Book Aidan Knight

Aidan Knight is a songwriter and performer, born in Victoria, BC where he still resides. Musically, Knight inhabits a place in between classic songwriters such as Julee Sill and Steve Earle, but continues to shape folk, pop and experimental music with his live collaborators (Julia Wakal, Olivier Clements, Colin Nealis, and David Barry). Gritty spring reverb, electronic autoharp, live looping, and ...octaved viola are all staples of Knight's sound, both live and in the studio. His music has been compared to Andrew Bird, Steve Reich, and Wilco.

During the two years leading up to 2010's Versicolour, Knight was a player and performer with bands such as Hannah Georgas, The Zolas, Dan Mangan, David Vertesi, Maurice, and many more. 2010 started with slow whispering of Versicolour, and the first glimpse of a new, strong songwriting voice. It ended with awards from CBC Radio; performances with Patrick Watson, Frank Black (The Pixies), Damien Jurado, Tegan & Sara, Karkwa, and many others; and Versicolour landing on best-of lists across the country. Knight and his band have been touring throughout 2011, releasing a 7" single "Friendly Fires b/w Lambics", a digital EP "Friendly Fires", and spending the previous months writing and readying a new LP.