The Young Novelists

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

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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