Holly McNarland

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Holly McNarland
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Background information
Born (1975-10-23) 23 October 1975 (age 49)
Origin Winnipeg, Manitoba
Genres alternative rock
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Years active1990s-present

Holly McNarland (born 23 October 1975) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, who was most prominent in the 1990s. [1]

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Career

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, McNarland's background is Métis. [2] She moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1990s. [3]

She released her debut EP Sour Pie independently in 1995, [1] before it was rereleased nationally by MCA Records in 1996. [4]

Stuff , her full-length debut album, was released in 1997. [5] The album's most successful single was "Numb", which reached the Canadian top 10. [6]

At the 1998 Juno Awards, she won the Best New Solo Artist category, [7] and was nominated for Best Alternative Album for Stuff and Best Video for "Elmo". [8]

She collaborated with Matthew Good on the song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7" from the album Loser Anthems .

Following Stuff, McNarland ended up taking an unplanned five-year hiatus from music after marrying videographer Jay Mirus and giving birth to her first child. [9] She returned in with the album Home Is Where My Feet Are, [10] released on June 11, 2002. The album was supported by a tour, with Emm Gryner performing as the opening act, [11] and received several Western Canadian Music Award nominations in 2003 including Outstanding Pop Recording, Outstanding Producer (Malcolm Burn) and Outstanding Songwriter. [12]

She then provided backing vocals on the track "Wishing You Would Stay" on The Tea Party's 2004 album Seven Circles , [13] and again collaborated with Good on "Pony Boy", one of the new songs on his 2005 greatest hits package In a Coma . In 2004, she was also one of the performers at that year's National Aboriginal Achievement Awards. [14]

She followed up in 2007 with the album Chin-Up Buttercup, [15] and in 2012 with Run Body Run. [16]

She collaborated with Matt Good once again on his cover of Kate Bush's song Cloudbusting on his 2015 album Chaotic Neutral . [17]

Discography

Studio albums

Live and compilation albums

EPs

Singles

Notes

  1. 1 2 Mike Roberts, "Riding the buzz: Wonder gal McNarland not as dark as the songs". The Province , 18 July 1995.
  2. ↑ Lynn Saxberg, "McNarland back on stage; Metis singer plans one last show at Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival". Ottawa Sun , 20 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Shawn Ohler, "Singer lauded as having `most amazing singing voice'". Kingston Whig-Standard , 10 August 1996.
  4. ↑ Betsy Powell, "Are guys ready for snarling McNarland?". Hamilton Spectator , 6 June 1996.
  5. ↑ Betsy Powell, "Holly McNarland's Stuff loses some of its Sourness". Toronto Star , 21 June 1997.
  6. ↑ David Berry and Rebecca Tucker, "You oughta Juno: What happened to those artists voted most likely to succeed? Part 2 — 1986 – 1999". National Post , 14 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Milo Cernetig, "McLachlan caps hot year with four Juno Awards". The Globe and Mail , 23 March 1998.
  8. ↑ "Juno Award nominations". Montreal Gazette , 12 February 1998.
  9. ↑ Paul Morden, "Holly McNarland starts over: West coast musician to play Sarnia Ribfest". Sarnia Observer , 8 July 2002.
  10. ↑ Scott Brown, "Mother Holly's more mellow". Cowichan Valley Citizen, 15 September 2002.
  11. ↑ Gerry Krochak, "Motherhood offers new inspiration". Regina Leader-Post , 13 March 2003.
  12. ↑ "Artists vie for music awards". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , 21 August 2003.
  13. ↑ Angela Pacienza, "The Tea Party less mystical on new CD". St. Catharines Standard , 21 August 2004.
  14. ↑ "National Aboriginal Achievement Awards to air June 21". Journal Pioneer , 8 June 2004.
  15. ↑ Tom Harrison, "The stuff of life inspires McNarland; Chin Up Buttercup depicts changes". The Province , 6 September 2007.
  16. ↑ Katherine Monk, "Holly McNarland: Run Body Run". Winnipeg Free Press , 23 June 2012.
  17. ↑ "Matthew Good taking chaos on the road". Campbell River Mirror, 24 September 2015.
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