New Material from Anishinaabe-Métis Artist GR Gritt – The Brunswickan

G.R. Gritt is a Juno Award winning, transgender, Anishinaabe/Métis artist who is releasing their new album named Ancestors. The album is a six-song LP inspired by Gritt’s grandmother.

“The album was inspired by my Nana, Marlene Cyr (née Roque), my maternal grandmother who was from Shebahonaning (currently known as Killarney, ON),” Gritt said. “I inherited a violin when she passed away, and I had it repaired in Ottawa, Ontario. My goal for this album was to talk about my family history and my experiences and feelings about being an Indigenous person in so-called Canada, all while using this violin as much as I could.”

In addition to the violin, Gritt also plays the drums and the guitar. They believe learning the guitar saved their life. They explained that being bullied as a child enabled them to put a lot of those feelings into learning an instrument and getting a lot of joy out of it.

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