[Cover photo credit to L-R: Katherine Wheatley, Tannis Slimmon, Angie Nussey]

Canadian Folk trio Boreal has shared “Winterbirds,” the title track from their sophomore album that will be officially released on all digital platforms March 7, 2025.

Singer/songwriters Tannis Slimmon, Katherine Wheatley and Angie Nussey began making Winterbirds in 2023 as the follow-up to Boreal’s 2014 debut album Winter’s Welcome. While a chilly theme is still predominant on much of Winterbirds, it’s a collection “intended to bring joy year-round,” with the music “presenting a balance of soulful intensity with moments of lightness and celebration.”

Angie says about their work:

Collaborating with Tannis and Katherine feels like working with a dream team. We admire each other’s strengths, which inspires us to continually elevate our efforts for one another. The whole is definitely greater than the sum of its parts. And to top it all off, we share a ton of laughter along the way.

Other contributors to the album include Lewis Melville, Sam Cino (drums) and Tyler Wagler (bass), as well as Les Stroud (TV’s “Survivorman”) who provided several weeks of recording time at his home studio in Huntsville, Ontario.