What started as an album release concert for the song cycle You’re Just A Place That I Know has become a remarkable concert/theatre show hybrid conceived by Ukrainian-Canadian singer-songwriter Adrian Glynn. The show debuts at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby on March 21 and 22.

Fresh off a JUNO nomination with his folk ensemble, The Fugitives, Glynn released the album in 2024. It has been described as anthemic indie roots-rock with tinges of Ukrainian folk instrumentation and called a “powerful album” by CBC’s Tom Power.

You’re Just A Place That I Know traces the story of Adrian’s Ukrainian grandparents, who fled WWII Europe and finally settled in Montreal to begin life anew. The show encapsulates the album and its compelling narrative but goes further, probing questions of ancestry and generational connection, not just with Adrian’s stories and songs but also with stories from other members of Glynn’s band.

Those band members bring their varied backgrounds and experiences into the mix, creating a powerful and multifaceted look, through song and story, at how diverse our ancestral tapestries can be and, simultaneously, how universal the potency of our generational links is. This emotional concert features Glynn’s great live band performance, the Righteous Ramshackle Chorus, and the Windsor Choir (a 20-voice multigenerational choir).