NXNE Live: Lily Frost CAMERON HOUSE - JUNE 8 One doesn't see Lily Frost. One feels Lily Frost. During some pre-NXNE press, the Vancouver folk-queen promised an "intimate" setting for her Cameron House show. And she delivered. For one, her set-up is something akin to a fairy-tale set. Drizzled with candy-coloured candlelight, silver sparkles, and baby's breath to boot, this was a magic show for adults. And I mean that in the best possible way. Lily, and her friends (Lindsay Fitzsimmons who hums the harmonies and Randy Lee on violin) began with "Shaken," and we quickly slipped under her spell. Clearly, Lily Frost knows how to charm a crowd, if only with her schoolgirl smile, rosy cheeks and silken serenade. "Thanks guys," she murmured softly into the mic. She then poured on the melancholia with "Secrets," a tender ode to heartbreak with a retro French-flavoured twist. "Now it makes me think the truth is few and far between what's really seen," she whispered over brooding bells' chilling chants. Then, she blossomed into "So In Love," a love-felt lullaby written for her Chilean producer cum husband, Jose Miguel Contreras (of By Divine Right), who guest-starred along-side her. Their duet, "The Two Of Us" capped off the picture-perfect night. She is quiet, yes. A tad bittersweet, indeed. But Lily Frost is not cold, as I discovered upon meeting her. I asked her what she loves most about Toronto. (Assuming she loves Toronto, of course.) "Swans," she answered. Odd. I'd never seen one in these parts, but after listening to her caress 50-plus fans and friends into a living dream, it sounded like something Lily Frost would say. "No, not that kind of swan," she giggled. "Swan's. You know, the restaurant. It's on Queen St. I'm there every day. That, and the people. You're all such nice people." Sigh. We love you too, Lily.