Megan Nash

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Megan Nash (born November 6, 1989) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Mortlach, Saskatchewan. [1] Her latest album Soft Focus Futures was released on November 3, 2021. [2]

Nash released Song Harvest Volume One on March 17, 2015. [3] The album was recorded live off the floor of an 100-year-old church where she wrote the songs. The tracks were recorded with minimal production, with just guitar and vocals. [1]

In 2016, Nash was nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. [4] Nash performed at the Regina Folk Festival. [5]

In 2017, Nash performed at Merlefest in North Carolina. [6] In September, she toured Europe as part of "About Songs Canadian Youngbloods Tour" alongside Devarrow and Owen Meany's Batting Stance. [7] Seeker was released on September 22, 2017. [8]

In 2018, Nash returned to Europe, performing solo headlining dates and opening for Shred Kelly. She performed on the main stage at the Ness Creek Music Festival in July with her back up band Bears in Hazenmore. Nash was nominated for Breakout Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. [9] Nash's album Seeker was voted Best Album of 2018 by Prairie Dog Readers. [10]

Personal life

Nash is gender-fluid, and uses she/they pronouns. [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Megan Nash 'Song Harvest Volume One' (album stream)". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Megan Nash Questions What Went Wrong in "Table for One" Video | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Spotlight on Saskatchewan: How moving to a small town changed Megan Nash's career". verbnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  4. ↑ "2016 WCMA Nominees".
  5. ↑ "Regina Folk Festival Announces 2016 Lineup | Exclaim!".
  6. ↑ "MerleFest adds 10 newly discovered talents to '17 lineup". 16 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Agenda of ALL events in Luxembourg City".
  8. ↑ "Megan Nash Announces Release Date for New Album "Seeker" | Acronym Records".
  9. ↑ "2018 WCMA Nominees Announced!".
  10. ↑ "Best of Regina 2018 - Prairie Dog". www.prairiedogmag.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13.
  11. ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/megannashmusic?lang=en . Retrieved 2022-09-07.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/megannashmusic/status/1474141088847839246 . Retrieved 2022-09-07.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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