The Reklaws
The Reklaws | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cambridge, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 2012-present[1] |
| Members |
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| Website | Official website |
The Reklaws are a Canadian country music duo, consisting of siblings Stuart and Jenna Walker.[1][2] Their debut album, Feels Like That, was released in 2018 and received a Juno Award nomination for Country Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019.[3]The Walker siblings grew up in Cambridge, Ontario, where their parents owned and operated the Yee Haw Adventure Farm.[4] Selecting their band name by spelling their surname backward, they performed together as a duo for a number of years before winning the Emerging Artist Showcase at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival in 2013.[5] They released a number of singles over the next few years, scoring their first national country music hit in 2017 with "Hometown Kids".[6]
In 2018, they released the EP Long Live the Night. The EP's title track was released in both a "regular" version and a Canadian Football League-themed rewrite which served as a theme song for CFL on TSN games.[7] Later in the year they released the full-length album Feels Like That, won the Rising Star Award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards,[8] and performed the kickoff show at the 2018 Grey Cup.[9]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Canadian Country Music Awards | Discovery Award | — | Nominated | [10] |
| 2018 | Rising Star Award | — | Won | ||
| Group or Duo of the Year | — | Nominated | |||
| Video of the Year | Hometown Kids | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Juno Awards | Country Album of the Year | Feels Like That | Nominated | [3] |
References
- ^ a b "Bio". thereklaws.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Liny Lamberink (15 March 2019). "Juno-nominated band The Reklaws spending the 'most Canadian day' in London". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". cbc.ca. CBC. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Joel Rubinoff (17 March 2019). "Reklaws have big shoes to fill". therecord.ca. Metroland Media. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Richard Vivian (13 July 2014). "The Reklaws are Seeing Stars with first-ever music video". cambridgetimes.ca. Metroland Media. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Bill Doucet (13 July 2018). "Cambridge's 'Hometown Kids' make strides across Canada with three CCMA nominations". cambridgetimes.ca. Metroland Media. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Lana Michelin (20 February 2019). "Country star Gord Bamford and The Reklaws perform free Games concert Friday". reddeeradvocate.com. Black Press Media. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Bill Doucet (12 September 2018). "Big week for Cambridge's The Reklaws culminates with CCMA award". cambridgetimes.ca. Metroland Media. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Canadian Press (28 June 2018). "The Reklaws performing at Grey Cup kickoff show in Edmonton". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Search Past CCMA Award Winners and Nominees". ccma.org. CCMA. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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