The Young Novelists
940 Bonisteel Rd, Trenton, ON K8V 5P8, Canada
940 Bonisteel Rd, Trenton, ON K8V 5P8, Canada
Ontario
44.15586099999999
-77.55701699999997
Johnny & June meets Shovels & Rope – Toronto based americana husband and wife duo The Young Novelists are known for their beautiful harmonies and songs culled from their small-town roots. After the release of their second full-length album made us strangers, they’ve been touring Canada and the US relentlessly, earning accolades wherever they go. They were recognized as Emerging Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, won the Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition at the Connecticut Folk Festival, and were recently named finalists at the NewSong Music Competition.
Career Highlights
Finalists at the 2016 NewSong Music Competition
Winners of the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year
Nominated for two 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards: New/Emerging Artist of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year
Winners of the 2015 Grassy Hill CT Folk Songwriting Competition
Winners of the 2015 Colleen Peterson Songwriting award for their song “couldn’t be any worse”
Toured Canada, the US and Europe (the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria)
Winners of the 2010 Galaxie Rising-Star Award (at the Burlington Sound of Music Festival)
The album ‘made us strangers’ ranked #11 on the 2015 Folk-Roots (Canada) Stingray Music (formerly Galaxie) chart
Peaked at #2 on the Folk/Roots/Blues chart (Earshot) and #18 overall for 2015
Spent 17 weeks total on the Earshot charts
Press Quotes
“Like the Decemberists but rockier and less quirky, like Americana but quirkier and rockier, a talented Toronto outfit.”~ rock nyc
“beautiful, soaring, rootsy Canadiana”~ herohill
“unerringly classy country-rock”~ Toronto Life
“folk-rock at its best”~ Asheville Citizen-Times
Named one of the “Top 5 Folk Bands to Watch In Toronto”~ BlogTO
“unpretentious brilliance”– Exclaim! Magazine