Cold Creek County Explained

Cold Creek County
Origin:Brighton, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Country rock
Years Active:2014–2019
Label:Sony Music Canada
Current Members:
Brandon Scott
Past Members:Brandon Scott (lead singer)
Ches Anthony (lead singer)
Doug Oliver
Josh Lester (guitar/vocals)
Justin Lester(bass/vocals)

Cold Creek County is a Canadian country rock group based in Brighton, Ontario. Its members are Doug Oliver, Josh Lester, Trevor MacLeod, Justin Lester, and Jordan Honsinger. They were founded in 2013[1] [2] and signed to Sony Music Canada in 2014.[3] [4]

History

They toured with Dallas Smith, Emerson Drive, Kira Isabella and Jason Blaine. They released their debut single, "Our Town", in April 2015.[5] It was the most added debut single by a Canadian country artist. It has reached the top 10 on the Billboard Canada Country chart.[6] It was written by Todd Clark and Gavin Slate.

The band performed in 2016 at the Tweed Stampede and Jamboree.[7] That year the band was presented with a Canadian Radio Music Award.[8]

In June, 2019 Cold Creek Country performed at the Country Music Association of Ontario awards gala.[9] On September 24, 2019, Josh Lester and his brother Justin left the band.

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
CAN Country
[11]
CAN
[12]
2015"Our Town"783Till the Wheels Come Off
"Till the Wheels Come Off"15
2016"Beer Weather"18
"Still That Way"25
2017"Homemade"11Homemade
2018"This Town Is You"38
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2015"Our Town"Harv Glazer
"Till the Wheels Come Off"Emma Higgins
2017"Homemade"

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominee/Work Result Ref
2016 Rising Star Award Cold Creek County [13]
Group or Duo of the Year
Video of the Year "Our Town"
Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country "Our Town" [14]
2017 Group or Duo of the Year Cold Creek County [15] [16]
Fan's Choice
Single of the Year "Beer Weather"
Album of the Year Till The Wheels Come Off
Group or Duo of the Year Cold Creek County [17]
2018CMAO AwardsAlbum of the YearHomemadeNominated[18]
Group/Duo of the YearCold Creek CountyWon
Music Video of the YearHomemadeNominated
Record Producer(s) of the YearScott Cooke & Doug Oliver - Cold Creek County "Homemade"Nominated

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bencic. Sarah. Local Tunes: Cold Creek County. June 28, 2015. Arthur. January 20, 2014.
  2. News: A rocking good time was had by all. June 28, 2015. Inside Belleville. November 7, 2013.
  3. News: Cold Creek County's Debut Single "Our Town" #1 Most Added – All Formats. June 28, 2015. That's Country. May 14, 2015.
  4. Web site: Cold Creek County Biography. CMT. June 28, 2015.
  5. News: Cold Creek County Releases Debut Single "Our Town" Co-Written By Todd Clark. June 28, 2015. Wind-Up Songs. April 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630141904/http://www.windupsongs.com/cold-creek-county-releases-debut-single-our-town-co-written-by-todd-clark/. June 30, 2015. dead.
  6. Cold Creek County Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 28, 2015.
  7. https://www.intelligencer.ca/2016/08/01/photos-rodeo-in-tweed/wcm/c7fc9cb1-5833-b8e9-d965-c056c4142fe4 "PHOTOS: Rodeo in Tweed"
  8. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7357941/crmas-2016-canadian-radio-music-awards-dance-the-weeknd-alessia-cara "The Weeknd, Alessia Cara & More Score at 2016 Canadian Radio Music Awards"
  9. https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/06/17/meghan-patrick-triumphant-cmaontario-awards "Meghan Patrick Triumphant At CMAOntario Awards"
  10. Cold Creek County Chart History (Canadian Albums). https://web.archive.org/web/20180518071958/https://www.billboard.com/music/cold-creek-county/chart-history/canadian-albums. dead. May 18, 2018. Billboard. February 5, 2018.
  11. Cold Creek County Chart History (Canada Country). https://web.archive.org/web/20180518072021/https://www.billboard.com/music/cold-creek-county/chart-history/canada-country. dead. May 18, 2018. Billboard. February 5, 2018.
  12. Cold Creek County Chart History (Canadian Hot 100). https://web.archive.org/web/20180511112647/https://www.billboard.com/music/cold-creek-county/chart-history/canadian-hot-100. dead. May 11, 2018. Billboard. February 5, 2018.
  13. Web site: 2016 CCMA Awards nominees announced: Dean Brody leads the pack. Global News. 12 June 2017. en.
  14. Web site: Canadian Radio Music Awards Winners Announced At CMW . FYIMusicNews . 1 February 2021 . en . 8 May 2016.
  15. Web site: Nominees announced for 2017 CMAO Awards hosted in London. AM980. 12 June 2017. en.
  16. Web site: CMAO Awards - Winners! - Country 101.1. Country 101.1. 12 June 2017. 12 June 2017.
  17. Web site: CCMA Announces 2017 Award Nominees. Canadian Beats Media. 12 July 2017. 12 July 2017.
  18. Web site: 2018 Winners & Nominees – Country Music Association of Ontario. 2021-10-08. en-CA.