The Young Novelists

The Young Novelists
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Folk, Roots, Americana
Years active 2009 (2009)–present
Associated acts graydon james & the young novelists
Website www.theyoungnovelists.com
Members
  • Graydon James
  • John Law
  • Michael Paddags
  • Laura Spink
Past members
  • Noel DiTosto
  • Alex Dodd
  • Shawn Jurek

The Young Novelists are a Canadian folk-roots (also called "Americana") 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]

They Young Novelists received the award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards. They were also the winners of the 2015 Grassy Hills Songwriting competition at the Connecticut Folk Festival.[2] They 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

References

  1. "Young Novelists building bridges in New Brunswick". CBC. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Gilder, Sharon Allen. "The Young Novelists Booked at O’Hair House Concert Series". Town Courier. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. "Canadian Folk Music Awards nominees announced". Folk Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. "!earshot charts - june 2015 - top 20 folk/roots/blues". !Earshot. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  6. "GRAYDON JAMES RECEIVES 2015 COLLEEN PETERSON SONGWRITING AWARD". Arts.on.ca. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  7. "Past winners". Stingray Music. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. "2015". Mariposa Folk Festival. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  9. "THE YOUNG NOVELISTS". Summerfolk. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  10. Sakamoto, John. "The Anti-Hit List for March 26". The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  11. Fernandes, Nereida. "Graydon James & the Young Novelists". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  12. "In The Year You Were Born". Vue Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  13. Herd, Mackenzie. "The Young Novelists Made Us Strangers (review)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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