2025 JUNO nominee! The allure of a vibrant traditional music scene brought Karson McKeown (Ottawa, ON), Tuli Porcher (Victoria, BC) and Tom Gammons (Butte, MT) to Prince Edward Island. They met in a typical folky way: at a session in a local pub.
Inn Echo emerged in 2019, a transcontinental love story between fiddle, cello and guitar. It’s not just differences in hometown that bring new flavours into the mix. The trio have a special combination of musical personalities. Karson’s fiddle playing is direct, precise and powerful, showing true command over the melodies at his fingertips. Tuli often takes the scenic route, venturing between lead, harmony, and rhythm parts on both the 5-string fiddle and cello. Tom relishes the role of filling the space between two string players of such distinct styles, grounding the groove and expanding the harmony on the guitar.
Their 2023 release, Hemispheres, is a tribute to the places they’ve toured, the album has the PEI island at heart. But the tracks invoke a range of images: an Acadian kitchen party on Breton Tune, the night sky in Queensland on Jupiter and Mars, or Tuli’s childhood home on Vancouver Island on Big Blue. Come to the NAC, pull up a chair, but keep your dancing shoes on, Inn Echo have stories to share and the tunes to match them.
