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Joel Wood (musician)

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Joel Wood is a Cree musician from Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada.[1] He is most noted for his albums Singing Is Healing, which was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022,[2] and Sing. Pray. Love., which won the same category at the Juno Awards of 2024.[3]

He is the son of Steve Wood, a musician with the traditional Cree group Northern Cree with whom Joel has also performed as a member,[4] and the cousin of Fawn Wood, a musician who was a fellow Juno nominee in the same category in 2022.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Joel Wood receives the first OHSOTO’KINO Recording Bursary". CKUA, April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Ashante Infantry, "Grammy nominee Northern Cree summons spirit of rock 'n' roll". Toronto Star, February 7, 2009.