Saskatoon veteran multi-instrumentalist Eliza Mary Doyle brings a sunny disposition to her vibrant weave of old time folk and bluegrass, tying the threads of the past together with an uptempo mix of the joyful and the forlorn.

The roots of contemporary folk have always included community engagement, and Doyle spent years working to spread the communal nature of art and music throughout her community. She’s balanced her work in music with a commitment to community involvement, co-founding and developing the Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP), a not-for-profit organization that brings music programming to remote and under-served Indigenous and Métis communities throughout Saskatchewan.

Doyle is a true Canadian veteran, having toured Canada, Europe, and the United States extensively through her 20-year career, both on her own and from 2016 to 2018 with Juno-winning Saskatchewan folk group The Dead South. Her most recent release, Pretty Strange, recorded in a whirlwind single session at Sidekick Studios in Nashville, is an upbeat mix of classic Appalachia and bluegrass, lifted by tried and true country grooves, and fleshed out by a mix of old school, Opry-ready instrumentation and a lived-in feel for the sonic hallmarks of contemporary Americana.

- Mike Dunn