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In January of 2020, Royal Canoe performed "Glacial" – a concert featuring re-imagined versions of their songs using only instruments created from ice harvested from local ponds and rivers. Over two sub-zero nights in January, more than 5000 people showed up at The Forks, located in the heart of their beloved hometown of Winnipeg, to witness the project. This is the story of how they built the show from Jan 6th to 31st, as well as selections from the performance itself. 

10:04 - Today We're Believers
15:49 - Exodus of the Year
19:19 - Living a Lie
23:28 - Don't
26:36 - What's Left in the River

Edited by: Matthew Schellenberg
Shot by: B&B Studios and Handcraft Creative
Ice Master: Luca Roncoroni 

All songs arranged and performed by Royal Canoe
Royal Canoe is:
Brendan Berg
Bucky Driedger
Michael Jordan
Matthew Peters
Matthew Schellenberg
Live sound by Elliot Filbert with production from Audioworks
Audio recording engineered John Paul Peters with assistance from Jad Bantug

Mixed by Matthew Peters at The Shithole and his home
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering
Ice crystal sound/light trigger system designed and built by Andy Rudolph
Stage/ice technician was Matt Dirks

Royal Canoe’s Glacial was a project done in collaboration with Sputnik Architecture and The Forks. Special thanks to: the ice master Luca Roncoroni and all the volunteers and workers that poured hours into crafting the ice, Stephanie Kuse for the live projections, The Canada Council for the Arts, BnB Studios and Handcraft Creative.

Thumbnail photo by Mat Kleisinger @kleistea on Instagram