Lyric driven, intimate and rhapsodic, Summersett is a Montreal based piano/voice duo that performs as a 6-piece with classical and jazz musicians. Folk with elements of pop, cabaret, and jazz. 

Summersett est un groupe folk-pop troublant et fantaisiste dont le style évoque le cabaret et la nouvelle chanson. Le duo piano-voix, éclectique et centré sur le récit, est complété par des musiciens jazz et classiques. Le groupe vient de produire un premier album, Act One.

Summersett is Montreal piano/voice duo Nick Carpenter and Patricia Summersett, and their 6-piece band. Indie folk with elements of cabaret, jazz and pop. Their sound is informed by a love of classical music, classic rock, and their mutual profession of theatre- through which they formed a creative and romantic partnership. "Songs of collision, craving, love and renewal," the music is described as lyric driven, intimate, brooding and rhapsodic and has recently culminated in a debut full- length album Act One.  RIYL Rufus Wainwright, Tom Waits, Tina Dico, Holly Cole, Fiona Apple, Hilary Grist.

Full Bio

Summersett is Montreal piano/voice duo Nick Carpenter and Patricia Summersett, and their 6-piece band. Folk/pop with elements of cabaret, jazz, and new chanson.    

Summersett released their debut LP ‘Act One’ to a capacity crowd at Montreal’s Casa del Popolo in May 2015. They were then shortlisted for a Greenland Music Award for their show at Montreal Fringe Park. CBC Radio play followed, as well as a spot in Pop Montreal. 

Nick and Patricia draw on their backgrounds in theatre to capture mood and story, shaping songs from the perspective of playwright and actor. Their sound is informed by a love of classical music, classic rock, and their mutual profession of theatre- through which they met and formed a creative and romantic partnership nine years ago. After collaborating on everything from film to ice theatre to cabaret, a band emerged in 2012 when the duo met their bassist Pierre Gaudreault and performed in public for the first time under the moniker Summersett Fred. 

An intimate piano/voice core with bass, drums, cello and violin. RIYL Rufus Wainwright, Tom Waits, Franz Schubert, Joni Mitchel, Fiona Apple, Hilary Grist.

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Summersett Members
Nick Carpenter, Piano/ Vocals  
Patricia Summersett- Lead Vocals
Pierre Gaudreault, Electric and Upright bass 
Jean Philippe Godbout, Drums and Percussion 
Sheila Hannigan, Cello 
Geneviève Liboiron, Violin 
Ariane Gruet-Pelchat, Violin 
Eric Davis- Guest Vocals