About

Starting in the summer of 2009, Southern Souls began by capturing unique performances by musicians that call southern Ontario home. Seeing musicians play in the places that they live and breathe, places they themselves have chosen—in the street, in a store, in a kitchen or bedroom—is almost a homecoming for the music itself, returning it to the places in which it started.

Much like the music it’s captured, Southern Souls has branched out beyond southern Ontario, recording the performances of all sorts of souls.

Voted 2nd Best Canadian Music Website in the CBC Radio 3 Searchlight 2011 Compeition
Winner of Best Music Website at the 2011 Hamilton Music Awards

“SouthernSouls.ca is the most impressive online archive of performances by emerging Canadian musicians. With his own thoughtful vision as a filmmaker, Fillion captures prolific, underground artists in unique spaces, playing compelling renditions of songs in their repertoire that are often hastily re-arranged in public or unconventional spaces.”— Exclaim! Magazine
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“It really is an incredible feast for the ears and eyes. I can’t get over how thoughtfully these songs are captured and they sound incredible. It’s inspired, inspiring, and is constantly being updated.” — CBC Radio 3
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“Southern Souls has sheer intimacy. It features mainly Ontario musicians on their home turf, sometimes playing in their bedrooms or living rooms with a parent looking over their shoulders.”— National Post