Basia Bulat
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| Basia Bulat | |
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_1.jpg) Basia Bulat performing in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1984 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | London, Ontario |
| Genre(s) | Folk, folk pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Autoharp, Hammered dulcimer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Rough Trade, Hardwood Records |
| Website | www.basiabulat.com |
Basia Bulat (pronounced /ˈbæʃə ˈbʊulæt/[1] is a Canadian pop music singer-songwriter. Based in London, Ontario, she released an independent EP in 2005. She subsequently signed to Rough Trade Records, which released her full-length debut album, Oh, My Darling in April 2007.
Her singles "Snakes and Ladders", "Little One" and "I Was a Daughter" have been playlisted on CBC Radio 3 while various tracks have received airplay on college radio in Canada and the United States. Her latest album, Oh, My Darling, made the short list for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
Bulat has toured across Canada, the U.S., Europe; in June 2008, she ventured to Australia.
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[edit] Discography
- Basia Bulat (2005, EP)
- Oh, My Darling (2007)
- Touch The Hem Of His Garment (2008, 7")
[edit] Other media
- The song "Little Waltz" has been used in a 2007 Australian Volkswagen Eos advertisement.
- Her first official music video, "In the Night," was released in December 2007.
- The song "In the Night" was used on AMC's Every Night at 8 promotion for February 2008.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Harewood, Adrian (18 January 2008). "Basia Bulat interview". All in a Day. CBO-FM (CBC Radio One Ottawa). http://www.cbc.ca/allinaday/listenagain_sept_07_feb_08.html.
- ^ http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/nominees/
- ^ AMC » Music From Every Night at 8 » Basia Bulat
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