Bio

Ambre McLean can seem impossibly small on stage, but it doesn’t take
long for her talent to make her seem larger than life, a giant filing
the room with the kind of songs that make you remember lost loves and
abandoned dreams.

McLean comes by her musical gifts honestly, both her parents were
professional musicians when she was a child, and they commenced her
formal musical training at the age of three.  As the years progressed,
her musical education included piano, guitar and vocal training.
After nearly twenty years of writing and performing, it was only this
past year that McLean decided to step into the limelight full time. By
car and by train (by way of Via Rail’s Musician on Board Program), she
has been zigzagging across the country.  Promoting not only her newest
album “Murder at the Smokehouse” she is also touring in support of a
re-released “I Wonder If”, her haunting piano-based album, both of
which are brought forth by indie label Busted Flat Records.

The title of “Murder at the Smokehouse” refers to a flock of birds, as
opposed to homicide, and reflects the more grassroots feeling of this
album. Described by McLean as a "musical novella", it is a journey of
straight shooting and honest lyricism with a gritty blues undertone. “
“With its from the floor recording approach, and skillful changes in
sound and texture, the record captures the essence of her musical
spirit - that of an independent singer/songwriter who does a great job
of exploring the edges of the genre" (David Yazbeck, NXEW.ca)

A regular on the Canadian music festival circuit, you may have had the
pleasure of enjoying McLean at Halifax's In The Dead Of Winter,
Hillside Festival, Tilsonburg Festival, The Marmora Jamboree as well
as the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. But it isn’t only the
audiences who are delighted.  McLean won the prestigious 2010 Ontario
Council of Folk Festival’s "Songs From The Heart Award" for her song
“Me, My Heart and the Moon”.  She won Guelph’s inaugural Songwriting
Competition in 2009, and is a two time "ECHO People’s Choice" for best
female singer/songwriter.  "She must have been born to it", says
CBC3's Craig Norris, "Ambre is a brilliant player, a brilliant
songwriter and a brilliant performer."

News

The reissue Ambre's last cd ' I Wonder If' later is available for purchase in the shop !!

Ambre is on the road supporting her brand new cd 'Murder At the Smokehouse' !!

Check out the dates below !!

Tour

May 11 @The London Music Club – London, ON w/Gabrielle Papillon, Corinna Rose & Brie Neilson
May 12 @The Spill – Peterborough, ON w/Gabrielle Papillon, Corinna Rose & Brie Neilson *Matinee
May 26 @The St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage – Morrisburg, ON w/Tara Holloway & Fraser Andersen
June 2 – Ottawa TBA
June9th - Guelph TBA
June 16 – @Bayfield Town Hall – Bayfield, ON w/Andy Kim, Abigail Lapell