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A series of serendipitous encounters, travel, and what can only be described as musical alchemy paved the way for The Crescent Sky. In 2018, married couple Anna Luth and Regan Luth moved from Alberta to Vancouver to pursue visual art and audio-engineering respectively. After moving to the Lower Mainland of BC, Anna and Regan reconnected with their old friend Anna Ratzlaff and her husband Jason Ratzlaff, who fell in love while studying music at university. The two couples became great friends, and bonded over their shared love of music. They felt a profound creative connection and began song-writing together, which quickly led to the formation of The Crescent Sky.

Since these foundational years, the band has gained recognition for their talents and incandescent sound comprised of soaring vocal harmonies and dynamic instrumentation. Band members Anna Luth (vocals/percussion/guitar), Regan Luth (vocals/violin/mandolin), Anna Ratzlaff (vocals/cello/piano) and Jason Ratzlaff (vocals/guitar/bass) are individually strong songwriters, and together they compose indie-folk music that combines string melodies, whimsical synths and rhythmic guitar lines. 

Drawing on shared influences like The Staves, Bon Iver and Fleetwood Mac, The Crescent Sky places collaboration at the centre of their music, allowing each member’s unique giftings to shape the process. “As a group we’ve always defied the expectation of having one band ‘leader.’ We aim to work collectively. This means that all of our endeavours are filtered through four different perspectives, which creates tension, but allows us to move together as a team with equal expression.” says Anna Luth.

Their latest single Desert Eyes was recorded and produced by Jonathan Anderson (Jordan Klassen, Ocie Elliot) and is a cinematic exploration of longing that reflects a bit of the grief everyone has experienced to some degree over the past few years. Simultaneously pensive and optimistic, their honest lyrics flow from intimate confessions to declarations in four-part harmony. Thoughtfully crafted arrangements support their songs that describe a search for hope, a sentiment in the foreground of everything they do. 

 Over the past four years, this indie-folk band continues to prove they are here to stay. They performed at CBC’s Nooners Concert Series, recieved the 2018 Abbotsford Arts Council Emerging Artist Award, and placed in the top 100 of CBC's Canada-wide Searchlight contest in 2019. The Crescent Sky released their debut album “Wonder” in 2020 that represents the band’s versatility and ambition as emerging artists in Canada’s music scene. In 2021, The Crescent Sky performed at the Harrison Festival of the Arts (BC) and Pigeon Lake Music Festival (AB), showcased in BreakoutWest’s Spotlight Showcase for Folk Alliance International and showcased at the Folk Music Ontario Conference. 

The Crescent Sky is thankful to live and make music on the unceded ancestral territories of the Qayqayt First Nation, colonially known as New Westminster, and the unceded ancestral territories of the Stó:lō peoples, colonially known as Chilliwack, BC.