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'''Amelia Curran''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] singer-songwriter from [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]. The ''[[National Post]]'' describes her music as “a bit like [[Leonard Cohen]] being channeled in a dusty saloon by [[Patsy Cline]].”<ref name=kaplan>{{Cite web | last =Ben | first =Kaplan | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Cohen + Cline : Amelia Curran | work = | publisher = National Post| date =Sep 1, 2009 | url =http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/story.html?id=1948873| format = | doi = | accessdate =Dec 7, 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
'''Amelia Curran''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] singer-songwriter from [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]. The ''[[National Post]]'' describes her music as “a bit like [[Leonard Cohen]] being channeled in a dusty saloon by [[Patsy Cline]].”<ref name=kaplan>{{Cite web | last =Ben | first =Kaplan | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Cohen + Cline : Amelia Curran | work = | publisher =National Post| date =September 1, 2009 | url =http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/story.html?id=1948873| format = | doi = | accessdate =December 7, 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Curran released her first album in 2000, and since then she has released seven more.
Curran released her first album in 2000, and since then she has released seven more.


Her 2006 release, ''War Brides'', was initially released independently and was later given a European and national Canadian release by [[Six Shooter Records]].<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Amelia Curran – When the Sun Goes Away | work = | publisher = Canadian Interviews| date =Oct–Nov 2009 | url =http://www.canadianinterviews.com/interviews/index.php?ID=126 | format = | doi = | accessdate =Dec 7, 2009 }}</ref>
Her 2006 release, ''War Brides'', was initially released independently and was later given a European and national Canadian release by [[Six Shooter Records]].<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Amelia Curran – When the Sun Goes Away | work = | publisher =Canadian Interviews| date =October–November 2009 | url =http://www.canadianinterviews.com/interviews/index.php?ID=126 | format = | doi = | accessdate =December 7, 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=February 2018}}</ref>


''War Brides'' was nominated for two [[East Coast Music Awards]]: Folk Recording of the Year and Female Solo Recording of the Year.<ref>http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2007/tcr/0216n15.htm</ref>
''War Brides'' was nominated for two [[East Coast Music Awards]]: Folk Recording of the Year and Female Solo Recording of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Newfoundland and Labrador Talent A Strong Force at East Coast Music Awards | work = | publisher =Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | date =February 16, 2007 | url =http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2007/tcr/0216n15.htm | format = | doi = | accessdate =February 24, 2018}}</ref>


In 2009, Curran released ''Hunter, Hunter''. She describes this album as “a little tougher than ''War Brides'' but it’s still minimal”. She explains that the title is “''Hunter Hunter'' as opposed to hunter-gatherer.”<ref name=light>{{Cite web | last =Light | first =Whitney | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Amelia Curran – There and Back Again | work = | publisher = Stylus Magazine | date =Oct–Nov 2009 | url =http://stylusmagazine.ca/09no04augsept/StylusMagazine-AmeliaCurran.htm | doi = | accessdate =Dec 7, 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
In 2009, Curran released ''Hunter, Hunter''. She describes this album as “a little tougher than ''War Brides'' but it’s still minimal”. She explains that the title is “''Hunter Hunter'' as opposed to hunter-gatherer.”<ref name=light>{{Cite web | last =Light | first =Whitney | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Amelia Curran – There and Back Again | work = | publisher = Stylus Magazine | date =October–November 2009 | url =http://stylusmagazine.ca/09no04augsept/StylusMagazine-AmeliaCurran.htm | doi = | accessdate =December 7, 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} </ref> This is the first album that she recorded in her home-town of St. John’s.<ref>{{Cite web | last =Rachel | first =Sanders | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Exclusive: Amelia Curran Talks New Album, Six Shooter and Her Newfoundland Homecoming | work = | publisher =[[Exclaim!]] | date =August 10, 2009 | url =http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=0&csid2=844&fid1=40403| format = | doi = | accessdate =December 7, 2009 }}</ref>
</ref> This is the first album that she recorded in her home-town of St. John’s.<ref>{{Cite web | last =Rachel | first =Sanders | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Exclusive: Amelia Curran Talks New Album, Six Shooter and Her Newfoundland Homecoming | work = | publisher = Exclaim! | date =August 10, 2009 | url =http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=0&csid2=844&fid1=40403| format = | doi = | accessdate =Dec 7, 2009 }}</ref>


