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About.

For Ernest is a musical act that stretches the definition of the traditional folk duo. They are just as comfortable leaning into fingerpicking guitar and piano based arrangements as they are delving into the world of live-looping and orchestral arrangements. Since forming in 2023, the group has received hundreds of thousands of plays on streaming platforms, have been featured on the Spotify Editorial playlist “Renegades” and have been played on SiriusXM’s North Americana channel, NPR and The CBC. On the performance side of things, the duo has played numerous shows, including a sold out album release for their 2026 cinematic concept album about grief, aptly named “Cinema”, and music festivals including NXNE, Cicada Music+Arts Festival, Mission Folk Music Festival, Robson Valley Music Festival and many more. Their live show can range from incredibly intimate to something much larger than the sum of their parts, through the live looping of both instruments and vocals.

Praise.

“It’s a feat often attempted but rarely executed well: live looping of multiple instruments & voices. For Ernest utilizes looping technology to the best of its abilities without ever sacrificing the connection they create with an audience. I’ve watched them hush rooms of people unaware of what was coming, as well as surprise veteran sound engineers with their ingenuity. This is definitely a folk duo to keep an eye on.”

- KATEY GATTA, PAC PRESENTS & COMMUNITY PROGRAMMER, FIRST ONTARIO PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

“There’s a depth and sincerity in the songwriting in For Ernest that feels like it transcends time. The electric guitars act as ghosts in their own right, invisibly carrying messages and emotions for our ears. The haunting chord choices are reminiscent of the Civil Wars with their incredibly intimate vocal harmonies. For Ernest deserve to be in the company of these members of Americana royalty for this wonderful, emotional track ‘Until We’re Ghosts’.”

- GREG JONES, EAR TO THE GROUND