Ethan Mitchell / Dalton Carew

Event Description

Ethan Mitchell:
Ethan is an Ottawa based songwriter, singer, and guitarist. He plays antique and original music inspired by his roots in the Ottawa Valley.

He has a deep curiousity for all things music, and draws upon diverse influences from Hank Williams to Jeff Buckley to Tom Waits and back. Ethan is a keen study of Bluegrass, Folk, and Country from decades as early as the 1920’s, and enjoys many modern artists who are revitalizing traditional styles, such as Nick Shoulders and Colter Wall.

A prolific writer, he’s always looking for a way to turn some pithy observation into a proper folk song. He writes about cowboys, Canada, country folk, city folk, lonesome folk, friendly folk, and anything that rouses his imagination. While his guitar playing is steeped in old-time traditions, his writing is rife with aphorisms and little comforts for the modern age. It’s witty and lyrical, often leaning on a dash of sarcasm to drive a point home.

Ethan released his debut album Western Movies March 7th 2025, a collection of new old-timey Country Western songs about finding your way in a world that’s outgrown the myth of the old West.

Dalton Carew:
A singer-songwriter emerging in Ottawa, Dalton’s sound is shaped by the tangle of his hometown in the west, his roots in the Maritimes, and an upbringing throughout Southern Ontario—a restless friction of division, which he has come to defiantly embrace.
Forming the cornerstone of his compositions, he uses lyrical and melodic tension as he balances strength and tenderness while leaning into ornamentations like Celtic trills or the cowboy’s yodel.  With a voice as unrefined as it is earnest, his sound carries the wear and tear of countless nights spent busking in markets, streets, and parking garages with his battered steel guitar.
Drawing influence from folk legends like Ewan MacColl and Woody Guthrie, Dalton channels this raw energy into his performances, be it on the street, in a pub, or at a café.