Mariel Buckley

Mariel Buckley is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter based in Calgary, Alberta.[1] She is the younger sister of singer T. Buckley.[2]

Mariel Buckley
Born
Mariel Buckley
NationalityCanadian
OccupationSinger, Songwriter
Musical career
GenresCountry
InstrumentsVocals
Websitemarielbuckley.com

Biography

Buckley was born in Calgary, Alberta.[3]

Buckley recorded an EP in 2012, and then her first album, Motorhome, in 2014.[4][5] The album was produced by Derek Pulliam, and featured mainly acoustic music,; Buckley was accompanied by a string trio,[6] with Charlie Hase on pedal steel, Scott Duncan on fiddle, Pulliam on bass. Also in 2014 Buckley was a finalist in the All-Alberta Songwriting Contest.[7]

In 2018, she recorded a second album, the alt-country Driving in the Dark.[8][9] The album was produced by Leeroy Stagger. In August that year the album rose to #2 on the !earshot National Folk/Roots/Blues Chart.[10] Also in 2018 Buckley performed at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.[11][12]

References
  1. Alger, Anna (February 27, 2016). "Mariel Buckley - Ironwood Stage & Grill, Calgary AB, - February 26". Exclaim!. Toronto, Ontario: Exclaim! Media Inc. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  2. "Calgary artists of 2018: It was a good year for these wild roses". Calgary Herald, Eric Volmers, January 4, 2019
  3. "King Eddy opens for Stampede with country musicians from across Canada". CBC News, Jul 07, 2017
  4. "Mariel Buckley – Driving In The Dark ". BeatRoute, 11 May 2018
  5. "Hawksley Workman and Mariel Buckley ponder the open skies of North Country Fair". Edmonton Journal, Fish Griwkowsky, June 18, 2019.
  6. "Mariel Buckley Shares a Part of Herself with Each Song on ‘Driving In The Dark’". Vue Weekly, May 2, 2018, by Stephan Boissonneault
  7. "Mariel Buckley – Motorhome CD review". BC Music Magazine, September 29, 2015, by Gillian Turnbull
  8. "Mariel Buckley bucks Nashville trends with personal, alt-country sounds on sophomore record". Calgary Herald, Eric Volmers, May 2, 2018.
  9. "Canadian Mariel Buckley Takes a Rugged Journey on ‘Driving in the Dark’ (ALBUM REVIEW)". Glide, May 3, 2018 by Jim Hynes
  10. "The National Folk/Roots/Blues Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 28, 2018". !earshot.
  11. "41st Vancouver Folk Music Festival still true to tradition, still young at heart". July 14, 2018 , Vancouver Weekly, Paul Hecht and Elmira Kuznetsova
  12. "Vancouver Folk Fest Photo Diary". The Vancouver Arts Review, July 2018.


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