about summersets
summersets is the new duo from Juno and Polaris nominated singer-songwriter Kalle Mattson, and longtime collaborator Andrew Sowka. Influenced by the storytelling of John Prine and delivered with the delicacy of Simon & Garfunkel, their debut full-length, 'small town story', was produced by Jim Bryson (Kathleen Edwards, The Weakerthans) and nominated for both a 2024 Ontario Folk Music Award and a 2025 Canadian Folk Music Award. Their followup LP Pinetrees In A Perfect Row, once again with Jim Bryson, Peter Von Althen (Skydiggerrs) and Christine Bougie (Bahamas), is slated for release in 2026.
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Awards + Accolades
nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards
nominated for Song of the Year at the 2024 Ontario Folk Music Awards
sync placements on CW’s Nancy Drew and Love Island UK
independently released debut LP ‘small town story’ (2023) w/ over 700k streams
festival appearances at Ottawa Bluesfest, River & Sky, Ottawa Dragonboat Fest and Bay Block Party.
Pine Trees In
A Perfect Row
live performances
Move Back Home
Live at Deadpan Studios
If You Were A Stranger
Live at Deadpan Studios
press quotes
“For fans of the Barr Brothers, or Simon and Seals, or even Garfunkel and Croft... Lovely, in its way.”
“summersets, the duo of Kalle Mattson and Andrew Sowka, showed exquisite harmonies and finely crafted songs”
“The effective use of such simple sounds and themes makes for a stunning display... it is great music to fall in love with.”
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