Boy Golden is the stage name of Liam Duncan, a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [1]
Born and raised in Brandon, he moved to Winnipeg to pursue his musical career, initially as a member of the indie rock band The Middle Coast. [2] Following that band's breakup he released the solo album If I Don't Feel Better under his own name in 2019, [3] but after feeling drained and exhausted by the process of creating and touring behind an album with heavy emotional themes, he began creating the Boy Golden persona to present a more easygoing and positive-minded brand of music. [1]
Church of Better Daze, his debut album as Boy Golden, was released in 2021. [1] He followed up with the six-song EP For Jimmy in 2023, [2] supporting the release with his first full headlining tour of North America. [4]
The album For Eden followed in 2024, [5] and was again supported by a North American tour. [6]
He has also appeared as a guest musician on recordings by The Bros. Landreth and Jacob Brodovsky, and produced the forthcoming debut album of singer-songwriter CJ Wiley. [7]
He was a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Contemporary Singer of the Year at the 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2023 for Church of Better Daze, [8] and Contemporary Album of the Year at the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2025 for For Jimmy. [9]
For Eden received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025. [10] At the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards, he won the award for Contemporary Album of the Year for For Jimmy. [11]