Libby & Cal is an Ottawa-based folk duo consisting of Libby Hortop (autoharp and vocals) and Cal Tranner (12-string and vocals). Libby and Cal met at a festival in 2015, and corresponded for several years before becoming musical partners in 2018.

 

They have played at various venues in Ottawa, as well as the Festival Folk et Guitares d’Aylmer and the Folk Music Notebook showcase at NERFA (North East Regional Folk Alliance) 2021. They have released two albums together: Our Lady of Perpetual Hammer in 2021, and If You've Given Up on Love, Then Let's Call it Something Else in 2022.

 

Libby bought her autoharp in 2014 after many back-breaking years of lugging her electric piano to gigs. Under the name Elizabeth Bruce she released two albums of original music: As We Sadden Each Other to Sleep and The Silent I Know.

 

Cal (AKA Doug Hendry) has been entertaining crowds with his musical talent since the age of four, singing in a choir in his native Scotland. As a teenager, he made his way playing street corners and folk clubs throughout Britain and Europe. Cal emigrated to Canada in 1991 and has played regularly in various bands including Odd One Out, Fiddlehead Soup, and Tripoly.