Curran’s lyrics have been described as "evocative" by Spinner Canada who, referring to Curran’s song “The Mistress”, wrote that “Like the best poets, Curran packs so much meaning into each line that the listener barely has time to register each clever lyric before the next zinger comes along.”<ref>{{Cite web | last =Siddiqui | first =Tabassum | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Northern Exposure: Amelia Curran, ‘The Mistress’ | work = | publisher = Spinner Canada | date =Oct 30, 2009 | url =http://www.spinner.ca/2009/10/30/northern-exposure-amelia-curran-the-mistress-free-mp3/ | format = | doi = | accessdate =Dec 7, 2009 }}</ref>
Curran’s lyrics have been described as "evocative" by Spinner Canada who, referring to Curran’s song “The Mistress”, wrote that “Like the best poets, Curran packs so much meaning into each line that the listener barely has time to register each clever lyric before the next zinger comes along.”<ref>{{Cite web | last =Siddiqui | first =Tabassum | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Northern Exposure: Amelia Curran, ‘The Mistress’ | work = | publisher = Spinner Canada | date =October 30, 2009 | url =http://www.spinner.ca/2009/10/30/northern-exposure-amelia-curran-the-mistress-free-mp3/ | format = | doi = | accessdate =December 7, 2009 }}</ref>


''Hunter Hunter'' earned Curran four nominations at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards; Female Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year.<ref>http://www.ecma.ca/news.asp?section=19&id=92</ref><ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/807640175.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+22%2C+2010&author=Quill%2C+Greg&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=E.6&desc=Musicians+honoured+all+across+the+country "Musicians honoured all across the country. Toronto guitarist and klezmer band among those given prizes"]. ''Toronto Star''- Toronto, Ont. Quill, Greg Nov 22, 2010 Page: E.6</ref>
''Hunter Hunter'' earned Curran four nominations at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards; Female Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year.<ref> {{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Awards Archive, East Coast Music Awards Association (2010) | work = | publisher = [[East Coast Music Association]] | date = | url =http://www.ecma.com/awards/archive/2010 | format = | doi = | accessdate =February 24, 2018 }}</ref><ref> {{Cite web | last = Quill | first =Greg | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Musicians honoured all across the country | work = | publisher =[[Toronto Star]], Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Page E.6 | date =November 22, 2010 | url =http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/807640175.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+22%2C+2010&author=Quill%2C+Greg&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=E.6&desc=Musicians+honoured+all+across+the+country | format = | doi = | accessdate = February 24, 2018 }}</ref>


In addition to being a musician, Curran is also a playwright and actor, and has had her plays performed in fringe festivals.<ref name=light />
In addition to being a musician, Curran is also a playwright and actor, and has had her plays performed in fringe festivals.<ref name=light />


On April 17, 2010, Curran won a [[Juno Award]] in the category of [[Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo|Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo]] for ''Hunter Hunter''.<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Nominees/Winners: Juno Awards | work = | publisher = Juno Awards | year =2010 | url =http://junoawards.ca/nominees/ | doi = | accessdate =April 18, 2010 }}</ref> Curran also won first prize (Folk category) of the 15th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, and was named solo artist of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.<ref name=record>[https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/2558823-the-once-beyond-the-pale-both-win-two-at-canadian-folk-music-awards/ "The Once, Beyond the Pale, both win two at Canadian Folk Music Awards"]. ''Waterloo Region Record'', Nov 21, 2010</ref>
On April 17, 2010, Curran won a [[Juno Award]] in the category of [[Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo|Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo]] for ''Hunter Hunter''.<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Nominees/Winners, The JUNO Awards | work = | publisher =[[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences | The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] | url =http://www.junoawards.ca/nominees/?nomination-year=2010 | doi = | accessdate =February 24, 2018 }}</ref> Curran also won first prize (Folk category) of the 15th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, and was named solo artist of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.<ref> {{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =The Once, Beyond the Pale, both win two at Canadian Folk Music Awards | work = | publisher =[[Waterloo Region Record]] | date =November 21, 2010 | url = https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/2558823-the-once-beyond-the-pale-both-win-two-at-canadian-folk-music-awards/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = February 24, 2018 }}</ref>


