One-of-a-kind—every time.

Joel Parisien is a Toronto-born, Hamilton-based singer, songwriter, and producer whose deep baritone and keyboard chops are rooted in soul, gospel, and classic R&B. As frontman of Newworldson, he earned four Juno nominations, landed three top-five Billboard singles, and headlined festivals across North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. He also produces and writes for Chops ‘n’ Soul, a funk/soul project collaborating with ex-Parliament/Funkadelic members including Bernie Worrell and Fred Wesley. Whether he’s behind a Rhodes or standing at the mic, Parisien brings a rare combination of schooled musicianship and raw groove.

Nolan Gibson is a Norfolk County–based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who started sitting in with local blues and roots bands at 14, most notably The Shoeshine Boys and Jesse Murphy Trio. Since then he’s played in a bluegrass duo with Eric Brousseau and a folk/soul/roots duo with Amber Banks, among other collaborations. His lyrics draw on John Prine, The Band, and traditional folk music, and no song is safe from creative reinterpretation — he tends to reshape his material from one performance to the next. He’s the kind of artist who learned by playing, making him the perfect addition to Songs In The Round.