Peirson Live on Trip

Peirson will embark on a 900 km North Eastern canoe tour from Georgian Bay to Montreal with filmmaker/adventurer Frank Wolf and Peirson's band (+ guest musicians TBA) joining on dates including; Nature's Harmony EcoLodge in Mattawa, a fundraiser for EcoJustice in-store at Patagonia in Toronto and Dakota Tavern's Hayloft Dancehall show in Picton, ON. The tour begins June 3rd with an intimate show recorded live at The Painted Lady in the heart of Ossington village in downtown Toronto. The tour will celebrate the release of Peirson's latest album Wild Ones and pay homage to the very essence of Canada - the wilderness. Like modern day Voyageurs, Peirson and Frank will travel by canoe on the same water veins as the First Nations did when they populated the lands 10,000 years ago.

Peirson refers to the Wild Ones as a homesick project that prompted him to reconnect with his roots. Written in his New York apartment. Peirson plays each of the 20+ instruments himself and also designed and created the beautiful artwork. Each tile on the cover holds a paper-cut image of one of sixteen endangered species of Canada, and along with the songs, he intends for them to “represent the ten provinces, three territories and three oceans that reside within these fragile habitats.” Peirson's aim was to marry “art, music, and nature in an album dedicated to wildlife and to those living the wild life."

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Frank Wolf is a Canadian filmmaker, adventurer, writer and environmentalist. He is known for films documenting wilderness expeditions around the world, with a focus on the Canadian North. His expeditions include being the first to canoe across Canada in one season and cycling 2,000 km in winter on the Yukon River from Dawson to Nome. His films include The Hand of Franklin, Kitturiaq, On the Line, Mammalian, and Borealis, all of which broadcast on CBC's documentary channel in Canada. In 2012 he was named one of Canada's Top Ten Adventurers by Explore Magazine, and in 2015 he was named One of Canada's Top 100 Explorers by Canadian Geographic Magazine.

Thanks to Ecojustice for fighting the good fight and to our sponsors Vasque, Norquay Paddles and Abitbi & Co. for your support.

For tour dates and more info. please visit: www.peirsonross.com/liveontrip2015

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http://www.peirsonross.com/music/Peirson-WildOnes.mp3

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