Abigail Lapell

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Abigail Lapell
Abigail Lapell's Concert 02.jpg
Abigail Lapell in 2009.
Background information
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Folk
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • harmonica

Abigail Lapell is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, who won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2017 for her album Hide Nor Hair [1] and again for English Songwriter of the Year at the 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2020 for her album Getaway. [2]

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Based in Toronto, Ontario, Lapell released her debut album Great Survivor in 2011. [3] In 2016, she won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song "Jordan". [4]

Hide Nor Hair, her second album, was released in 2017. [5] In addition to her Contemporary Album win at the CFMAs, she was also a shortlisted finalist in the Contemporary Singer of the Year category. [6]

Her 2024 album Anniversary featured several tracks recorded in collaboration with Great Lake Swimmers. [7] The album received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025. [8]

Discography

References

  1. "Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrate music, artists old and new". Ottawa Citizen , November 19, 2017.
  2. Allie Gregory, "Watch the Online Ceremony for the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim! , April 5, 2020.
  3. "Radio 3's featured artist: Abigail Lapell". CBC Radio 3, January 18, 2017.
  4. "Abigail Lapell and the power of melody". Waterloo Region Record , January 13, 2017.
  5. "Abigail Lapell: Hide Nor Hair". Exclaim! , January 18, 2017.
  6. "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim! , September 21, 2017.
  7. Sydney Brasil, "Abigail Lapell Announces New LP 'Anniversary'". Exclaim! , February 3, 2024.
  8. Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2025 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 11, 2025.