BLAIR FRANCIS
MUSIC // VOICE // BREATH
Blair Francis is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and modern-day bard whose music carries the depth of a lifelong devotion to awakening the human soul. Drawing from a vast musical influence including mainstream folk, rock, country, and reggae, and pulling in elements of his spiritual journey such as medicine songs, mantra, kirtan and the sacred teachings of the Essenes, Blair weaves together a fusion of traditions with modern elements to create sonic landscapes that move both the concert hall and the ceremony circle with equal grace.
Blair's performances are an invitation — to open your mouth, open your heart, and let something special move through you, for a song sung together holds a power we are only now beginning to remember. As an experienced Vocal Freedom coach, breathwork facilitator, and former sound healer, Blair brings a cultivated ability to hold space that is both deeply felt and joyfully shared.
Blair's music is for lovers of the natural world, folks who appreciate growing their own food, who want to build strong roots with community, who recognize the importance of healing the collective traumas, and for those who love coming together to build something greater than themselves. Blair is also a beloved music teacher, music producer, professional sound technician, wooden flute maker, and devoted student of Gnosis — committed, always, to helping others grow on their own spiritual and musical journeys.
MUSICAL OFFERINGS
Live Band Experience
Blair’s songwriting and musical performances echo his early roots in classic Canadiana (The Band, Neil Young, The Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo), weaving a unique blend of rock, folk, country and even reggae grooves into a performance that feels less like a concert and more like a gathering — one where the audience is never just an audience for long. With his love of heartfelt singalongs, and his years as a Vocal Freedom facilitator, his performances often include moments of singing along that become the most memorable part of the night.
His songs move between the intimate and the expansive — honouring the land and waters he calls home while reaching toward something truly universal. Blair has a gift for drawing people out of their heads and into their hearts, and this genuinely reflects on how he holds a room: with warmth, intention, and an open invitation to participate.
For those seeking an artist who can hold a crowd in genuine presence — not just entertainment —
Blair Francis delivers something rare.
Sound & Breath Journeys
Blair’s live-looped sound journeys have guided him to a place where improvisation and spirituality meet, where temples and stages blur lines, and where melody and heartfelt prayer merge. Drawing on tribal rhythms, electronic textures, and devotional vocal traditions, Blair builds immersive sonic landscapes in real time — weaving electric guitar, flutes, synthesizer pads, arpeggiation, didgeridoo, and chanted voice into something that feels both primal and transcendent. Each journey is wholly unique, shaped by the room, the moment, and the people gathered within it. Audiences don’t just listen — they breathe deeper, settle inward, and often leave feeling as though something in them has shifted. Whether gracing festival stages, sacred gatherings, or intimate venues, Blair brings a rare quality of presence that turns any space into a place of communal ceremony.
Vocal Freedom Circles & Workshops
Vocal Freedom workshops are a fun, safe, and interactive musical experience designed to open the heart and free the voice! They are a play-ground to explore, exercise, develop, hone, strengthen, refine, and fall in love with our own personal voice. It's like joining a choir with none of the commitments and all the benefits! Participants learn to breath deeply and to let go with ease and grace. They learn to soften, allowing the creative energy of "Mama Music" to enter their temple and guide their voice, teaching them from the inside-out! They also learn to actively listen and receive the subtleties of the environment around us, to "here" with our entire body which allows us to come into true harmony with the outside world.
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Testimonials
“Blair Francis has now entered a new era in his offerings of devotional soundscaping. Truly next level! Improvised, live, and attuned to the medicine of music - A true bard in modern day. His music instrumentals blend seamlessly with his enchanting, grounded and mystical vocals. Its a true gift to experience these journeys and where the spirit of sound will take you!”
~ Kaylian Jay (Breathwork Participant)
“A journey unlike any other. One you have to come experience yourself as I don’t have the words. Blair weaves a seamless evening of magic!”
~ Danna Lawrence (Breathwork Participant)
It was such a pleasure having you come perform and share at Envision (Wellness Festival). People have been gushing about your offerings - you are truly medicine! So beautiful. We're super grateful you came all that way to share with us. You're amazing!!
