November 23 is a night of celebration at APK Live because of the good fortune that sees Charlotte Cornfield and Ben Caplan stop their tour in London, and because of the releases that they themselves are celebrating.

A citizen of Montréal, Charlotte Cornfield is a songwriter quickly climbing the ranks of folk Canadiana. Her upbeat musical style complements her rootsy vocals, and with her latest album — Two Horses, released October 25 — she waxes musically nostalgic to decades—old albums by the likes of Carole King or Joni Mitchell.

"I call it lyrical folk rock," Cornfield said, describing her album this summer before its release. "It's a mix between lyrical acoustic tunes and some more fleshed out rock songs. I'm really into lyrics, really into getting into a theme and really examining it."

That lyrical consideration is evident on Two Horses, where Cornfield's commentary makes a compelling listen. With its natural rise and fall, it plays like a stroll, a soundtrack to a conversation with a friend. Cornfield's own experiences have seen her travel from her native Toronto across the continent again and again for the past several years.

"I'm kind of a romantic in the sense that I wait for inspiration to strike me," she said of her style of storytelling — encapsulating thoughts and moments in time. "I'm an autobiographical writer, it's interactions with people and places and getting inside the idea of coming and going."

Also appearing Wednesday are Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers, who just released In the Time of the Great Remembering on October 18. Bold, it's a whimsical album thickly fusing acoustic folk accented with riffs on classical instruments like strings, clarinet, flute and more. The result is something of a baroque folk — a jazzy folk at times heartbreaking, at others dripping of ragtime.

A gifted multi—instrumentalist, Caplan has been a fixture on the Halifax scene and touring musician for several years. His band — currently Matt Gallant (drums/percussion), Ron Hynes (upright bass), Donald MacLennan (violin) and David Christensen (reeds, wind and keys) — has also been colourfully graced over the years by dozens of talented brass, wind and stringed instrumentalists.

Cornfield and Caplan will be joined by Graham Nicholas at APK Live on November 23. The show begins at 10 p.m. Visit apklive.com or the APK Live Facebook page for details.

For more on Charlotte Cornfield, visit charlottecornfield.com or follow her on Twitter @cornfieldmusic. Ben Caplan and his band can be found online at bencaplan.ca or by following on Twitter @bencaplanmusic.