Summer Sage

Biography Summer Sage is a duo comprised of Laura Langstaff and Melissa Hall. Both Langstaff and Hall are Saskatchewan-born Métis, descended from the historic Red River Métis community of St. Boniface, Selkirk County, Manitoba. Langstaff released her debut album entitled Summer Sage in 2002. Langstaff’s musical credits are impressive and include performances at Carnegie Hall, Lillith Fair, and with Tom Jackson’s production, “Trickster, 2000” a performance for Health Canada. Langstaff and her...

Biography Summer Sage is a duo comprised of Laura Langstaff and Melissa Hall. Both Langstaff and Hall are Saskatchewan-born Métis, descended from the historic Red River Métis community of St. Boniface, Selkirk County, Manitoba. Langstaff released her debut album entitled Summer Sage in 2002. Langstaff’s musical credits are impressive and include performances at Carnegie Hall, Lillith Fair, and with Tom Jackson’s production, “Trickster, 2000” a performance for Health Canada. Langstaff and her sister, Melissa Hall, began performing together in 2005 and have played events such as the Ucluelet Music Fest (2007), the Maple Sugar Festival in Nanaimo (2008), were featured on APTN’s “The Mix” (2008), the National Aboriginal Indegenous Games (2008) and at the Aboriginal Pavillion of the 2010 Olympic Games. . They entertain audiences with their rich harmonies, and humorous Métis perspectives and anecdotes. Summer Sage performs original contemporary Métis folk music written in the ballad tradition of Pierre Falcon, who is a cultural icon of Métis peoples across the Métis Homeland. Both Langstaff and Hall strongly believe that humour and music are two necessary tools in closing gaps and building bridges of understanding among the diverse cultural groups that make up Canada. Medicine winds Summer Sage released thier new album “Medicine Winds” in May of 2009. Many of the songs are a celebration of the lives, culture, and history of the Métis people.