The Washboard Union | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Country, bluegrass |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Members | David John Roberts Aaron Grain Chris Duncombe |
| Website | www |
The Washboard Union is a Canadian country music group from Vancouver, British Columbia led by principal members David Roberts, Aaron Grain (aka Brett Ellis) and Chris Duncombe. [1] [2]
Aaron Grain and Chris Duncombe met in Kelowna, British Columbia at age 15 when Duncombe's father began dating Grain's mother. [1] Duncombe and Grain eventually moved to Vancouver, where they met David Roberts, who was living in a Point Grey mansion. [1] The three began writing and singing together. [1] They originally performed under the name Run GMC. [3] Their debut album, The Washboard Union, was released in 2012 and produced by Garth Richardson and Bob Ezrin. [4]
In January 2015, The Washboard Union recorded an extended play, In My Bones, at RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Trey Bruce. [5] It was released by Slaight Music/Warner Music Canada on July 10, 2015. [6] The first single, "Some Day", went top 40, and the second and third singles, "Maybe It's the Moonshine" & "Shot of Glory", reached the top 10 and top 5 respectively on the Billboard Canada Country chart. [7] In October 2015, The Washboard Union won the British Columbia Country Music Association Award for Roots Canadiana of the Year. [8]
The Washboard Union's next album, What We're Made Of, was produced by Matt Rovey (Zac Brown Band, Dean Brody) in Nashville and Jeff "Diesel" Dalziel in Toronto and Vancouver over the winter of 2017/18. The album's first single, “Shine”, was the band's third Top Ten Country Radio hit which they performed live on the Canadian Country Music Awards and walked away with a CCMA Award for 2017 Roots Artist of the Year.
In 2018, the group performed in Liverpool, Nova Scotia at the Queens Place Emera Centre. [9] On November 22, 2019, The Washboard Union released "Country Thunder" [10] as the leadoff single to their third studio album, Everbound, which was released on April 24, 2020. The album's second single was "Dock Rock," followed by "If She Only Knew" [11] and "Never Run Outta Road."
In 2023, the band released their single "I Run on Country" as part of a new partnership with Universal Music Canada. [12]
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| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
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| 2015 | "Some Day" | 38 | In My Bones | |
| "Maybe It's the Moonshine" | 10 | |||
| 2016 | "Shot of Glory" | 5 |
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| "Head Over Heels" | 19 | |||
| 2017 | "Shine" | 9 | What We're Made Of | |
| 2018 | "Feel Like That" | 11 | ||
| 2019 | "She Gets Me" | 16 |
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| "Country Thunder" | 2 |
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| 2020 | "Dock Rock" | 9 |
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| "If She Only Knew" | 33 | |||
| 2021 | "Never Run Outta Road" | 17 | ||
| 2023 | "I Run on Country" | 14 | TBA | |
| "Gather Round" | 34 |
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| 2021 | "Feliz Navidad" | 46 | — |
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2015 | "Some Day" | Emma Higgins |
| "Maybe It's the Moonshine" | Stefan Berrill | |
| 2016 | "Shot of Glory" | |
| "Head Over Heels" | ||
| 2017 | "Shine" | Travis Nesbitt |
| 2018 | "What We're Made Of" | Stephano Barberis |
| "Feel Like That" | Joel Stewart | |
| 2019 | "She Gets Me" | |
| "Country Thunder" | Stephano Barberis | |
| 2021 | "If She Only Knew" | |
| "Never Run Outta Road" | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2014 | BCCMA | Roots Canadiana of the Year | The Washboard Union | Nominated | [16] |
| 2015 | Album of the Year | In My Bones | Nominated | [17] [18] | |
| Group Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Nominated | |||
| Roots Canadiana of the Year | Won | ||||
| Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Single of the Year | "Some Day" | Nominated | |||
| Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | CCMA Awards | Roots Artist of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | [19] |
| Rising Star | Won | ||||
| Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | [20] | |||
| CMT Video of the Year | "Maybe It’s the Moonshine" | Nominated | |||
| BCCMA | Group Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | [21] [22] | |
| Roots Canadiana of the Year | Won | ||||
| Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Fans Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
| Songwriter of the Year | "Maybe It’s the Moonshine" | Won | |||
| Single of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2017 | Canadian Radio Music Awards | Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country | Nominated | [23] | |
| BCCMA | SOCAN Songwriter of the Year | "Head Over Heels" | Won | [24] | |
| Single of the Year | Won | ||||
| Fan Choice | The Washboard Union | Won | |||
| Website of the Year | Won | ||||
| Gaylord Wood Traditional Country Award/Roots Country Award | Won | ||||
| Western Canadian Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | [25] | |
| CCMA | Group Duo of the Year | Nominated | [26] | ||
| Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2018 | CCMA | Album of the Year | What We're Made Of | Nominated | [27] |
| Group or Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | |||
| Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2019 | Juno Awards | Breakthrough Group of the Year - | The Washboard Union | Won | [28] |
| CCMA | Group or Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | [29] | |
| Roots Album of the Year | What We're Made Of | Won | |||
| 2020 | 2020 Canadian Country Music Awards | Group or Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | [30] |
| Roots Album Of The Year | Everbound | Won | |||
| Video Of The Year | "Country Thunder" | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards | Group or Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Nominated | [31] |
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