Madison Violet
CONCERT: November 09, 2025
WORKSHOP: November 08, 2025
Madison Violet is a Canadian Juno-nominated female musical duo, consisting of Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern.
2025 marks the 25th anniversary of Madison Violet – a rare and impressive feat that they are both proud of and grateful for.
The pair, who both have roots in rural Cape Breton, came together musically in the late 1990s. Influenced by their maritime heritage, Brenley and Lisa began creating music together that had roots firmly planted in their past, but with contemporary and modern elements generously overlaid. Categorizing Madison Violet’s music is an impossible task, in that one can hear elements of folk, singer-songwriter, pop, indie, bluegrass, and country flawlessly interwoven throughout.
MacIsaac and MacEachern are exceptional storytellers, skilletheir studio work, and live performances.
MacIsaac and MacEachern currently live in and around Toronto, Ontario, tour internationally, identify as members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and are fervent d multi-instrumentalists, and together, perfect harmonists. Their voices soar, perfectly complementing each other, as they sing lyrics that will both mend and break your heart.
MacIsaac and MacEachern have released more than 10 albums together. Their latest record, “Eleven”, was self-recorded and produced, ranking MacIssac and MacEachern among the less than 2.1% of female-identifying music producers in the industry.
“Eleven” is considered their most candid album to date, filled with deeply personal stories of love and loss.
The musicians have received dozens of notable accolades for their work, including a JUNO nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year. They have brought home a Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Vocal Group Album of the Year, have reached the top 5 on the Canadian iTunes download charts, amassed over one million streams on Spotify, and have placed on CBC’s Top 20 multiple times throughout their career.
Their music is consistently played across Canada and throughout the world, and the internationally acclaimed artists are no strangers to receiving glowing reviews for both advocates for social justice.
Songwriters In-the-Round
The following emerging artists will appear on stage with Madison Violet as part of the opening In-The-Round songwriter spotlight
Christie J Simmons
Christie J Simmons is a Calgary-based singer-songwriter whose work blends acoustic clarity with poetic edge. With roots in classical flute, early music, and traditional highland bagpipes, her eclectic musical path informs a sound that is both grounded and unexpected. Her original songs explore memory, landscape, and longing through a folk lens. Christie’s albums Winnie’s Song and Learn You by Heart offer intimate, elegant compositions shaped by years of listening deeply—to music, to silence, and to the stories in between.
Caitlin Connelly
Caitlin Connelly is a Rocky Mountain artist rooted in evergreen-fresh folk and small-town splendour. Inspired by canyons, caves, and excruciating break-ups, she uses thoughtfully-woven vocal melodies and fingerpicking to honestly channel emotion-filled experiences into mindful art. She is notoriously nomadic and credits motion as one of the most influential anchors in her mercurial lifestyle.