The Young Novelists

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The Young Novelists
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Folk, Roots
Years active2009 (2009)–present
Associated actsgraydon james & the young novelists
Website www.theyoungnovelists.com
Members
  • Graydon James
  • John Law
  • Michael Paddags
  • Laura Spink
Past members
  • Noel DiTosto
  • Alex Dodd
  • Shawn Jurek

The Young Novelists are a Canadian folk-roots band, formed in Toronto, Ontario in August 2009. They play and tour as a five or six-piece band, or as a duo. [1] [2] Their second full-length studio album, made us strangers, was released in April 2015 and won the Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist, as well as being nominated for the Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group. [3] [4] It remained nine weeks on the Top 10 Folk/Roots/Blues !earshot radio charts in Canada. [5]

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The Young Novelists received the award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards. They were also the winners of the 2015 Grassy Hills Songwriting competition at the Connecticut Folk Festival. [2] Songwriter Graydon James also received the 2015 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award, presented by the Ontario Arts Council. [6] Previously, they were the 2010 recipients of the Galaxie (now called Stingray Music) Rising Star award. [7]

Festival appearances include Mariposa Folk Festival, [8] Summerfolk, [9] and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.

Their song “It Takes All Kinds” has been described as being "[for] fans of Blue Rodeo, The Band, and pre-weirdness Wilco". [10]

Discography

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  2. 1 2 Gilder, Sharon Allen. "The Young Novelists Booked at O'Hair House Concert Series". Town Courier. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Canadian Folk Music Awards nominees announced". Folk Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "!earshot charts - june 2015 - top 20 folk/roots/blues". !Earshot. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "Toronto roots-rock band shakes it up on new album". Times & Transcript , May 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Past winners". Stingray Music. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ "2015". Mariposa Folk Festival. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "THE YOUNG NOVELISTS". Summerfolk. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ Sakamoto, John. "The Anti-Hit List for March 26". The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ↑ Fernandes, Nereida. "Graydon James & the Young Novelists". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ "In The Year You Were Born". Vue Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ↑ Herd, Mackenzie. "The Young Novelists Made Us Strangers (review)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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