November 18 is going to be a good night at London Music Club thanks to the dulcet tones of country folk artists Kim Wempe, a Nova Scotian from Saskatchewan, and Gabrielle Papillon, originally from Montréal. Touring together until the end of the month, the pair bring their show to London during the most westerly reaches of their tour before going back to Quebec before December.

No stranger to the road, Wempe made her home in Nova Scotia in 2007 after leaving her home out west. The move, which seemed daunting was rumouredly unplanned, turned out to be much more of a blessing than a curse.

"I absolutely fell in love with the music scene out here," Wempe said of her new home. "It's funny, no matter where you are, you kind of absorb what's going on around you, and that's what happened in the east coast for me — I wrote a song and the east—coastness of it started to come out. It means a lot to me to have that aspect on the record, it was inspired by my move and by the east coast music scene."

If you've lived in any Maritime area — or even if you haven't — the album conjures up a feeling of nostalgia and places you at one of the great kitchen parties of legend. Wempe has captured the imagination of the region and worked it into her unique folk roots sound.

"I think with writing, it's important to get yourself out of your comfort zone and try to write in different places," she reflected. "I find inspiration comes as soon as you move out of that zone. That's what happens for me, anyway — it's important that I feel at home when I'm recording, but when I'm writing it's cool not to be at home, to see new places."

Papillon is no stranger to travel either; the Montréal native grew up with music, forming countless bands throughout high school since first picking up a guitar at age 14. She released her first album in 2001 but returned to school to complete her degrees before returning with new material and new perspective.

In addition to the tour with Wempe — Papillon's third venture across Canada — she is planning the details around the release of her third album, with the party set to happen on November 29 in Montréal, the last date of their current tour. Papillon has prefaced the release by slowly posting material on her MySpace profile at myspace.com/gabriellepapillon.

For more information on the tour or to hear music by either artist, check them out online. More information on Wempe can be found at kimwempe.com and on Twitter @kimwempemusic; Papillon can be found at gabriellepapillon.com and on Twitter gabpapillon.

The gig is at London Music Club on November 18. Admission is $8 and doors open at 8:30 p.m. Wempe and Papillon will be joined by special guest Allison Brown.