THIS FRIDAY!🙌 @berkjodoinmusic will be performing here live on the patio (or in the taproom if the weather doesn’t cooperate) beginning at 9:30pm. No cover!

As a Metis roots music artist from Saskatchewan, Jodoin has experienced throughout his life much of what he sings about. Through his friends’ encouragement, Jodoin began recording his songs, and with the support of an SK Arts grant, released his self-titled debut album in 2020. Jodoin followed that up in 2022 with Half- Breed, which earned him a Saskatchewan Music Award as Indigenous Artist of the Year, along with a 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year.

Now partnered with Toronto-based Merilainen Music, Jodoin is sure to expand his audience with Fly Away, an unflinching collection that also presents a pathway toward change. “All my songs are true,” Jodoin says. “I basically just take stories and write them, as I did with songs I wrote for my grandfather, who was a Cree man. The story of him surviving residential schools is a true story that needs to be told. We all have a platform. I use mine to raise awareness of things, which will hopefully inspire people to take action.”