Amanda Tosoff brings poetry to life with Earth Voices
By Brad Barker
Earth Voices.
the follow-up to her Juno-nominated album
Words. Taking inspiration from poetry, Tosoff uses her gifts for composition and arrangement to make personal and emotional connections that resonate in her music.
Earth Voices features a stellar lineup of Toronto-based musicians along with seven guest vocalists, including two songs performed by two-time Juno winner Emilie-Claire Barlow. The album is also being released by Barlow’s record label, Empress Music.
Tosoff and Barlow both joined us to talk about
Earth Voices and their years’ worth of collaborations.
Emilie-Claire, tell us about this new initiative in your life. You’re a musician who’s now also supporting other artists through your new record label, Empress Music.