The Slocan Ramblers

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The Slocan Ramblers are a Canadian bluegrass music group from Toronto, Ontario. [1] They are most noted for their 2018 album Queen City Jubilee, which received a Juno Award nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019. [2]

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The Slocan Ramblers formed in 2011; the band is named for the Slocan Valley in British Columbia. [3] The group consists of mandolinist Adrian Gross, banjo player Frank Evans, guitarist Darryl Poulsen, and bassist Alastair Whitehead. [4] [5] Evans, Whitehead and Poulsen all perform vocals depending on the song. [6]

They released their debut album, Shaking Down the Acorns, in 2012, [7] and followed up with Coffee Creek in 2015. [8] Coffee Creek received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Best Traditional Album at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards. [9]

In 2016 the Slocan Ramblers toured in the United States for three months. [5]

In 2018 the Ramblers opened for Jerry Douglas at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival. [10] In 2019 the band performed at the International Bluegrass Music Association Momentum Awards event in Raleigh, North Carolina. [11] That year they also performed at the Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival in British Columbia. [12]

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