Loud in the Pines is the Edmonton-based, contemporary folk duo of musicians Kelin (kay-lin) Flanagan (vocals, keys) and Spencer Taubner (vocals, guitar). Through their captivating blend of vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar, and shimmering layers, they build worlds around each heartfelt song. Their first full-length album Every Colour Left won a 2026 Canadian Folk Music Award (Producer of the Year, Ben Plotnick).
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In June 2023, Loud in the Pines released their first EP, bitter bright, which was recorded and mixed in their home studio.
In 2024, they received a major project grant from the Edmonton Arts Council for their first full-length record, Every Colour Left. The songs were recorded at Riverdale Recorders by Scott Franchuk, mixed by Jarred Albright, and produced by Ben Plotnick (The Fretless, Oliver the Crow, Atwood Quartet). The record features stories of love, connection, growth, and acceptance in soaring full-band arrangements, and was released on May 16, 2025. It has been added to the Capital City Records collection (2026).
Loud in the Pines has been featured on CBC (Edmonton AM's Provincial Playlist, Tarik Robinson's Key of A), CKUA, CJSR (including a live session on Rhea March's It Takes A Village and an appearance on Alan Donnelly & Liz Pomeroy's Two Irish Don't Make A Right), and campus/community radio across Canada. They perform regularly in duo, trio, and full band arrangements in Alberta, and are looking forward to traveling further in 2027.
“'Every Colour Left' boast[s] intricate, cinematic arrangements complementing heartfelt songwriting borne out of a strong sense of home and the lives built there”
Loud in the Pines recently released their first full-length record, Every Colour Left: an indie-folk project of original songs sharing personal stories of home - how you build it, how you care for it, and what happens when your foundations are shaken up. The record was inspired by the hundred-year-old house that they call home and the community that surrounds it.
Released May 16, 2025
This project is supported by the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton.
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