An agile voice, ruminative songwriting, and love for classic country, indie pop, and everything in between.” - American Songwriter
Date Event Location
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Cranberry Community Hall Cranberry Community Hall, Powell River, BC Cranberry Community Hall, Powell River, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Harbour City Concerts Harbour City Concerts, Nanaimo, BC Harbour City Concerts, Nanaimo, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Mateada Lounge Mateada Lounge, Salt Spring Island, BC Mateada Lounge, Salt Spring Island, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ The Mint Restaurant The Mint Restaurant, Victoria, BC The Mint Restaurant, Victoria, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Burdock Burdock, Toronto, ON Burdock, Toronto, ON
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Folk Music Ontario Conference 2023 Folk Music Ontario Conference 2023, London, ON Folk Music Ontario Conference 2023, London, ON
Sarah Jane Scouten @ House Concert (Golden Lake ON) House Concert (Golden Lake ON), Golden Lake, ON House Concert (Golden Lake ON), Golden Lake, ON
Sarah Jane Scouten @ 44 Collective 44 Collective, Mayne, BC 44 Collective, Mayne, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Fanny Bay Community Association Fanny Bay Community Association, Fanny Bay, BC Fanny Bay Community Association, Fanny Bay, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Gabriola Island Community Hall Association Gabriola Island Community Hall Association, Gabriola, BC Gabriola Island Community Hall Association, Gabriola, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Rivercity Stage Rivercity Stage, North Campbell River, BC Rivercity Stage, North Campbell River, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Green Auto Body Green Auto Body, Vancouver, BC Green Auto Body, Vancouver, BC
Sarah Jane Scouten @ The Stove Network & Café The Stove Network & Café, Dumfries The Stove Network & Café, Dumfries
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Sunflower Public House Sunflower Public House, Belfast Sunflower Public House, Belfast
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady
Sarah Jane Scouten @ The Gallery Concerts The Gallery Concerts, Newcastle The Gallery Concerts, Newcastle
Sarah Jane Scouten @ Whelan's Whelan's, Dublin Whelan's, Dublin

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Wilder When I Was With You

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It’s the longest day of the year

Last night my husband and I drove home from Glasgow to our sleepy village in the hills of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, after having seen friends Bella White and her trio…

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In March 2020, Canadian folk & country artist Sarah Jane Scouten was living in rural Scotland. With tours cancelled, days stretched endlessly, punctuated only by the steady unfolding of Scottish springtime, leaf by leaf, petal by petal. Growing up on the west coast of Canada, to her the flora of Dumfries and Galloway was a pageant of scent and colour, altogether new but still strangely familiar.  

This is where Sarah Jane was initiated into herbal medicine – hawthorn, valerian, yarrow. The plants’ subtle power drew her onto an unexpected path. In May 2020 she applied to a professional programme in herbal medicine in the UK. Training in an entirely different field gave her perspective and space from a career in music which demands everything. It renewed Sarah Jane’s love of live performance, which had been diminished by life on the road. Studying herbs, and just as importantly people, gave her music a deeper dimension and she began to write again. Now for the first time this decade, she is releasing new music.  

Sarah Jane Scouten’s upcoming fifth album Turned to Gold (Light Organ Records) is a road trip album, drawing on Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Christine McVie. Opening up the record, “Wanderlust” is a highway dream. “Wilder When I Was With You”, with its irresistible chorus, was co-written with Samantha Parton (BeGood Tanyas). “Rose and Carnations” is a tribute to John Prine and “The Great Unknown” reveals a family experience of medical assistance in dying (MAID). For the title track “Turned to Gold”, Sarah Jane revisits the impact of the sudden loss of her biological mother, exploring the theme of alchemical transmutation. Made in a heatwave in Vancouver, she collaborated with producer Johnny Payne (The Shilohs), Matt Kelly on keys and guitars (City and Colour), Leon Power on drums (Frazey Ford) and James McEleney on bass (Andrew Collins Trio).  

Sarah Jane Scouten has been nominated for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards, a Western Canadian Music Award and an International Folk Music Award. She has performed at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, MerleFest, Calgary Folk Music Festival, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues, Dranouter Festival, Maverick Americana Music Festival and more. She has opened for Corb Lund, William Prince, Ron Sexsmith, The Sadies and shared the stage with Martha Wainwright, The Strumbellas, Allison Russell, Martin Carthy, Mandolin Orange (Watchhouse) and more. According to CBC q’s Tom Power, "Stan Rogers was able to do it, Ron Hynes was able to do it, Kate McGarrigle was able to do it – and Sarah Jane Scouten is able to do it." 

Contact

Management/Label - Joseph Martin
joseph@lightorganrecords.com

PR - Leigh Greaney
leigh@bighassle.com

Booking - US/Canada/UK/Europe
booking@sarahjanescouten.com