The Young Novelists

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
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresFolk, Roots
Years active2009 (2009)–present
Associated actsgraydon james & the young novelists
Websitewww.theyoungnovelists.com
Members
  • Graydon James
  • John Law
  • Michael Paddags
  • Laura Spink
Past members
  • Noel DiTosto
  • Alex Dodd
  • Shawn Jurek

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.[2] 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
  • a small town eulogy, (April 2011)[11]
  • live at dublin st. church, (November 2011)
  • in the year you were born, (September 2012)[12]
  • made us strangers, (April 2015)[13]

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