bio

Shannon Linton is a singer-songwriter with a powerful voice and stories to tell.

Inspired by outspoken artists like Ani Difranco, Sarah Harmer and Carsie Blanton, Shannon writes the cozy, dystopian folk songs you didn't know you needed.

Shannon’s debut EP, In Spite of Everything, was released in 2022. She has played the Blue Skies Festival, Cultivate Festival, Hibernate Festival, and has opened for Lemon Bucket Orkestra and the Angelique Francis Band. Her song At the End of the World has been played on CBC radio.

Shannon writes a popular weekly Substack, Joy Just Because, and is passionate about building her local artistic community and championing young artists. You can listen to her music on Bandcamp or wherever you stream music.