The Ace Burpee Show presents Begonia as our Local Artist of the Month for June!
Begonia will be performing at Winnipeg Folk Festival Main Stage on Sunday, July 13, 2025! Don't miss out! Tickets available at https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/tickets/
What is the magic that makes Begonia? Soulful songs that raise goosebumps. A beguiling stage presence. A voice that can move mountains — or at least, it would, if our city had any to move. Since 2017, Winnipeg chanteuse Alexa Dirks has been astonishing audiences across the world with her exquisite pop songcraft and jaw-dropping live shows. Hailed as one of Canada’s most extraordinary singers, she got her start with vocal roots phenoms Chic Gamine before striking out on her own. As Begonia, she’s released four acclaimed recordings — including her 2024 EP, Open Swim — racked up multiple hit songs on Canadian radio, two Juno nods, and two Polaris Prize nominations. Her lush arrangements draw listeners into her world, where empowering lyrics rise and fall on melodic waves of emotion. But her voice is always the star of the show: rich, expressive, holding audiences rapt whether she holds it to a tremulous whisper, or unleashes its full power to soar.
Learn more about Begonia https://www.hellobegonia.com/
Stream Begonia https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/begonia/570585483
Follow Begonia on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hellobegonia/?hl=en
Music from Begonia will be featured on the Ace Burpee Show on each Friday in June, tune in!