Rum Ragged are a Canadian folk music group from Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] They are most noted for their 2020 album The Thing About Fish, which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[2]
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| Origin | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Years active | 2014 - present |
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| Website | http://www.rumragged.com/ |
Originally consisting of accordionist Aaron Collis and singer/guitarist Mark Manning, the band released its self-titled debut album in 2016.[3] They followed up with the album The Hard Times and a holiday-themed album titled Rum Ragged at Christmas in 2018, with new supporting members Anthony Chafe on bodhran and Michael Boone on bass and banjo.[4] Chafe and Boone were subsequently replaced by fiddler Colin Grant and multi-instrumentalist Zack Nash in early 2019. [5]
In addition to their Juno Award nomination, the band received two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations, including for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[6] They have been nominated for several East Coast Music Awards, and won eleven MusicNL awards in their time as a band.[7]
The band is set to release their latest album, Gone Jiggin' in the spring of 2024.
Discography edit
Studio Albums edit
- Rum Ragged (2016)
- The Hard Times (2018)
- Rum Ragged at Christmas (2018)
- The Thing About Fish (2020)
- Gone Jiggin' (2024)
References edit
- ^ Lukas Wall, "How Rum Ragged is finding and preserving traditional Newfoundland songs". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, September 14, 2020.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez, and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Rum Ragged returns to deCoste in Pictou". SaltWire Network, July 24, 2019.
- ^ Heather Barrett, "Trad band Rum Ragged's good times with The Hard Times". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, February 13, 2019.
- ^ Lukas Wall, "Rum Ragged explore Newfoundland's relationship with the fishery in the song". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, September 23, 2020.
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rum Ragged win three Music Newfoundland and Labrador Awards". The Telegram, February 7, 2021.
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