The Swinging Belles
The Swinging Belles are a Canadian children's music group from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] The band, who perform in a swing jazz style, consists of vocalists Laura Winter and Erin Power, and guitarist Duane Andrews.[1] Winter and Power are both schoolteachers who also perform country music with The Dilettantes, and Andrews is Power's husband.[1][2] Power is also the sister of musician and broadcaster Tom Power.[3]
History
The band's debut album, More Sheep, Less Sleep, won both the Canadian Folk Music Award for children's album of the year at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards,[4] and the Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2016.[5][6]
In 2017 the band performed at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, PEI,[7] and released Jingle Belles, an album of Christmas music.
In 2018 The Swinging Bells performed at a festival in Normandy, France,[8] as well as at the Stan Rogers Music Festival in Canso, Nova Scotia.[9] That year the group release the album The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency,[10] and were named Entertainer of the Year at the Music Newfoundland Awards.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Swinging with the Belles". The Telegram, December 3, 2014.
- ^ "KEN Mode are pros at rackets and tax brackets". Toronto Star, By Nick Patch, Feb. 21, 2016
- ^ "Inside CBC Radio’s new ‘q’ with Tom Power". Toronto Star, October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2015 Winners". Exclaim!, November 9, 2015.
- ^ "The Swinging Belles win Juno for Children's Album of the Year". CBC News, April 3, 2016.
- ^ "‘Belles’ of the ball". Memorial University Gazette, April 4, 2016, by Mandy Cook
- ^ "Fall and winter at Harbourfront Theatre packed with Canadian hit performers". The Journal Pioneer, Oct 31, 2017
- ^ "he global all-ages appeal of the Swinging Belles". CBC News, Heather Barrett, Oct 09, 2018
- ^ "The Stan Rogers Folk Festival: is there magic in the Canso fog?"", Roots Music Canada, Brooklyn Connolly, August 2, 2018
- ^ "Album Review: The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency by The Swinging Belles". The Overcast, September 15, 2018, by Sandy May
- ^ "Fortunate Ones, Mark Bragg come out on top at the MusicNL awards". CBC News, Oct 15, 2018