Suzie Ungerleider (formerly Oh Susanna) returns to the Perth & District Library for a Library After Dark concert on January 30. Library After Dark is a special fundraising concert series that offers a chance to see top-notch artists in an intimate and uncommon space.
After 23 years away chasing dreams in Toronto, three-time JUNO nominee Suzie Ungerleider returned home to Vancouver, drawn by its salt air and towering trees. Her new album, Among the Evergreens, is a deeply personal journey through time, tracing her path from youthful dreams to the wisdom of experience.
“It’s about being like a tree with all those rings around you, the layers of your life telling you who you are and where you’ve been,” she says. Imagery of the outdoors, of green valleys and trees shedding their leaves, infuses this new collection that is garnering high praise as one of her best.
Uncut Magazine describes Among the Evergreens as “thoughtful, luminous, expressive”, and featured it as Americana Album of the Month for June 2025. Mojo Magazine’s four-star review glowed that these ten new songs “are about as sweet as folk-Americana comes.”
Suzie brings her stories to life with her captivating voice and raw honesty. Inviting you into her world through poetic lyricism and mesmerizing melodies, she shares her experiences from teenagehood to motherhood. “Here I am making songs back among the evergreens, a prodigal daughter, who is now a mother, asking who was I then and who am I now, where have I been and what did I learn along the way?”
Expect an evening of heartfelt music and vivid storytelling that lingers long after the last note fades, leaving you among the evergreens, dreaming and remembering.
Doors open at 7pm and music starts at 7:30pm. There will be a cash bar, featuring a selection of wine and beer generously donated by the Perth Brewery. Tickets are $30 and available online in advance at perthunionlibrary.ca/library-after-dark or at the door. A charitable receipt for $15 will be issued for each ticket.