Ken Yates
Ken Yates | |
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| Born | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocalist, guitarist |
Ken Yates is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, who won the Canadian Folk Music Awards for English Songwriter of the Year and New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2017.[1]
Originally from London, Ontario,[2] Yates studied at the Berklee College of Music.[3] He released The Backseat EP in 2011, and followed up with his full-length debut twenty-three in 2013.[3] He won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award in 2014 for his song "The One That Got Away".[4]
His second album, Huntsville, was released in 2016 and was produced by Jim Bryson.[5]
Yates released the singles, "Two Wrongs", "Quiet Talkers", and "When We Came Home", in advance of his upcoming full-length album, Quiet Talkers, released in 2020.
References
- ^ "Six highlights From the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Now, November 20, 2017.
- ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrate artists old and new, including London’s Ken Yates". London Free Press, November 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "Five Questions With… Ken Yates". FYI Music News, September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Toronto's Ken Yates Receives 2014 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award". Ontario Arts Council, October 15, 2014.
- ^ "Ken Yates: Huntsville". Exclaim!, September 28, 2016.
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