The Swinging Belles

The Swinging Belles are a Canadian children's music group from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] The band, who perform in a swing jazz style, consists of vocalists Laura Winter and Erin Power, and guitarist Duane Andrews.[1] Winter and Power are both schoolteachers who also perform country music with The Dilettantes, and Andrews is Power's husband.[1][2] Power is also the sister of musician and broadcaster Tom Power.[3]

History

The band's debut album, More Sheep, Less Sleep, won both the Canadian Folk Music Award for children's album of the year at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards,[4] and the Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2016.[5][6]

In 2017 the band performed at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, PEI,[7] and released Jingle Belles, an album of Christmas music.

In 2018 The Swinging Belles performed at a festival in Normandy, France,[8] as well as at the Stan Rogers Music Festival in Canso, Nova Scotia.[9] That year the group released the album The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency,[10] and were named Entertainer of the Year at the Music Newfoundland Awards.[11]

References
  1. "Swinging with the Belles". The Telegram, December 3, 2014.
  2. "KEN Mode are pros at rackets and tax brackets". Toronto Star, By Nick Patch, Feb. 21, 2016
  3. "Inside CBC Radio’s new ‘q’ with Tom Power". Toronto Star, October 29, 2016.
  4. "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2015 Winners". Exclaim!, November 9, 2015.
  5. "The Swinging Belles win Juno for Children's Album of the Year". CBC News, April 3, 2016.
  6. "‘Belles’ of the ball". Memorial University Gazette, April 4, 2016, by Mandy Cook
  7. "Fall and winter at Harbourfront Theatre packed with Canadian hit performers". The Journal Pioneer, Oct 31, 2017
  8. "he global all-ages appeal of the Swinging Belles". CBC News, Heather Barrett, Oct 09, 2018
  9. "The Stan Rogers Folk Festival: is there magic in the Canso fog?"", Roots Music Canada, Brooklyn Connolly, August 2, 2018
  10. "Album Review: The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency by The Swinging Belles". The Overcast, September 15, 2018, by Sandy May
  11. "Fortunate Ones, Mark Bragg come out on top at the MusicNL awards". CBC News, Oct 15, 2018
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