“Smarter than Dan Mangan” - Becca
ernest anyway
Press
“An intriguing stage name draws your attention as it’s announced. An equally unique young man walks to the stage. Tattoos and a great moustache! And a ukulele? [it’s actually a guitele] You adjust in your seat for a better view, because you have no idea what’s coming, and then a simple folk-uke ballad drifts from the stage as ernest anyway lays out a poetic display of John Prine worthy lyrics and perhaps the most perfectly imperfect vocals you could have ask for. His voice cracks and growls in all the right places as he dynamically flows through the song conveying every emotion precisely. It became even more obvious when asked to answer a few questions, that ernest anywayis a true wordsmith.” - Darian Saunders, interview for finalist spotlight, Okanagan Singer/Songwriter Competition