OTTAWA – Just a day after the release of their newest album “For the Light” NAC Presents, in partnership with BMO Financial Group,  is thrilled to welcome the genre-blurring indie-roots/Aboriginal-alternative band Digging Roots to the NAC Fourth Stage.

Musical partners Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish form the basis of the Digging Roots sound,  blending influences of everything from blues to reggae, and from hip hop to indie-rock.
 

Inspired by their travels, “For The Light” is a kaleidoscope of global roots and blues infused songs born from the inner cities, the back roads and everywhere in between.  The album’s twelve songs, co-written by Raven and ShoShona, reflect a refined sense of storytelling – luminous and sophisticated.  Richly weaving subtle references and sounds from their indigenous roots, the lyrics tell the tales of travelers, troublemakers, lovers and heroes. 
 

An eclectic tapestry of light and dark sound, “For The Light” includes stories of resistance and resilience, simple pleasures and wide open spaces. Songs like the moody ‘The Time has Come for Going’ and the intimate longing of ‘Stay’ blend a whimsical thread of idealism with the proposal that  love can keep the darkness at bay.  ‘Highway 17’ takes a fierce bluesy stand against the darkness of human nature and then there is a relaxed, unaffected optimism on ‘I’ve Got it Bad’, ‘All Night’ and the album’s title track ‘For The Light’.

 

Digging Roots will perform in the NAC Fourth Stage on Wednesday, June 18 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.

 

Groups of 10 or more save 15% to 20% off regular ticket prices. Reservations: 613‑947‑7000, ext. 634, or grp@nac-cna.ca.

 

Tickets:

• In person at the NAC Box Office
• At all Ticketmaster outlets
• By telephone from Ticketmaster at 1 888 991-2787 (ARTS)
• On line via the Ticketmaster link on the NAC website (www.nac-cna.ca)
• Services charges apply on all purchases made through Ticketmaster

 

NAC Presents gratefully acknowledges the Slaight Family Fund for Emerging Artists for its support of the emerging artists featured in our 2013–2014 season. We would also like to thank Mark Motors of Ottawa, the official car of NAC Presents, and Hotel Indigo Ottawa, our Official Hotel Partner.

 

ABOUT NAC PRESENTS

Showcasing the country’s established artists and those at the forefront of the next generation, NAC Presents, in partnership with BMO Financial Group, features a dynamic range of incredible performers who represent the best in Canadian contemporary music. NAC Presents is the place to be if you want to experience a concert by a Canadian icon, or be right up close with the icons of the future. For more information about the NAC Presents concert series, visit nac-cna.ca/presents.

 

 

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For more information:

 

Marie-Chantale Labbé, Marketing Officer
NAC Presents
613-947-7000, ext. 526
 

NAC Presents Fall 2014 Lineup

Southam Hall
Sarah McLachlan	November 14	8 p.m.	From $67
Gordon Lightfoot	November 22	8 p.m.	From $53

 

Theatre
Timber Timbre	September 18	7:30 p.m.	From $23
Buck 65	November 22	7:30 p.m.	From $29

 

Studio
Owen Pallett	September 27	8 p.m.	$33
Alex Nevsky	October 3	8 p.m.	$25
Daniel Lavoie	December 5	8 p.m.	$38
Alejandra Ribera	December 6	8 p.m.	$29
The Good Lovelies	December 16–17	8 p.m.	$35
David Myles	December 18–19	8 p.m.	$29
Lynn Miles	December 20	8 p.m.	$31

 

Fourth Stage
Klô Pelgag	October 16	7:30 p.m.	$25
Thus Owls	October 18	7:30 p.m.	$25
Marianne Trudel	October 25	7:30 p.m.	$33
Petr Cancura and Down Home	October 30	7:30 p.m.	$33
Doug Paisley	November 1	7:30 p.m.	$27
David Marin	November 6	7:30 p.m.	$25
Tanya Tagaq	November 7	7:30 p.m.	$25
Les Chercheurs d’or	November 8	7:30 p.m.	$20
Lynne Hanson	November 14	7:30 p.m.	$25
Catherine Durand	November 22	7:30 p.m.	$25
Salomé Leclerc	November 27	7:30 p.m.	$25
Jenn Grant	November 28–29	7:30 p.m.	$25
Skydiggers Christmas	December 12–13	7:30 p.m.	$35

Note: All prices include HST (13%) and facility fee. One dollar of the fee is directed to the National Arts Centre Foundation to support creation in the performing arts.