After playing more than 300 shows with Catherine Allan鈥� Andrew O鈥橞rien still gets goose-bumps while watching the audience sing along to their songs.
鈥淪eeing an audience react鈥� jumping to their feet or yell out, or sing along to the words you wrote in your living room, that will never not be cool,鈥� O鈥橞rien said.
Collaborating together for five years as a folk duo, The Fortunate Ones, and their anthemic rhythms are relatable and easy to listen to, which may be why the Prime Minister cited one of their songs from their Christmas EP, All Will Be Well as a must listen to song for the holidays.
Releasing their second album, Hold Fast earlier this spring, O鈥橞rien says he thinks they have finally found their groove.
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鈥淲e let the songs dictate to us where they wanted to go, giving us a bigger and bolder sound. We didn鈥檛 want to limit ourselves with any kind of preconceived ideas and listen to the songs and what they were telling us.鈥�
The experiment was held steady by their producer, Daniel Ledwell who the folk artists say they couldn鈥檛 have accomplished the new sound without and worked with them on their first album, The Bliss.
The JUNO Award nominated musicians met when O鈥橞rien was touring as a solo artist. Allen鈥檚 brother was rehearsing with O鈥橞rien when he heard the siblings sing a song together.
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鈥淎t rehearsal during a break, Catherine鈥檚 brother and her sang a song by a band called Grizzly Bear, The Knife. When she started singing I knew we had to start singing together. That was eight years ago now,鈥� he said.
Through their intertwined melodies to the beat of a drum, Allan鈥檚 ringing multifaceted voice swims around O鈥橞riens that dips up and down steadily. Carrying words of hope, resilience and staying true to your own ideas and path the pair will bring their music to 琉璃神社鈥檚 downtown core for a night.
The Fortunate Ones will light up Fernando鈥檚 Pub in 琉璃神社 on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. For ticket information visit
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