AMANDA RHEAUME CELEBRATES THE TRUTH WE HOLD ANNIVERSARY WITH DELUXE EDITION | SHARES ‘LEARN HOW TO LINE DANCE’ VIDEO TO THE SONG “FLOSSIE’S”
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“In May 2025, the band and I performed in Sault Ste Marie in the city square, which is exactly where some of the original Métis/Halfbreed River Lots used to be before the RH Treaty was signed,” shares Rheaume. “I can’t tell you how special it was to bring the songs and stories from my album, several of them about Métis community members from Sault Ste Marie, to this exact place. Some of the grandchildren of those I wrote the songs about were in the audience! We recorded the show and are releasing the live tracks on this deluxe version of my latest record.”
The Truth We Hold (Deluxe) features four live versions of album tracks recorded in Sault Ste. Marie, the birthplace of the Métis Nation of Ontario, where settlements followed a river-lot pattern. This is one of many locations Rheaume visited to gather stories for the original album. These performances, combined with personal interludes from the stories’ key figures, create a collection of remarkable depth and cultural significance for future generations. The album also includes a live version of “#44,” recorded at Blue Rodeo’s studio, The Woodshed.
For The Truth We Hold (originally released April 11, 2025), Rheaume travelled across the homelands, visiting communities and individuals whose collective experiences make up a living history of Métis joy, strength, and struggle. From Northwest Ontario to rural Saskatchewan, the album explores moments that have shaped Métis history, from landmark court battles to silenced injustices, to kitchen parties and community strength, transmitting a message of interconnectedness that dissolves geographical and historical distances.
Rheaume is kicking off an exciting spring with a nomination for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards in Calgary next week, where she will perform at the Songs and Stories show on April 9. Following the awards, she heads to Germany and Austria for her international tour in April and May, before returning to perform at the Four Winds Music Festival and Do West Fest Toronto this summer, continuing to share her celebrated music with audiences near and far.
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