The Young Novelists Explained

The Young Novelists
Origin:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Folk, Roots
Years Active:–present
Associated Acts:graydon james & the young novelists
Current 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 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 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. 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Young Novelists building bridges in New Brunswick. CBC. 25 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Gilder. Sharon Allen. The Young Novelists Booked at O'Hair House Concert Series. Town Courier. 25 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton. CBC. 25 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Canadian Folk Music Awards nominees announced. Folk Awards. 25 November 2015.
  5. Web site: !earshot charts - june 2015 - top 20 folk/roots/blues. !Earshot. 25 November 2015.
  6. "Toronto roots-rock band shakes it up on new album". Times & Transcript, May 2, 2015.
  7. Web site: Past winners. Stingray Music. 25 November 2015.
  8. Web site: 2015. Mariposa Folk Festival. 25 November 2015.
  9. Web site: THE YOUNG NOVELISTS. Summerfolk. 25 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Sakamoto. John. The Anti-Hit List for March 26. The Star. 24 March 2011 . 25 November 2015.
  11. Web site: Fernandes. Nereida. Graydon James & the Young Novelists. Exclaim!. 25 November 2015.
  12. Web site: In The Year You Were Born. Vue Weekly. 25 November 2015.
  13. Web site: Herd. Mackenzie. The Young Novelists Made Us Strangers (review). Exclaim!. 25 November 2015.

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