Curran's newest album, ''They Promised You Mercy'', was released on November 8, 2014.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/amelia_curran-they_promised_you_mercy_album_stream "Amelia Curran, 'They Promised You Mercy' (album stream)"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', October 28, 2014.</ref> Shortly before the album's release, Curran also performed music for a public service video advocating awareness and service improvements on [[mental health]] issues, which also featured the participation of figures including actors [[Allan Hawco]] and [[Krystin Pellerin]], author [[Michael Crummey]] and Newfoundland and Labrador MLA [[Gerry Rogers]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mental-health-forum-tackles-stigma-calls-for-systemic-change-1.2800389 "Mental health forum tackles stigma, calls for systemic change"]. [[CBC News]], October 16, 2014.</ref>
Curran's album, ''They Promised You Mercy'', was released on November 8, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Murphy | first = Sarah | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Amelia Curran, 'They Promised You Mercy' (album stream) | work = | publisher =[[Exclaim!]] | date =October 28, 2014 | url =http://exclaim.ca/music/article/amelia_curran-they_promised_you_mercy_album_stream | doi = | accessdate =February 24, 2018 }}</ref> Shortly before the album's release, Curran also performed music for a public service video advocating awareness and service improvements on [[mental health]] issues, which also featured the participation of figures including actors [[Allan Hawco]] and [[Krystin Pellerin]], author [[Michael Crummey]] and Newfoundland and Labrador MLA [[Gerry Rogers]].<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Mental health forum tackles stigma, calls for systemic change | work = | publisher =[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date =October 16, 2014 | url =http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mental-health-forum-tackles-stigma-calls-for-systemic-change-1.2800389 | doi = | accessdate =February 24, 2018 }}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 15:26, 24 February 2018

Amelia Curran
BornSt. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
GenresIndie rock
Folk rock
Alternative country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2000–present
LabelsSix Shooter
Websitewww.ameliacurran.com

Amelia Curran is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. John's. The National Post describes her music as “a bit like Leonard Cohen being channeled in a dusty saloon by Patsy Cline.”[1]

Early life

Curran was born in St. John's. She started playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager and eventually dropped out of university in order to busk on the streets of St. John’s.[1]

Career

Curran released her first album in 2000, and since then she has released seven more.

Her 2006 release, War Brides, was initially released independently and was later given a European and national Canadian release by Six Shooter Records.[2]

War Brides was nominated for two East Coast Music Awards: Folk Recording of the Year and Female Solo Recording of the Year.[3]

In 2009, Curran released Hunter, Hunter. She describes this album as “a little tougher than War Brides but it’s still minimal”. She explains that the title is “Hunter Hunter as opposed to hunter-gatherer.”[4] This is the first album that she recorded in her home-town of St. John’s.[5]

Curran’s lyrics have been described as "evocative" by Spinner Canada who, referring to Curran’s song “The Mistress”, wrote that “Like the best poets, Curran packs so much meaning into each line that the listener barely has time to register each clever lyric before the next zinger comes along.”[6]

Hunter Hunter earned Curran four nominations at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards; Female Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year.[7][8]

In addition to being a musician, Curran is also a playwright and actor, and has had her plays performed in fringe festivals.[4]

On April 17, 2010, Curran won a Juno Award in the category of Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo for Hunter Hunter.[9] Curran also won first prize (Folk category) of the 15th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, and was named solo artist of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.[10]

Curran's album, They Promised You Mercy, was released on November 8, 2014.[11] Shortly before the album's release, Curran also performed music for a public service video advocating awareness and service improvements on mental health issues, which also featured the participation of figures including actors Allan Hawco and Krystin Pellerin, author Michael Crummey and Newfoundland and Labrador MLA Gerry Rogers.[12]

Discography

  • Barricade (2000)
  • Trip Down Little Road (2001)
  • Lullabies for Barflies (2002)
  • War Brides (2006)
  • Hunter, Hunter (2009)
  • Spectators (2012)
  • They Promised You Mercy (2014)
  • Watershed (2017)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Ben, Kaplan (September 1, 2009). "Cohen + Cline : Amelia Curran". National Post. Retrieved December 7, 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) [dead link]
  2. ^ "Amelia Curran – When the Sun Goes Away". Canadian Interviews. October–November 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) [dead link]
  3. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador Talent A Strong Force at East Coast Music Awards". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. February 16, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ a b Light, Whitney (October–November 2009). "Amelia Curran – There and Back Again". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved December 7, 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) [dead link]
  5. ^ Rachel, Sanders (August 10, 2009). "Exclusive: Amelia Curran Talks New Album, Six Shooter and Her Newfoundland Homecoming". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 7, 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ Siddiqui, Tabassum (October 30, 2009). "Northern Exposure: Amelia Curran, 'The Mistress'". Spinner Canada. Retrieved December 7, 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "Awards Archive, East Coast Music Awards Association (2010)". East Coast Music Association. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ Quill, Greg (November 22, 2010). "Musicians honoured all across the country". Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Page E.6. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ "Nominees/Winners, The JUNO Awards". The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  10. ^ "The Once, Beyond the Pale, both win two at Canadian Folk Music Awards". Waterloo Region Record. November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ Murphy, Sarah (October 28, 2014). "Amelia Curran, 'They Promised You Mercy' (album stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  12. ^ "Mental health forum tackles stigma, calls for systemic change". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 16, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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