We are excited to host the album release show for Natalie Spears new album, Hymn of Wild Things out June 28th. The album was produced and recorded by Juno-winning musician Jayme Stone who also plays guitar, synthesizer, samples and programmed drums on the album. There are cameos by Christine Bougie (Bahamas), Pat Keen (Humbird), Andriu Yanovsky (The Rumble), Kevin Matthews (Gasoline Lollipops) and Eric Wiggs (Jake Leg).

Spears is best-known for her work with fiddling singer Lizzy Plotkin. The duo’s album, “Just Over the Ridge,” was one of Folk Alliance’s top ten charting albums of the year and made number seven on Billboard’s bluegrass album chart. Spears has played the John Hartford Memorial Festival, Blackpot Festival, Palisade Roots Festival, Chautauqua Community House, Crested Butte Performing Arts Center and the Wheeler Opera House. When she’s not touring, Spears can be found writing songs with veterans, creating the space and trust for them to tell their stories and process their trauma through music. Alongside teaching, working with veterans is one of the ways she practices reciprocity—sharing the gift of music that has given her so much. Hymn of Wild Things threads opposites together: love with loss; tradition with innovation; and the human experience with a more-than-human world.