JESSE LEBOURDAIS

Jesse LeBourdais was born in Horsefly, BC; a small town in the Cariboo. He has spent the majority of his adult life living and playing music in Vancouver, BC, focusing on putting rubber to road and fingers to chords. A consummate touring performer, he has played hundreds of shows across North America; thousands of kilometres travelled with little more than a guitar, his unique voice, and a will to endure all there is to be found.

With his music, he sings songs steeped in the folk traditions of storytelling and fueled by the raw emotion of punk rock. Sometimes played solo, sometimes played with a full band, his songs reveal common veins of life, humanity and hope, affirmed through heart-felt lyrics and passionate performances.

Recently focusing attention on long-form writing, his first novel, FIRELIGHT, was released in late 2020 via Falter Press to critical acclaim. Self-produced and published, Firelight found LeBourdais channeling a lifetime of experience through his unique imagination, literally creating a whole new world, filled with realistic and entertaining characters. His second novel, THE THIRD SUN, will be released in summer 2023

An avid gardener, woodworker, and coffee roaster, Jesse owns and operates FALTER FARMS, a small coffee roasting, woodworking, and gardening company in Vancouver, where he lives with his partner Denise, and dog Dale.