~ Michaela (Enliven Wellness Festival Organizer)
I attended a Vocal Freedom workshop with Blair and about halfway through I felt my spiritual heart open and heard my own voice soar. I was amazed, as I have always been a shy singer, and I had not felt my spirit in my body for years. He expertly wove together active listening, vocal experiments, music theory, and spiritual guidance that brought me back to my Self. Blair is genuine, kind, and sincere, and I highly recommend him as a guide and healer.
~ Swarn Hardy, RCC (Vocal Freedom Participant)
After five weeks of sharing space in Blair's unique, welcoming, inspiring and very very fun Vocal Freedom singing circle, I did the unimaginable: I sang solo in public! My trip to the local karaoke bar (my first time doing anything like that in 46 years) was without question, a direct result of the courage, permission, passion and, yes, freedom that Blair and the circle re-awakened inside me. I will be forever grateful for that.
~ Jordan Roberts (Vocal Freedom Participant)
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Career Highlights
June 2026 - Open for Nessi Gomes, Salt Spring Island, BC
Aug 2025 - Headline Cranfest with Dub Alchemists, SSI BC
Aug 2025 - Vocal Freedom Circle at Forest of Voices, Salt Spring Island, BC
Aug 2025 - Perform For "Hands Across the Water", Salt Spring Island, BC
July 2025 - Perform at the Annual Essene Gathering, Oregon
June 2025 - Release "The Great Revelation" album
Aug 2024 - Perform at Cranfest, Salt Spring Island, BC
July 2024 - Perform at Enliven Festival, Squamish, BC
July 2024 - Release "Live @ Enliven" EP
Mar 2024 - Perform with Kailash Kokopelli, Florestral Retreat Center, Costa Rica
Mar 2024 - Perform at Envision Festival, Costa Rica
Jan 2024 - Perform with Luke Kohen @ ManaFest (Online Benefit Concert)
NYE 2023 - Perform with Noelani Love, Sam Garrett & Mose, Uvita, Costa Rica
Nov 2023 - Vocal Freedom West-Coast tour
Aug 2023 - Organized & Performed @ 3rd Annual Concert on the Canal, SSI
Aug 2023 - Performed @ Enliven Wellness Festival, BC
Aug 2023 - Vocal Freedom Workshop @ Enliven Wellness Festival, BC
July 2023 - Performed @ Transition Salt Spring's Appreciation Gala
July-Oct 2023 - Host weekly Songwriter Showcase @ Mateada, SSI
April 2023 - Performed @ Earth Day Celebrations, SSI
Mar 2023 - Performed @ Mateada's Grand Re-Opening
Mar-May 2023 - Opened for "Village of Lovers" documentary (Courtenay, SSI, Duncan & Vic)
Dec 2022 - Reached 1000 subscribers on Youtube
Dec 2022 - Released “This Precious Gift” EP (as The New Seeds)
Sept 2022 - Organized and performed @ 2nd Annual Concert on the Canal, SSI
Aug 2022 - Performed @ Summer Outdoor Concert Series, SSI
July 2022 - Performed @ Garlic Festival, SSI
July 2022 - Performed @ Heart of Tantra Festival, BC
Mar 2022 - Facilitated first Vocal Freedom weekend workshop, SSI
Jan 2022 - Mar 2023 - Perform @ Essene Church Online Service
Nov 2021-Dec 2023 - Hold weekly Vocal Freedom Singing Circle, SSI
Aug 2020 - Organized & Performed @ 1st Annual Concert on the Canal, SSI
Mar 2021 - Released “Live @ the Mateada” EP (as Elisa & Blair)
Mar 2021 - Released “Jai Shiva Om” EP
Feb 2021 - Released “Saraswati Dreaming” EP
July 2020 - Release “Desert Musings” EP
Feb 2020 - Released “Ocean of Abundance” EP (as Elisa & Blair)
Feb 2020 - Performed @ Cabo BreathFest, Mexico
Dec 2019 - Artist residency @ Buena Fortuna, Baja Sur, Mexico
October 2019 - Elisa & Blair Farewell Concert, Salt Spring Island
June 2019 - Performed @ Heart of Tantra Festival, BC
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email: blairfrancismusic@gmail.com
whatsapp/phone: +1 778 678 6339