Plumes is a hybrid pop/classical group originating from Montréal, whose recent "homes away from homes" have included New York City and Paris. Singer/guitarist and songwriter Veronica Charnley, former frontperson for Canadian indie rock group Flotilla, is joined by musicians from diverse backgrounds, including composer and multi-instrumentalist Geof Holbrook, harpist Éveline Grégoire-Rousseau, drummer Noel Webb (Skydiggers) and an expanding cast of orchestral players.

On the group's eponymous full-length, released in July 2012, Charnley's inventive songwriting is supported by arrangements for string quartets, brass quintets, clarinets and violas, and even a full orchestra in a central eight-minute track inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander. The record received glowing reviews from publications such as Exclaim! and Deli Magazine, and it been broadcast extensively on CBC Radio.

The band has performed in festivals such as NXNE, Wolfe Island Festival, Evolve, Brain Cave, and Pitter Patter. In May 2013, Plumes Ensemble, the chamber music offshoot of Plumes, will tour the West Coast of Canada, starting with the Ritornello Festival in Saskatoon.

“The ambitious musical partnership has reached sublime new heights on their debut as Plumes. With an eight-minute, Debussy-inspired, fully-orchestrated centrepiece based upon the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, composer Holbrook and singer/songwriter Charnley are operating near Sufjan Stevens territory, but have also retained a sense of raw rock energy.”

Scott A. Gray, Exclaim! Magazine

“Plumes’ self-titled LP is a carefully constructed Baroque masterpiece, filled with orchestrated meditations on the peaks and valleys of love. This duo have written life's epic soundtrack, and their vision can’t be overstated. I suggest you park yourself immediately and pop this magic in your ears. Plumes ... I don’t know where you came from, but thank you.”

Mike Levine, The NYC Deli Magazine

“This musical duo have created an ambitious, textured, and at times epic record. With its assortment of strings, various brass arrangements, guitars, and so much more, Plumes is a glorious crossover of classical music grace and indie-pop catchiness. Hero and Leander treads on Sufjan Stevens’ Age of Adz epic territory. As you allow the completeness and vitality of Plumes’ record to wash over you, you too will realize you could be listening to the next big band to come out of Montreal.”

Laura Stanley, Grayowl Point