Juno Award winner Francis returns to Galetta June 14

GALETTA – Two-time Juno Award winning Blues musician Angelique Francis is returning to Farmgate Cider Saturday night for her second show in the last two years.

Francis, and probably some family members, will be bringing her high energy show to the Farmgate Barn stage Saturday, June 14 evening after rocking the barn almost exactly two years ago.

“Farmgate Cider is pleased to bring back the incomparable, Juno-award winning Angelique Francis for a night of upbeat, swinging sound,” Farmgate staff released in a statement. “Join us for this special music event. Sip on ciders in our heritage barn, while listening to one of Canada’s best.”

Juno Award winning and two-time Canadian Blues award-winning artist Francis, is a versatile and exceptionally gifted musician. This multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, multi-genre singer song writer and composer has wowed audiences across the globe with her electrifying performances, instrumental abilities and powerful textured vocals.

Francis is known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including Blues, Soul, Folk, Americana, Jazz, Gospel and Rock. She has shared the stage and opened for a large roster of well-known musicians such as Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales, Keb’ Mo’, Beth Hart, Tom Cochran, Burton Cummings, Sugar Ray and the list goes on.

“We’re from Kanata, so the drive was really nice and scenic on this beautiful day,” Angelique told West Carleton Online following her concert at Farmgate in 2023. “It was wonderful to perform here. We have been in talks with Chamberfest to perform for the last few years. With the pandemic and everything, it’s lovely to finally get the chance to perform with Chamberfest, and in Chamber Pints. Farmgate is such a beautiful venue, I was glad a I was able to be in this wonderful, open space. The acoustics were great. The people and company were great, and everybody seemed to be having a wonderful time. I’ve performed in all sorts of places. We’ve performed all across North America, Europe as well. I’ve gone as far as Transylvania, Romania at the Transylvania Bluesfest, Germany too. I feel like one of my favourite parts of performing, and performing so often, is you get to play such unique venues, and I would definitely say, this is one of my favourites in terms of how beautiful it was, and what a wonderful community that came together. It was definitely unique. I’m glad I got the opportunity to play here.”

Francis’ soulful smoky vocals and instrumental techniques are reminiscent of a bygone era, but with a unique and modern sensibility.  Within her vocal style, you can hear influences of legends like Big Mama Thornton, Koko Taylor, Aretha Franklin, and Bessie Smith.

The show gets underway Saturday, June 14 at 7 p.m. and tickets are $40 each and still available. For more information or to get your hands on some of the remaining tickets, click here.