Mariel Buckley | |
|---|---|
 Buckley in 2025 | |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Roots, Americana, Folk |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Website | marielbuckley |
Mariel Buckley is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter based in Calgary, Alberta. [1] She is the younger sister of singer T. Buckley. [2]
Buckley was born in Calgary, Alberta. [3]
Buckley recorded an EP in 2012, and her first album, Motorhome, in 2014. [4] [5] The album was produced by Derek Pulliam, and featured mainly acoustic music. Buckley was accompanied by a string trio [6] with Charlie Hase on pedal steel, Scott Duncan on fiddle, and Pulliam on bass. Buckley was a finalist in the 2014 All-Alberta Songwriting Contest. [7]
In 2018, she recorded a second album, the alt-country Driving in the Dark. [8] [9] The album was produced by Leeroy Stagger. In August that year the album rose to #2 on the !earshot National Folk/Roots/Blues Chart. [10] Also in 2018 Buckley performed at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. [11] [12]
Her sophmore commercial release, Everywhere I Used to Be, was released in August 2022 on Winnipeg-based label Birthday Cake Records. [13] [14] It was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. [15]
In December 2022, Buckley and her brother released a cover The Tragically Hip's "Bobcaygeon" as a single. [16] The two have also continued to perform together as a duo at other times, performing a set that includes duet versions of their own songs as well as covers of material by other artists. [17]
Her second release on Birthday Cake Records and most recent full-length album, Strange Trip Ahead, was released in October 2025. It was recorded in Nashville, TN, with her Edmonton-based band members and produced by Jarrad K (Ruston Kelly, Weezer) [18] at Chateau Noir Studios.
In January 2026, she received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the 2026 Juno Awards. [19]