# 53. When We Wake with Kelly McMichael

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Podcast: [When We Wake with Andrew Shaver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-we-wake-with-andrew-shaver-6464812)
Published: 2026-04-10T11:50:13+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whenwewake/episodes/53--When-We-Wake-with-Kelly-McMichael-e3hmvaq
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You could say that Kelly McMichael took the long way round to using her own name. Born in Peterborough, Ontario and now based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, she spent years making music under different monikers and inside other people’s bands, touring with artists like Sarah Harmer, Gentleman Reg , The Hidden Cameras and The Burning Hell . Along the way she made her own music as Rouge and then Renders , before eventually stepping forward using her name with her Polaris Prize shortlisted debut album Waves , and its Music NL award winning (and Polaris Prize longlisted) follow-up After the Sting of It . In today's episode, we chat about those different musical lives, the process of finding her own voice, the winding path that led her to the front of the stage, and about sharing vocals on one of my new Clever Hopes songs, Long Way Round ...which she absolutely, positively, knocks out of the ballpark. KellyMcMichael.com Wanna get in touch? Send an email to ⁠⁠ whenwewakeradio@gmail.com⁠ ⁠ Or find me on Instagram ⁠ @theandrewshaver ⁠ ⁠ When We Wake with Andrew Shaver ⁠ is written, hosted, edited, and produced by ⁠ ⁠ Andrew Shaver ⁠ of ⁠ Clever Hopes ⁠ ⁠ . The weekly radio broadcast is syndicated across Canada, from Newfoundland to British Columbia. Theme song Got You by ⁠ Noah Reid ⁠

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