The Slocan Ramblers
The Slocan Ramblers are a Canadian bluegrass music group from Toronto, Ontario.[1] They are most noted for their 2018 album Queen City Jubilee, which received a Juno Award nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019.[2]
History[edit]
The Slocan Ramblers formed in 2011; the band is named for the Slocan Valley in British Columbia.[3] The group consists of mandolinist Adrian Gross, banjo player Frank Evans, guitarist Darryl Poulsen, and bassist Alastair Whitehead.[4][5] Evans, Whitehead and Poulsen all perform vocals depending on the song.[6]
They released their debut album, Shaking Down the Acorns, in 2012,[7] and followed up with Coffee Creek in 2015.[8] Coffee Creek received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Best Traditional Album at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[9]
In 2016 the Slocan Ramblers toured in the United States for three months.[5]
In 2018 the Ramblers opened for Jerry Douglas at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.[10] In 2019 the band performed at the International Bluegrass Music Association Momentum Awards event in Raleigh, North Carolina.[11] That year they also performed at the Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival in British Columbia.[12]
Discography[edit]
- Shaking Down the Acorns (2012)[13]
- Coffee Creek (2015)
- Queen City Jubilee (2018)
- Up the Hill and Through the Fog (2022)
References[edit]
- ^ "The Slocan Ramblers: Queen City Jubilee". Exclaim!, June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Toronto bluegrass quartet stays busy rambling their own way". Edmonton Journal, April 26, 2018.
- ^ "Bluegrass players the Slocan Ramblers evolve with their audience". Calgary Herald, February 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "New generation of bluegrass musicians bring unique energy to decades old genre". Jan 23, 2017 by Valerie Hill. Waterloo Region Record.
- ^ "Toronto bluegrass band The Slocan Ramblers set to release second album, Coffee Creek". Toronto.com, July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Slocan Ramblers grounded in tradition but looking toward the future". Grove Examiner, August 29, 2014.
- ^ "The Slocan Ramblers: Coffee Creek". Exclaim!, July 11, 2015.
- ^ "New generation of bluegrass musicians bring unique energy to decades old genre". Waterloo Region Record, January 23, 2017.
- ^ "REVIEW: Jerry Douglas gives bluegrass the cordon bleu treatment". Cam Fuller, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, June 28, 2018
- ^ "2019 IBMA Momentum Award winners". Bluegrass Today, September 25, 2019 by John Lawless
- ^ "Business notes: Meet the volunteers at the Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre". Cowichan Valley Citizen, Warren Goulding, Oct. 10, 2019
- ^ "Toronto bluegrass quartet stays busy rambling their own way". Edmonton Journal, Roger Levesque, April 26, 2018
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