:30pm - 10:00pm
$20 or PWYC
