Madison Violet
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Madison Violet is a Canadian
duo composed of singer-songwriters
Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac. The group has been notable for various folk and pop award nominations and wins.
in the late 1990s, when MacEachern was part of the band Zoebliss. MacIsaac briefly joined that band, and the pair continued collaborating as a duo after Zoebliss broke up in 1999.
They released three albums independently in Canada, and then signed a record deal with True North Records for their fourth album, No Fool for Trying. Madison Violet are signed to Big Lake / India Records in Germany.
The duo have toured extensively across Canada, Europe, the UK and Australia.
In January 2011, Madison Violet was nominated for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards in the Singer-Songwriter category for No Fool For Trying and won in the category for Folk/Singer-Songwriter Song for "The Ransom and Small of My Heart".
MacIsaac is the sister of fiddler Ashley MacIsaac
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
duo composed of singer-songwriters
Singer–songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac. The group has been notable for various folk and pop award nominations and wins.
History
MacIsaac and MacEachern first met at an artists' hangout in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in the late 1990s, when MacEachern was part of the band Zoebliss. MacIsaac briefly joined that band, and the pair continued collaborating as a duo after Zoebliss broke up in 1999.
They released three albums independently in Canada, and then signed a record deal with True North Records for their fourth album, No Fool for Trying. Madison Violet are signed to Big Lake / India Records in Germany.
The duo have toured extensively across Canada, Europe, the UK and Australia.
In January 2011, Madison Violet was nominated for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards in the Singer-Songwriter category for No Fool For Trying and won in the category for Folk/Singer-Songwriter Song for "The Ransom and Small of My Heart".
MacIsaac is the sister of fiddler Ashley MacIsaac
Ashley MacIsaac
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac is a Canadian professional fiddler from Cape Breton Island.His album Hi™ How Are You Today?, featuring the hit single "Sleepy Maggie", with vocals in Scottish Gaelic by Mary Jane Lamond was released in 1995...
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Albums
- Mad Violet EP (2002)
- Worry The Jury (2004)
- Caravan (2006)
- No Fool For Trying (2009)
- The Good In Goodbye (2011)
Awards
- 2005 ECMA nomination (Best New Artist)
- 2005 ECMA nomination (Pop Recording of the Year / Worry The Jury)
- 2007 ECMA nomination (Group Recording of the Year / Caravan)
- 2008 ECMA nomination (Folk Recording of the Year / Caravan)
- 2008 Canadian Folk Music Award nomination (Best Vocal Group)
- 2009 Canadian Folk Award - (Best Vocal Group)
- 2011 Independent Music Awards Folk/Singer-songwriter Song of the year for "The Random and Small of My Heart"