BLAIR FRANCIS
VOICE // BREATH // MUSIC
Blair Francis is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, music producer, and modern-day bard — a skilled spiritual journeyman whose music carries the depth of a lifelong devotion to peace, healing, and human awakening. Drawing from folk tradition, the easy pulse of reggae, medicine music, Indian kirtan, and the sacred teachings of the Essenes, Blair weaves acoustic instruments with modern electronic elements into sonic landscapes that move both the dance floor and the ceremony circle with equal grace. Rooted in the land and waters of Salt Spring Island and reaching back through generations of Celtic ancestry, his songs honour where we come from while calling us gently forward.
Blair's concerts are an invitation — to open your mouth, open your heart, and let something in. As a trained breathwork facilitator, certified sound healer, vocal freedom coach, and yoga teacher, Blair brings a rare ability to hold space that is both deeply felt and joyfully shared. Blair's music is for lovers of folk, roots, and devotional music who know that a song sung together can be its own kind of ceremony. He holds a deep reverence for all things sacred, and a sincere desire to see the ancient truths of our human story restored and remembered. He is a beloved music teacher, vocal-empowerment coach, and devoted student of Gnosis — committed, always, to helping others grow on their own spiritual and musical journey.
MUSICAL OFFERINGS
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.
Singer-Songwriter Performance
Blair’s singer-songwriter performances weave folk, reggae, and devotional song into an evening that feels less like a concert and more like a gathering — one where the audience is never just an audience for long. Blair’s Celtic roots, his love of medicine music and kirtan, and his years as a vocal freedom facilitator and sound healer all find their way into how he holds a room: with warmth, intention, and an open invitation to participate.
His songs move between the intimate and the expansive — honouring the land and waters he calls home while reaching toward something universal. Blair has a gift for drawing people out of their heads and into their hearts, and his performances often include moments of communal singing that become the most memorable part of the night. For those seeking an artist who can hold a crowd in genuine presence — not just entertainment — Blair Francis delivers something rare.
Vocal Freedom Singing 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