Buy Karyn's recordings on CDbaby.com .

Digital download/streams of individual songs from Hearts Fall are available on:

iTunes | Rhapsody | Napster | Yahoo! Music | EMusic

(Songs from her EP Bird are available too. See various digital stores for details.)

ABOUT HEARTS FALL

The majority of Hearts Fall (2005) was recorded live-off-the-floor as a trio (vocals & guitars, piano/violin and double bass) in one snowy afternoon session at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton Ontario, early 2005. Tom Howell, James Thomson and I played through each song one or two times on stage sans audience (on a Monday when the theatre was dark) while Ian Gibbons captured everything on remote recorder. Then later that summer, Gary Craig added drums and percussion to the best of the tracks at the Rogue Studio while James Paul sat at the board. To finish off, we tweaked a bit... redid one guitar solo, jangled some bells and threw in a small choir of humming men. And, that's how this record happened.

"The songs creep up on you quietly, disguised as lullabies - then flirt with blue grass, walk the indie-folk line with tight rope precision before they softly explode into rich and emotional songs that are nothing short of enchanting." Upfront Magazine

"8 out of 10…This album is sheer indie delight. ... there’s intelligence and poetry in the lyrics, not to mention gentle humour. This is not a happy record. But it is one where misery is beautiful, raw and crisp." Americana-uk.com, UK

BIRD

Recordings on Karyn's six - song EP, Bird (2003), were first intended as demo tracks for a full-length CD. However, repeated audience requests at live shows for recordings encouraged her to release these early tracks as songs-in-progress while working on the larger CD project.

Bird's physical packaging itself reflects Karyn's grassroots approach to her musical career, each cover of this limited edition release is hand silk-screened and block printed by Karyn herself in "Mathilde's Home Productions headquarters", aka: her living room. Finished with hockey tape, each copy is uniquely numbered.

"The songwriting carries through to a strong finish. No throwaways,h to a strong finish. No throwaways, no fillers, no sign of running on creative empty.... I strongly recommend checking it out. She could seal the disc in Saran Wrap and still make something magical out of it" Indie-Music.com, USA

"A beautifully organic piece of work...delivers dig-your-heels-in rootsy pop peppered with delightfully quirky lyrics." RisMixLive.com

What is Indie: DVD

You can also purchase "What is Indie?" (2006) - the new music documentary by Montreal filmmaker Dave Cool - at an 'artist's buddy' discount. Karyn makes a brief but oh so profound appearance in the film! Plus, her song "Rain" is featured on the compilation CD that accompanies the DVD.