PUBLISHED: Sep 16, 2013
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http://www.bornincities.com/ Born in Cities features Victoria-based musicians, Auto Jansz and Andrea June.
From Winnipeg punk to Victoria folk and ragtime, Auto Jansz has earned her musical stripes. As a member of popular roots band, Barley Wik, her songs and style turned many heads in the Canadian roots community. Barley Wik won Album of the Year at the 2004 Vancouver Island Music Awards, and since then, Auto has come into her own with solo recordings and performances that are making Canadian roots fans sit up and listen.
After graduating from the Canadian College of the Performing Arts, and a brief stint in McGill University's opera program, Andrea June explored the vocal territory of jazz and pop. As a songwriter, she weaves influences from Beethoven to Bartok with the comforting familiarity of roots music to create a sound that is both soothing and unexpected. In 2010, her song, "The Tide," was shortlisted for the Island Singer-Songwriter contest.