BIO

The Crescent Sky is an indie-folk band from BC who creates music with soaring vocal harmonies and dynamic instrumentation. The band includes two couples: Anna Luth and Regan Luth, and Anna Ratzlaff and Jason Ratzlaff. Drawing on influences like Bon Iver and Fleetwood Mac, The Crescent Sky’s lyrics flow from intimate confessions to declarations in four-part harmony. 

They released three singles in 2022 with thoughtfully crafted arrangements supporting lyrics that describe emotional tension and longing, all while rooted in hope, a sentiment in the foreground of everything they do. 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.

Since forming in 2018, The Crescent Sky continues to gain recognition for their music, and have performed at numerous festivals and venues across the province and showcased internationally. They released their debut album “Wonder” in 2020 that is a representation of their versatility and ambition as emerging artists. They received 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 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.

“With a combination of pure acoustic string power, sharp dynamics, and prominent vocal harmony, The Crescent Sky build a rich tapestry of folk-tinged melody and energy, combined with a sense of youthful optimism.”

-CHILLFILTR

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PAST SHOWS

2022

Tiny Lights Festival, Ymir BC

Mission Folk Festival, Mission BC

Peace Valley Folk Festival, Hudson’s Hope BC

Common Sound Women’s Choir presents I AM THE STORM: a Concert featuring The Crescent Sky, South Surrey BC

RareBirds House Concert, Kamloops BC

Ukraine Benefit Concert, Chilliwack BC

2021

Showcase Artist, ‘Oh! Canada!’ FAR West-Showcase. Online

Official Showcase Artist at the 2021 Folk Music Ontario Conference, Online

The Crescent Sky Album Release Concert with Special Guest Ben Cottrill, Chilliwack BC

Private Backyard Concert, Chilliwack BC

Pigeon Lake Music Festival, Mulhurst Bay, AB

Backyard Concert, South Surrey BC

Harrison Festival of the Arts 2021, Aggasiz BC

BreakoutWest Spotlight Showcase at Folk Alliance International’s ‘Folk Unlocked’ virtual conference, Online

2020

The Crescent Sky at Bez Arts Hub, Langley BC

Evergreen Speakeasy Secret Launch, Coquitlam BC

Sun and Soil Concert Series: Taves Estate Cidery, Abbotsford BC

Acoustic Live Stream: Side Door Access, Online

Park Sound Studio, Virtual Concert Series, Online

Artists for Nova Scotia, Online

Stay at Home Gala Abbotsford: Presented by Envision Financial, Online

2019

Lights at Lafarge, Coquitlam BC

MCC Festival, Abbotsford BC

GroundZero Acoustic Lounge w/ Travis James, Parksville BC

The Crescent Sky with Cate Richarson and Travis James, Nanaimo BC

Kumsheen Rafting Resort, Lytton BC

Jam in Jubilee, Abbotsford BC

Abbotsford Canada Day, Abbotsford BC

Chilliwack Canada Day, Chilliwack BC

Mission Twilight Concert Series, Mission BC

Burnaby Chalk Art Experience, Burnaby BC

Sound Bites, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby BC

2018

Fraser Valley Music Awards, Mission BC

Listen Local Concert Series w/ JJ Shiplett and Zaac Pick, Abbotsford BC

Abbotsford Arty Awards, Abbotsford BC

Mill Lake Music, Abbotsford BC

Field Day Fest ‘18, Abbotsford BC

CBC Musical Nooners, Vancouver BC