Kate Maki, Nathan Lawr, Cindy Doire And Ryan Bishops Announce Joint Tour

How many Northern Ontario singer/songwriters does it take to make a tour? Four, it appears, as Kate Maki, Nathan Lawr, Cindy Doire and Ryan Bishops have announced a Canada-wide journey that starts in May.

Each musician is supporting their latest album, but all four have collaborated with one another — or have come close to — before now. On the tour, they'll both play solo sets and be part of the back-up bands as they cover a wide array of genres, including roots, rock, folk, country, jazz, pop and blues.

Maki, Lawr and Bishops were in The Yetties in 2005, when they went on two Bob Dylan-inspired tours called A Midwinter Night's Dream and A Midautumn Night's Dream.

Sudbury's Maki released her third album, On High, in February. Lawr, also known for his work with The Fembots, Cuff The Duke and Royal City, released A Sea Of Tiny Lights with his band The Minotaurs in October. Doire, now based in Toronto, released her debut album of jazz and folk titled La Vie En Bleu in November. She's a close collaborator with Bishops, who was also in the alternative country band Ox. He released Bandit & The Rebel Rhythm Quartet in March.

Here are the tour dates:

May 8 Winnipeg, MB @ The Cavern
May 10 Edmonton, AB @ The Velvet Underground
May 11 Fort McMurray, AB @ Boomtown Casino
May 12 Fort McMurray, AB @ Paddy McSwiggin's
May 14 Canmore, AB @ The Canmore Hotel
May 15 Calgary, AB @ The Marquee Room
May 16 Enderby, BC @ Lorenzo's Cafe
May 17 Kelowna, BC @ The Minstrel Cafe
May 18 Vancouver, BC @ The Railway Club
May 19 Duncan, BC @ Duncan Garage Showroom
May 20 Tofino, BC @ Caffe Vincente
May 22 Rossland, BC @ Old Fire Hall
May 23 Twin Butte, AB @ The General Store
May 24 Medicine Hat, AB @ Ottoman Lounge
May 25 Saskatoon, SK @ Lydia's Pub
May 28 Thunder Bay, ON @ The Apollo
May 29 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Loplops Lounge
May 30 Sudbury, ON @ The Townehouse Tavern
May 31 Toronto, ON @ Mitzi's Sister
June 1 Wakefield, QC @ Black Sheep Inn
June 4 Peterborough, ON @ The Montreal House
June 5 Guelph, ON @ Carden Street Cafe
June 8 Montreal, QC @ Le Divan Orange
June 11 Rothesay, NB @ Shadown Lawn Inn
June 12 Fredericton, NB @ The Capital
June 13 Sackville, NB @ Struts Gallery
June 14 Halifax, NS @ Gus' Pub
June 15 Liverpool, NS @ Mersey House
June 17 Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba's Lounge