MUSIC

Elder Sister Plum is a nonbinary musician who draws from their experiences with mental illness, the power of the natural world, and the complexities of human relationships and dynamics, to create emotionally charged and captivating songs.

Full discography here.

“No Good Gambler”, from Living Rooms

Elder Sister Plum performing “Snowing In Alberta“, accompanied by The Mini Choir (of The Choirs YYJ), at Alix Goolden Hall, Jan. 23rd, 2017.
Choir vocal arrangement and conducting by Marc Jenkins, Director of The Choirs YYJ.

BEST MAN
> Songwriter, lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, piano, synth <

Best Man is a dreamy queer indie-rock collaboration between Tanya Semple and Bret Enemark (The Half Moon Shine). Semple recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered their debut self-titled EP, “Best Man”, which was released Nov. 1, 2024.

Listen to Best Man here.

“Earthquakes”, from Best Man

FANGIRL
> Bass, back-up vocals <

3-Piece surf rock pop punk! They released their debut EP, ‘General Admissions’ March 31, 2024.

Listen to Fangirl here.

“Cake Me”, from General Admissions

The Half Moon Shine
> Co-songwriter, lead vocals, back-up vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, piano <

All-femme canadiana/doo-wop/surf rock/spaghetti western/rock n roll/country band. Disbanded in 2018, but not before releasing their full-length album, Do Right.

Listen to The Half Moon Shine here.

“Do Right”, from Do Right

The Half Moon Shine performing “Elsewhere” during their CD release show at The Duke Saloon, Dec. 9th, 2017.

The Half Moon Shine performing unreleased song “Full Cold Moon”, at The Northern Quarter, April 20th, 2017.