“RIBBONS (WOLASTOQEY VERSION)” COLLABORATION WITH BASIA BULAT FEATURED IN SEASON 2 OF THE ACCLAIMED SERIES NORTH OF NORTH
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AS HE PREPARES FOR HIS NOVEMBER HEADLINE TOUR IN FRANCE, JEREMY DUTCHER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FRANCE TOUR DATES FOR 2027
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Following a sold-out tour across Asia with legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, acclaimed Wolastoqiyik tenor, composer, ethnomusicologist, and activist Jeremy Dutcher releases “Ribbons (Wolastoqey Version),” a collaboration with singer-songwriter Basia Bulat. The song is featured in season 2 of the acclaimed television series North of North. While the recording featured in the show is in both English and Wolastoqey, today Jeremy Dutcher is releasing the entirely Wolastoqey version. The series, which originally aired on CBC, CBC Gem, and APTN+, is now available worldwide on Netflix.
On the inspiration behind “Ribbons (Wolastoqey Version),” Jeremy Dutcher shares:
“I’m so excited to announce the release of ‘Ribbons (Wolastoqey Version)’! It is another collaboration with my friend and songwriting partner Basia Bulat, exploring the relationship between mother and child as hair and dreams for the future are woven together — this simple daily act braids kinship strongly and connects us through generations. I’m so grateful to her for sharing it with me.
The lyrics were translated into wəlastəkwey latowewakən, one of the many endangered Indigenous languages in Canada, by my aunt Roseanne Tremblay-Clark and Robert Leavitt. Her advocacy for its protection is a constant light and inspiration. We’re so proud to have this song featured in the second season of North of North, streaming now on Netflix.”
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The release of “Ribbons (Wolastoqey Version)” comes amid a busy period for Dutcher, who recently released Live in Japan, a new EP capturing his performance at Club 100ban in Kobe alongside collaborators Thom Gill and Stef Schneider. The EP follows a series of sold-out performances alongside legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma in Japan and Taiwan.
Following his time in Asia, Dutcher is headed to France for a November headline tour, and will return in January and February of 2027 for a new series of performances across the country. The upcoming dates will offer French audiences another opportunity to experience his singular blend of contemporary composition, ancestral traditions, and Wolastoqey language.
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ABOUT JEREMY DUTCHER
Jeremy Dutcher is a Two-Spirit song carrier, performer, composer, activist, classically trained tenor, and Wolastoqiyik member of Tobique First Nation in Eastern Canada. Working at the intersection of Indigenous song tradition and Western classical form, he has emerged as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Canadian music. Dedicated to Wolastoqiyik language revitalization, Jeremy’s practice is rooted in the belief that language, song, and cultural knowledge are living traditions that carry the past into the future.
His breakthrough debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (“Songs of the People of the Beautiful River”), transformed century-old archival recordings of his ancestors into arrangements for voice and grand piano. Sung entirely in Wolastoqey, the album received international acclaim and won the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.
Jeremy’s sophomore release, Motewolonuwok (ᒣᑌᐧᐁᓓᓄᐧᐁᒃ), further deepened his exploration of composition, vocal performance, and orchestral textures, earning him a second Polaris Music Prize in 2024 and making him the first artist to receive the award twice. The album reflects on Two-Spirit identity, community, responsibility, and collective futures.
Now based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), Dutcher is a sought-after voice on language revitalization, Two-Spirit identity, and fashion. In 2022, he helped launch Kekhimin, the first Wolastoqey language immersion school, founded by his mother, Lisa Perley-Dutcher. He has toured extensively across North America, Europe, and Australia, and is currently working on his first book.
TOUR DATES
12 November — Illkirch, France — L’Illiade
14 November — Tréguier, France — Théâtre de l'Arche,
15 November — Trégunc, France — MJC Tregunc Le Sterenn
19 November — Berre-l’Étang, France — Ciné 89
21 November — Fontenay-le-Comte, France — Espace René-Cassin - La Gare
22 November — Questembert, France — Centre Culturel Intercommunal L’Asphodèle
24 November — Vaulx-en-Velin, France — Centre Charlie Chaplin
2027
24 January - Béziers, France - Scène de Bayssan
28 January — Surgères, France — Espace culturel Le Palace
29 January — Mainvilliers, France — Hall
30 January — Séné, France — Grain de Sel
2 February — Toulouse, France — Théâtre du Pavé