The Deep Dark Woods

The Deep Dark Woods are a Canadian alternative country band from Saskatoon, currently signed to Sugar Hill Records in the United States and Six Shooter Records in Canada.[1]

The Deep Dark Woods
Ryan Boldt of The Deep Dark Woods
Background information
OriginSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
GenresAlternative country, folk, folk rock
Years active2005-present
LabelsSix Shooter
Sugar Hill
Black Hen Music
WebsiteThe Deep Dark Woods
MembersRyan Boldt
Geoff Hilhorst
Evan Cheadle
Leon Power
Past membersBurke Barlow
Chris Mason
Lucas Goetz
Clayton Linthicum

History

First established in 2005, the band consisted of singer and guitarist Ryan Boldt, bass guitarist Chris Mason, guitarist Burke Barlow and drummer Lucas Goetz. Pianist and organist Geoff Hilhorst joined the group in 2009 after the release of their breakout album Winter Hours. Founding member Burke Barlow played guitar until 2012 when he left the group and was replaced by Clayton Linthicum. Founding Member Lucas Goetz left the group in late 2014, after which the band went on hiatus. In 2017 Chris Mason officially left the group.[2]

They have released five albums to date, and contributed an original song, "Charlie's (Is Coming Down)", to CBC Radio 2's Great Canadian Song Quest in 2009.[2] Their fourth record, The Place I Left Behind, was released in Canada on Six Shooter Records in August 2011, and internationally on Sugar Hill Records on October 18, 2011. The band's fifth album, Jubilee was released on September 30, 2013 through Sugar Hill Records. The latest, Yarrow, was released on October 27, 2017 and was nominated for a Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year category in 2019.[3]

Discography
  • The Deep Dark Woods (2006)
  • Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (2007)
  • Winter Hours (2009)
  • The Place I Left Behind (2011)
  • Jubilee (2013)
  • Yarrow (2017)
  • Love Is Pleasing + The Tide Was Flowing b/w Lone Pilgrim (single) (2018)

Awards and nominations
Year Category Related Album Awards
2009 Winner Ensemble of the Year Winter Hours Canadian Folk Music Awards[4]
2012 Nominated Emerging Artist of the Year Americana Music Awards[5]
2012 Nominated Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group The Place I Left Behind Juno Awards[6]
2012 Winner Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year The Place I Left Behind Western Canadian Music Awards[7]
2012 Winner Contemporary Album of the Year The Place I Left Behind Canadian Folk Music Awards[8]
2014 Nominee Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year Jubilee Western Canadian Music Awards[9]
2015 Nominated Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group Jubilee Juno Awards[10]
2018 Nominated Roots Duo/Group of the Year Western Canadian Music Awards[11]
2019 Nominated Contemporary Roots Album of the Year Yarrow Juno Awards[3]

References
  1. "Deep Dark Woods Sign to Six Shooter for New LP, Share Album Track and Canadian Tour Dates". Exclaim!, June 30, 2011.
  2. "Come out to the Deep Dark Woods". Cochrane Eagle, February 1, 2011.
  3. "Juno Awards: Shawn Mendes Leads With Six Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. January 29, 2019.
  4. Lynn Saxberg, "Folk musicians honoured". Regina Leader-Post, November 23, 2009.
  5. "AmericanaMusic.org". americanamusic.org. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  6. Jeanette Stewart, "The Sheepdogs fetch Juno nods; Sask. acts nab five nominations". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, February 8, 2012.
  7. Jeff Dedekker, "Western Canada's top musicians get their awards". Calgary Herald, October 2, 2012.
  8. Carolyn Thompson, "Canadian Folk Music Awards gala strikes the right chord; Performance Night featured Matt Andersen, Mike Stevens, Cindy Church and Susan Crowe". Telegraph-Journal, November 19, 2012.
  9. "Saskatchewan gets eight WCMA nominations". Regina Leader-Post, June 5, 2014.
  10. "New band Magic nabs five Juno nominations". Telegraph-Journal, January 29, 2015.
  11. "Here Are the Nominees for the 2018 Western Canadian Music Awards". Exclaim!, May 2, 2018.
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