WATCH “FUSSIN’” HERE FEATURING ROYAL CANOE + BEGONIA
TOUR DATES AND FESTIVAL STOPS FOR BOTH ROYAL CANOE AND
BEGONIA BEGIN THIS MONTH
DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES : ROYAL CANOE (Credit : Catie Laffoon) // BEGONIA (Credit : Brittany Deck)
Today, Royal Canoe and Begonia (Alexa Dirks) have joined forces for the new summer jam “Fussin’”. Shot in Winnipeg, the video for the track features several hundred cyclists riding in a ‘Bike Jam’ organized by the Rainbow Trout Music Festival. The video premiers today courtesy of Noisey, who claim it’s all “Phat and Funky Wheelies”.
“We've had the pleasure of working with our good friend Begonia (Alexa Dirks) on a number of occasions over the years, but this time we wanted to do a proper duet,” says Royal Canoe’s Matt Peters. “So we all got together and wrote this summer-time song. The track is about a couple going through a little spat. They're both trying to get their way at the other's expense - pushing buttons and playing games… Of course they make up in the chorus and get back on track.”
WATCH “FUSSIN’” HERE FEATURING ROYAL CANOE + BEGONIA
Both Royal Canoe and Begonia will be on tour throughout Canada this summer. Royal Canoe heads to Europe this month before returning home for a run of festivals, while Begonia will support Serena Ryder in between festival stops. Full tour dates can be found below.
Known for her voice in the JUNO Award winning, harmony-driven group Chic Gamine, NPR listed Begonia as one of the Ten Canadian Artists You Need To Know. CBC Music called her one of the Best New Bands of 2016, Line Of Best Fit included her in their 50 Best Deep Cuts of 2016 list. Album single, “Juniper”, from her debut release, Lady In Mind, reached #1 on CBC Radio 2’s Top 20. Dirks was also featured on CBC’s National Canada 150 New Year’s Eve broadcast, performing live with The Bros. Landreth.
Royal Canoe’s latest album, Something Got Lost Between Here And The Orbit, was released to much acclaim. BeatRoute claims that the magic “lies in the band’s ability to make infectious tunes without compromising their desire to boldly tinker,” while the Winnipeg Free Press called it “funky, daring and often surprising...No two tracks sound the same and each contains its own little universe.” Exclaim! also called it “orchestral, theatrical, experimental...Something Got Lost Between Here And The Orbit presents a sound all their own that's distinct and, for the most part, unparalleled.”
Royal Canoe’s sophomore album Today We're Believers was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the JUNOs, and won Best Independent Album at the Western Canadian Music Awards.
ROYAL CANOE TOUR DATES
Jun 17 - Mannheim, DE @ Maifeld Derby
Jun 18 - Berlin, DE @ Monarch
Jun 19 - Hamburg, DE @ Prinzenbar
Jun 21 - London, UK @ Surya
Jun 22 - Luxembourg, LU @ Food For Your Senses
Jun 23 - Les Mesnuls, FR @ Le Bateau Festival
Jun 25 - Poznan, PL @ Nocny Targ Towarzyski
Jun 29 - Kiev, UA @ Atlas Weekend
Jul 2 - Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Jazz Festival
Jul 15 - Big River, SK @ Ness Creek Festival
Jul 21 - Edmonton, AB @ Taste of Edmonton
Aug 7 - Winnipeg, MB @ Scotia Bank Stage (Canada Games)
Aug 12 - Fernie, BC @ Wapiti Music Festival
Sept 16 - Ottawa, ON @ City Folk Festival
BEGONIA TOUR DATES
Jun 24 - Saskatoon, SK @ Bessborough Gardens**
Jun 24 -Saskatoon, SK @ Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Jul 7-9 - Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
Jul 12 - Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
Jul 14 - Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
Jul 15 - Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Festival
Jul 17 - Penticton, BC @ Cleland Theatre**
Jul 18 - Kamloops, BC @ Sagebrush Theatre**
Jul 19 - Vernon, BC @ Vernon Performing Arts Centre**
Jul 20 - Cranbrook, BC @ Key City Theatre**
Jul 22 - Edmonton, AB @ Interstellar Rodeo
Jul 30 - Oro-Medonte, ON @ WayHone Music & Arts Festival
Aug 11 - Regina, SK @ Regina Folk Festival
**supporting Serena Ryder
PRAISE FOR BEGONIA
"an audacious adventure in modern soul, with gospel inspirations and updated takes on finger-snapping Motown pop and late 20th-century R&B." - Globe & Mail
“the place where where synth-pop meets old soul and scrappy meets sexy” - NPR
“‘Juniper’ somehow manages to feed elements of Miseducation-era Lauren Hill through a Dirty Projectors' filter to produce a laid back soul-pop gem.” - Line Of Best Fit
“With her showstopping voice, Dirks blends acoustics and synths for her own
brand of gospel.” - CBC Music
PRAISE FOR ROYAL CANOE
“funky, daring and often surprising...No two tracks sound the same and each contains its own little universe.” - Winnipeg Free Press
“the magic of Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit lies in the band’s ability to make infectious tunes without compromising their desire to boldly tinker” - BeatRoute
“It's orchestral, theatrical, experimental...Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit presents a sound all their own that's distinct and, for the most part, unparalleled.” - Exclaim!
“feel-good dance music for the weird kids." - NPR