Big Little Lions

Big Little Lions

A Home Concert Series Presentation

Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026

Location: 1805 Primrose Crescent

Doors: 6:30 pm

Show: 7:00 pm

Tickets: $30

Big Little Lions are an award winning duo who were born out of a collaboration that won them a JUNO Award in 2014. Since then they have been cranking out infectious folk pop songs that are jam-packed with emotion and tight harmonies that sound like the product of two people working side-by-side instead of living in different countries.

They have released 7 albums to date, which have garnered them awards and nominations including the CFMA Ensemble of the Year, Independent Music Awards Americana Sing of the Year and John Lennon Songwriting Competition Song of the Year. Their critically acclaimed music has appeared on the CBC’s Top 20 and featured on shows like q and Vinyl Cafe. The duo consists of Paul Otten and Helen Austin, both hugely prolific songwriters - their music has been placed in hundreds of movie trailers, ads, network TV shows.

Their live show is quite the spectacle with Paul playing drums, bass and keyboard all while singing lead vocals. Helen, who is no slacker either, sings, plays guitar and foot percussion. They use every limb, and then some, to make two people sound like a full band. 

Additional Information: Weather (and smoke) permitting, this event will be held outside. Please bring a chair.

Awards and Accolades

• John Lennon Songwriting Competition Song of the Year 2013

• JUNO Award 2014 (initial collaboration)

• CFMA Ensemble of the Year 2015

• Nominated for multiple CFMA Awards 2016-2024

• Nominated for multiple Western Canadian Music Awards 2015-2020

• International Songwriting Competition and Unsigned Only Winners various years 2013-2022

• Canadian Songwriting Competition Folk Winner 2018

• Independent Music Award Americana Song of the Year 2018

• CBC’s Top 20

• CBC q

• CBC Vinyl Cafe

• Hundreds of movie trailers, ads, network TV shows plus MTV