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Music at MERA: Terra Spencer
A very first impression of Terra Spencer’s music is one of comfortable melody sung confidently, accompanied by deft fingerstyle guitar or piano. But after the first verse you are wishing you paid more attention. There are stories unfolding here in this music. Terra has been playing instruments from a young age, but her music career is barely a decade old. This follows a stint as a small town funeral director, an occupation with a unique window into a community of stories. Wherever her stories come from, the styles and subjects of Terra’s compositions cast a surprisingly wide net, quirky, poignant, observant, fascinating. On stage Terra brings easy gentle humor and spontaneous conversation that connects her music together to create a thoughtful, intimate show.
The caliber of Terra’s songwriting has attracted collaborations with such musicians as David Gunning, David Francey and Ben Caplan. Each of Terra’s 4 strong albums have added to her growing reputation as a quality musician and songwriter. Terra’s latest album ‘Sunset’ was named the 2024 Penguin Eggs Roots Music Canada Critics’ Choice Album of the Year (alongside Julian Taylor’s ‘Pathways’) and Music Nova Scotia Folk/Roots Recording of the Year, and garnered her ECMA and Canadian Folk Music Award nominations for Solo Artist and English Songwriter of the Year. You may not have heard Terra Spencer before, but once you do, you will not soon forget her music.
For more information and videos visit https://meraschoolhouse.org/2026-terra-spencer/
Funding support provided by the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario
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75 George Street,
PO BOX 340
Lanark, Ontario
K0G 1K0
613-259-2398
1-800-239-4695
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