The Young Novelists are a Canadian folk-roots band, formed in Toronto, Ontario in August 2009. They play and tour as a five or six-piece band, or as a duo.[1][2] Their second full-length studio album, made us strangers, was released in April 2015 and won the Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist, as well as being nominated for the Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group.[3][4] It remained nine weeks on the Top 10 Folk/Roots/Blues !earshot radio charts in Canada.[5]
The Young Novelists | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk, Roots |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | www |
The Young Novelists received the award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards. They were also the winners of the 2015 Grassy Hills Songwriting competition at the Connecticut Folk Festival.[2] Songwriter Graydon James also received the 2015 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award, presented by the Ontario Arts Council.[6] Previously, they were the 2010 recipients of the Galaxie (now called Stingray Music) Rising Star award.[7]
Festival appearances include Mariposa Folk Festival,[8] Summerfolk,[9] and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
Their song “It Takes All Kinds” has been described as being "[for] fans of Blue Rodeo, The Band, and pre-weirdness Wilco".[10]
Discography
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edit- ^ "Young Novelists building bridges in New Brunswick". CBC. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b Gilder, Sharon Allen. "The Young Novelists Booked at O'Hair House Concert Series". Town Courier. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards nominees announced". Folk Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "!earshot charts - june 2015 - top 20 folk/roots/blues". !Earshot. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Toronto roots-rock band shakes it up on new album". Times & Transcript, May 2, 2015.
- ^ "Past winners". Stingray Music. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "2015". Mariposa Folk Festival. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "THE YOUNG NOVELISTS". Summerfolk. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Sakamoto, John (24 March 2011). "The Anti-Hit List for March 26". The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Fernandes, Nereida. "Graydon James & the Young Novelists". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "In The Year You Were Born". Vue Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Herd, Mackenzie. "The Young Novelists Made Us Strangers (review)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2015.