On this episode of Inlet Wire, Francis Baptiste talks about coming back to music, and how that path led him back toward language, family, and heritage. He talks about learning the Okanagan language, carrying parts of it into song, and why that matters to him as a father, songwriter, and member of a lineage he wants to help preserve. Francis also shares how he works with Levi Bent to shape poems into songs, and why one song, Snəqsilx (sneh-silk), has stayed close through it all.

Artist links
https://www.francisbaptiste.ca/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/19A38MbkOutLEvuZZLLf2l
https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/francis-baptiste/1490515054
https://www.instagram.com/francisbaptistemusic/
https://francis-baptiste.bandcamp.com/

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Leah Abramson returns with new music under The Abramson Singers name. In this conversation, she talks about what changed in the years between releases, how these songs slowly came together, and why songwriting still matters to her now. We get into life between records, writing on piano instead of guitar, the a cappella thread that still runs through the project, and the meaning behind “Can You See It Now” from the new EP Anything You Could’ve Been.

Leah Abramson:
https://www.leahabramson.com/
https://theabramsonsingers.bandcamp.com/album/anything-you-couldve-been
https://www.instagram.com/leahabe/
Inlet Wire:
https://inletwire.com/

Pemberton, B.C. four-piece The Zummers join Eric Chan on Inlet Wire to talk about the early chapter behind their debut album, Distracted. In this conversation, they look back on when the band started to feel real, how songs changed once they became shared, and how that first burst of momentum turned into a full-length record. The result is a snapshot of a young band catching itself at the right moment.

Official website
https://thezummers.com
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/the.zummers/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/zummers/
Bandcamp
https://thezummers.bandcamp.com/
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7oD1BiMWH1rJSxFJfr8xvm