The Montreal artist performs a beautiful folk rendition of McLachlan’s 1997 song for CBC Music’s the Juno Sessions. Russell says this song, which was ubiquitous when it was first released, has taken on layers of meaning for her. “I got to witness Sarah [McLachlan] having a conversation with Wendy Melvoin,” Russell recalls. Melvoin’s brother, Jonathan, died of an opiate overdose in 1996 and was the inspiration behind McLachlan’s famous song. “I was just so touched hearing Wendy speak to Sarah about it and how meaningful it was for Wendy and their whole family.” Russell leads this performance on banjo and is joined by bassist Ganessa James, keyboardist Elenna Canlas, guitarist Caoimhe Mariko Hopkinson and drummer Caoimhe Barry.
