Call it prog country? Fiver is Simone Schmidt, a songwriter who has been carving a new lyricism out of Country and Folk form for nearly two decades. Schmidt deploys humour and gravity to detangle our human condition under late stage capitalism. They collaborate widely across genres, and have been called “the Canadian PJ Harvey” by the “Canadian Rolling Stone” (Exclaim!). Their recordings have received four Polaris Prize nominations. Lately, Schmidt plays live with Fiver Trois –Jeremy Costello (bass), Nathan Doucet (drums) and Dani Crowther (pedal steel). The Trois move skillfully between song and improvised passage with palpable affection. No stepping twice into the same show. Previously, Schmidt fronted bands One Hundred Dollars and The Highest Orderfiver