Episode 26 - Interview w/ Janelle Niles

Graventowners: welcome here - wherever here is. Here we freaking are. Season two. I even have a new theme song, for gosh sakes. So kick back, grab a muffin or a meringue and let me put your thought train back on the rusty rails. I have a sizzler of a second season in store for you and I'm so happy to kick things off with a serious kazam whizbang from the heavens of hilarious hounds with Janelle Niles (*insert arena sized cheering noises*) - Janelle Niles is a beautifully minded Black-Mi’kmaq woman from Sipekne'katik, Nova Scotia. Janelle’s comedy career began in Ottawa, Ontario and was soon to follow with her indigenous comedy show called "Got Land?" which expresses solidarity through humour. Janelle had the opportunity to perform on Just For Laughs, JFL42, Toronto in 2022 with "Got Land?" -  Watch Janelle on CBC Gem’s New Wave Of Stand-up Season 2 (Canada Only). Janelle has also performed with Crack up Comedy Festival and Arctic Comedy Festival alongside her peers. She appeared on APTN’s Indigenous Day Live 2022, now on APTN’s Lumi. She frequents the United states and hopes to one day perform in New York City. Janelle’s is a force to be reckoned with and her humour is described as eccentric yet captivating.Be safe and stay kind. You're loved.Come catch myself and the full band at a few shows to round off the year.NOV 12 - BUPL ROCKS (Fundraiser for Bonnechere Union Public Library)The Eagles Nest - Eganville, ON (w Annie Martel and The Winter Months)NOV 18 - RED BIRD LIVEBank St South - Ottawa, ON(w Alexandra Sullivan)Find tickets for either show at http://gravencanada.com#JanelleNiles #GotLand #IndigenousComedy #GraventownSeasonTwoMy new album "Geographics" is out now on all platforms. You can buy the digital, cd and vinyl versions of the album on my bandcamp page, (which helps me greatly) but I understand that cash is tight all over the map, so you can also order a five dollar Geographics sticker. 5 beans! This album is really special to me (as my friends Melissa Payne and Charles Austin played all over it) and I hope you'll come along for the supersonic ride. Follow me @gravencanada on all the socials, and check my website to see when I'm playing live in a town near you. Join Graventown today to support yours truly for only 8 clams a month.