cottonwood

by Madeleine Roger
released 2018

Cottonwood is a handcrafted and honest collection of songs that reflect on femininity and equality, the majesty of the wilderness, and the beautiful awkwardness of trying to love another person. Combining the elegant storytelling of folk traditions with the grounded feeling of roots music, it quickly garnered national acclaim, earning nominations for “Songwriter Of The Year” at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and “Producer Of The Year” at the Western Canadian Music Awards.

Madeleine co-produced and co-engineered Cottonwood (2018) with Lloyd Peterson (The Wailin' Jenny's, The Weakerthans, James Keelaghan) at Paintbox Recording in Winnipeg. The album was proudly made with gender parity, and was written from Madeleine’s home in Winnipeg Canada, and in a woodstove-heated cabin that her great-grandparents built in the Manitoba backwoods.