Press Kit

"World-class music." - The Winnipeg Free Press

Listen to Madeleine’s upcoming album “Nerve” (PRIVATE: UNRELEASED) produced by Josh Kaufman (Josh Ritter, Bonny Light Horseman, Bob Weir, The Hold Steady).

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Bio

Madeleine Roger (she/her) is a singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Canada. While skillfully accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, it is her artistry as a songwriter and storyteller that can silence a room, uniting her lyrical prowess with breathtaking melodies that linger long after they are sung. Her critically-acclaimed debut album Cottonwood is a collection of songs that reflect on femininity and equality, the majesty of the wilderness, and the beautiful awkwardness of trying to love another person. Cottonwood reached the No. 1 spot on the National folk/roots charts in Canada, and also saw Madeleine nominated for both “English Songwriter of the Year” at the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards and “Producer of the Year” at the 2019 Western Canadian Music Awards.

Her sophomore album "Nerve" will be released in August 2024, and was produced by Josh Kaufman (Anaïs Mitchell, Bob Weir, Bonny Light Horseman, Hiss Golden Messenger). "Nerve" is a deeply personal body of work examining every nook and cranny of love and loss, and touches the exposed nerve left over from a breakup with a long-term lover and musical collaborator, the death of a soul-friend, a prolonged illness, the secret of an unrequited love, months of caring for a dying grandparent, and finding peace in spite of it. The album was tracked over 4 days at The Isokon in Kingston NY with engineer D. James Goodwin.

She has toured extensively across Canada and Europe sharing her music live at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Vancouver Island Music Festival, Stan Rogers Folk Festival, Summerfolk Festival of Arts and Crafts, Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival, Calgary Folk Club, and Festival Du Voyageur, among others.

Quotes

“Madeleine's excellent songwriting, ear for traditional-sounding melodies, fabulous voice, and skillful guitar playing give them a timeless quality, though they speak directly to our time.”  - Stan Rogers Folk Festival

"Madeleine’s voice stays with you, reminiscent at times of a young Joni Mitchell." - Mojo

“One of the best out there right now.” - If It’s Too Loud

“A glimpse into the machinations of someone who is attentive to the world around her.” – Exclaim!

“Madeleine Roger is a folk/roots tour-de-force. Driven and grounded with both eyes on the horizon, there are few artists with as much gumption as Madeleine Roger, while maintaining old-world compassion and an unbending smile. Her fantastical folk songs are buoyant and relatable, with warm soft themes and boundless connective tissue.” - BreakOut West

For The Extra Curious

Her years of theatre and travel consumed her from the age of 7 into the end of her degree in Theatre & Film when she finally picked up one of the many guitars lying around her home and started writing songs. A year later she quit theatre, falling hopelessly in love with song-craft and the endless possibilities of music. 

A lifelong history of singing in living rooms, musicals, and around bonfires has informed her current comfort on the stage, and the countless hours hanging out in the control room of her Dad's recording studios left an impression on Madeleine, growing up thinking that everyone talked about songwriting and album production at the dinner table.

She is an advocate for equality and the representation of women in the music industry, and is actively working to get more women behind the board in recording studios.

Contact

Madeleine Roger 
madeleinerogermusic@gmail.com

Bookings | Canada
Traverse Music
Teresa Nelson | teresa@traversemusic.ca

Bookings | USA
Brad Raley | Black Oak Artists
brad@blackoakartists.com

Bookings | The Netherlands
Sandra Zuidema
Lucky Dice Music Bookings
www.ldmbookings.nl | 020-6996607

Social Media

Facebook: /madeleinerogermusic
Instagram: @madeleineroger
TikTok: @madeleine.roger
YouTube: /madeleineroger