Shannon and Jakeb are homegrown folk-pop artists who’ve played the Blue Skies Festival, Cultivate Launch, Hibernate and Cultivate Festivals as solo artists. Coming together in 2023, they spent the year developing, performing and writing music as a part of various collaborations. The February 2023 Up Close & Personal event was their duo debut!

As a newly formed duo, Shannon and Jakeb create captivating energy and thrilling harmonies. Shannon Linton, a reformed classically trained vocalist, pairs seamlessly with multi-instrumentalist and singer Jakeb Daniel. Both Shannon and Jakeb’s songwriting are grounded in the folk-pop genre, though their unique musical influences add a refreshing originality to their sound.

GRAVEN (Matty McKechnie) is an independent folk-rock singer / song-writer from Ottawa.

With 15 major releases under his belt, and his latest album Simple Complex recorded at Fang Studios in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and mixed by Joel Plaskett, Graven is a passionate wordsmith of song who wears his heart on the sleeve of his melodies. “Simple Complex” is charting across many college radio stations in Canada and the USA and was #3 on CKCU FM’s top 50 albums of 2022. His last record Years (2020) was produced by Jim Bryson (singer songwriter and producer of Kathleen Edwards award winning album “Total Freedom”) and helped put his music into new realms. Having toured across Canada thrice, he always has uplifting words and self-love promoting songs of support for anyone at his shows and his dedicated fan-base (who have dubbed themselves as “Graventown”). Graven always tries to create a highly accepting and inclusive community and his music has become a safe-haven for anyone and everyone who wants to be their real-self without judgement.