Anglican priest, Celtic harpist, composer, singer. Genre and gender fluid. :)

Singer-songwriter, EDM vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, Cate Kanell crafts ethereal songs of heartfelt beauty. Featuring her signature dreamy vocals and songwriting, Cate's EDM releases have been supported by the likes of top international DJ's Armin Van Buuren, Lange, Max Graham, Andy Moore, Beat Service, Mike Shiver, and many more, and have consistently charted on the Beatport Trance Top 20.

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A graceful contemporary feel to indie folk music

"Claire emerges as a young artist of real potential" -newcanadianmusic.ca

"‘On The Other Side’ strikes me as one of the most memorable and consistent EPs of the year; a real delight” -Belwood Music

"Coupland delivers a highly professional and astonishingly polished production, with both a powerful and tender delivery” -Americana UK

“Claire voice takes your breath away. Smokey, earthy and above all, as pure as the mountain air; a voice that was made for singing these folk/country songs.” -Blues & Roots Radio Worldwide

“Entranced immediately by Claire’s vocal clarity, the musicianship and polished production across “Bound For Love” are exemplary, and demonstrate a musical maturity well beyond her ‘newcomer’ status.“ -Great Dark Wonder

Claire Coupland brings a graceful contemporary feel to indie folk. Lush with full and beautiful instrumentation including fiddle, organ, mandolin and backing vocals, she moves audiences with gripping songs, soulful vocals, and addictive melodies. Her songs build and breathe, and are written without losing the emotional platform great songs come from. Her seasoned ensemble brings powerful arrangements to life, and her songs cut straight to the heart. Folky, rootsy, and with a splash of Americana, her music also captures the influence and essence of 1960s/70s folk musings such as Sandy Denny, Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell. Because of this, Coupland's music delights fans of all ages. 
 
"She sings like a broken sparrow" -Vance Gilbert


Claire and her band have been gigging extensively in Toronto/GTA/Victoria with since 2012, and have had great reviews from music blogs such as canadianbeats.ca and newcanadianmusic.ca. She has been the feature Artist On Board for VIA Rail Canada for three trans-continental journeys since 2016, as well as a feature songwriter for the Humber College Producer In Residence week with Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd's The Wall, 30 Seconds To Mars, KISS). She was also recently featured as an artist in rotation with The City of Toronto's Music 311 Winter Playlist. With two independent band tours under her belt including a 2.5 week tour of southern Ontario and and a 3 week tour of BC/Vancouver Island, which included stops at The Filberg Festival (Comox) and Harmony Arts Festival (Vancouver), she is busy planning her newest EP release, set to come out in spring, 2018. 

"Claire has really grown into her talent: a songwriter with clever creativity, and a singer with a warm, accessible style. Plus, she's got some nice fingerstyle chops on her guitar, and a wicked sense of humour, so she's a real quadruple-threat. She has an artist's eye, with insightful sensitivity. There is a little Jann Arden and Joni Mitchell in her. She has a nice range of creative tools. That speaks potential to me."
-Rik Emmett, Triumph

“Lonely Heart is a story-packed, melody-driven collection of seven songs. Love, loss and friendship are some of the themes on this record, themes Coupland takes cracks at with deliberateness. She leaves no stones unturned; she picks apart relationships gone awry, unfulfilled expectations, regrets in that soprano register of hers. Coupland is a marvelous artist, that much is certain, and “Lonely Heart” isn’t just a debut EP that contains carefully crafted, tweaked-to-death songs, the beauty of Coupland’s debut effort is found in the outflow of feelings.” -24OurMusic

“The EP For You, starts out with “Alone,” a soft summery folk ballad with melancholy undertones. Second track “For You” has that definite country pop vibe, featuring nice chord progressions. “For you” is positively this EP’s most remarkable track with its subdued lancinating sadness.” -24OurMusic

"The opening track, “Alone” immediately shows Claire’s vocal and songwriting talents. This is the type of song that will stick in my head for days, and on top of that, the song evokes a calming effect." -canadianbeats.ca

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