DATES THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
KICKING OFF IN HAMILTON ON SEPTEMBER 22

WATCH LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO OF PICKING FLOWERS
FROM ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT IN L.A.

“With folk tunes that will squeeze your heart, Kelly is bound to become an artist that will have you falling in love with her songs.” – eTalk

TORONTO, ON – September 12, 2022 – Following her current European tour, award-winning singer-songwriter, Jadea Kelly, is thrilled to return home to Ontario, where she will bring the songs from her latest release, Roses, to life on stages across the province. Kicking off on September 22 in Hamilton, Jadea will travel from west to east and back again throughout the month and in to October. See below for full details.

“I’m truly grateful to return to touring and my home province,” exclaims Jadea. “This pandemic time away has shown me how necessary, healing and meditative live music is. The European leg of the tour is going great too. Currently driving through the alps to a concert in Zermatt, Switzerland with Ryan O’Reilly. He’s based in Berlin and opening my Ontario dates.”

Jadea celebrated the spring release of her stunning new record with a special live performance at LA’s Desert 5 Spot. Taped in front of a live audience, the concert was Jadea’s first full band public performance in over two years. Have a look at Jadea’s live performance of Picking Flowers from the concert for a taste of what’s to come on her fall tour.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
September 13 – Denzlingen, Germany
September 14 – Ravensburg, Germany
September 15 – Mainz, Germany
September 16 – Diest, Belgium
September 17 – Karlsruhe, Germany
September 22 – Hamilton, ON – Mills Hardware
September 23 – Prince Edward County, ON – The Eddie
September 24 – Ottawa, ON – Redbird Live
September 25 – Cobourg, ON – House Concert
September 28 – Peterborough, ON – Jethros
September 29 – Napanee, ON – Elenas Cafe
September 30 – Toronto, ON – Revival
October 1 – Bracebridge, ON – Bracebridge Hall
October 2 – Oshawa, ON – Biltmore Theatre
w/special guest Ryan O’Reilly

DOWNLOAD – Roses cover artwork | DOWNLOAD – hi-res press photo
DOWNLOAD – tour poster

ABOUT JADEA KELLY
Described by CBC as “one of the shining jewels in the crown of Canadian songwriters” (Tom Power, CBC) Jadea Kelly spends her time writing and living between rural Ontario, Canada and Los Angeles, CA.

She has co-written and toured (as opener and backing vocalist) with the likes of Justin Rutledge, Whitehorse, Judy Collins, Catherine MacLellan, Royal Wood, Kelly Prescott, Sweet Alibi, Peter Katz, The Digging Roots, Leela Gilday and Joey Landreth. She has also performed and showcased her music across Canada, The United States and Europe, performing at the likes of Americana Fest (Nashville TN), Winnipeg Folk Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Edmonton’s Interstellar Rodeo, Metal Toronto and Peterborough Folk Festival. Despite her Americana influence, she is also the featured vocalist with JUNO award winning metal group Protest the Hero (Kezia, Scurrilous and Volition).

In 2016 Jadea was awarded Contemporary Singer of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards for her 2016 release, Love & Lust. Its featured single, Beauty, was placed on the Lifetime Network feature, No One Would Tell, and the 2017 CBC Rio Paralympics, a viral opening montage portraying the life and struggle of Terry Fox. Her most recent EP (MWI / 2019) received Best Score & Music accolades from the Hollywood Independent Documentary Awards. MWI is the official soundtrack for Met While Incarcerated the Film, which aired on the Documentary Channel and CBC in March 2019.

She spearheaded the 2018 collective, Canada Covers Tom Petty, featuring an impressive collection of tributes from Matt Mays, Terra Lightfoot, Dwayne Gretsky, Molly Brown and the Redhill Valleys. She also hosts a semi-annual Canadian songwriter showcase in Los Angeles through the celebrated Hotel Café, Monday Monday, concert series.

Following a pandemic pause, Jadea returned triumphantly in 2022 with her long-awaited fourth studio album – Roses (released March 4 on Darth Jadea Music / Tonetree). The album was produced by a collection of artists, including Aaron Goldstein (Matt Mays / Daniel Romano), Joel Schwartz (Dionne Taylor), Rich Jacques (Lisa Loeb), Joe Moralez (Skyler Day) and Tim Abraham (Royal Wood).

“I ended up tracking a majority of the album in Toronto with my Canadian friends and bandmates, in person and virtually. It felt full circle to record in Canada after 4 exploratory years in the US. I love California with all my heart. It is my new found home and has provided a playground to rediscover my confidence, my freedom, my voice and a collection of songs that truly reflects my journey to health.

I composed these songs between Ontario, Canada, Nashville, TN and Los Angeles, CA over the past four years. A massive musical delay and musical pause but a necessary one. Life, happiness and health came first. Including the pandemic. Feeding money and time into artistic pursuits can often feel like feeding coins into a broken parking metre. I hold so many incredible musical memories in my heart but it also took its toll. I therefore took my time with these songs, the production and processing of the emotions. Roses was a complete joy to compose and truly reflects my journey to a conscious and balanced state. To me, Los Angeles is a gift I gave myself. It was a blank slate to finally confront my emotional, physical and financial health. The result is Roses. The result is abundance and joy. I’m holding the light up now, and roses are falling all around”.

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