{"id":12792,"date":"2024-03-30T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=12792"},"modified":"2024-03-30T11:10:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T15:10:30","slug":"william-prince-and-david-francey-win-juno-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2024\/03\/30\/william-prince-and-david-francey-win-juno-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"William Prince and David Francey Win JUNO Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

William Prince\u2019s Stand in the Joy<\/em> was named Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and David Francey\u2019s The Breath Between<\/em> won Traditional Roots Album of the Year during the 53rd annual JUNO Awards ceremonies on March 23, 2024 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) selected award recipients in these and other categories.<\/p>\n

\"WilliamA Winnipeg, Manitoba-based country-folk singer-songwriter from Peguis First Nation, William Prince<\/strong> previously received a Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year in 2017 for his debut release, Earthly Days<\/em>, which was also a finalist for Indigenous Music Album of the Year. His album Reliever<\/em> was among the nominees for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year in the Juno Awards of 2021, while he won awards for Contemporary Album of the Year and English Songwriter of the Year during that year\u2019s Canadian Folk Music Awards. Prince was also among the nominees for Songwr<\/em>iter of the Year, a coveted award that went to Aysanabee, an indigenous artist who, along with previous Juno Award winner Allison Russell, also paid tribute to the late notable artists Gordon Lightfoot and Robbie Robertson during the awards ceremonies.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a link for the official video for \u201cWhen You Miss Someone,\u201d one of the songs on William Prince\u2019s Stand in the Joy album:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TxVzg0F4fcU<\/a><\/p>\n

Also In the running for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year were The Returner<\/em> (Allison Russell), We Will Never Be The Same<\/em> ((Good Lovelies), Beyond the Reservoir (Julian Taylor), and A Light in the Attic<\/em> (Logan Staats). <\/p>\n

\"DavidDavid Francey<\/strong> is an expressive and revered Scotland-born and southern Ontario-based singer-songwriter and storyteller. Besides his Juno for The Breath Between<\/em>, Francey is the recipient of three previous Juno Awards for Roots and Traditional Album \u2013 Solo: Right of Passage<\/em> (2008), Skating Rink<\/em> (2004), and Far End of Summer<\/em> (2002). He\u2019s also won several Canaian Folk Music Awards, while Penguin Eggs<\/em> magazine named Skating Rink<\/em> and Far End of Summer<\/em> as Album of the Year in 2003 and 2002, respectively. . Francey, who launched his career as a folksinger-songwriter at age 45 \u2013 after working as a carpenter and in rail yards for 20 years, is also the winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards (2010), and a recipient of the prestigious SOCAN Folk Music Award and the grand prize in the folk category for the John Lennon Songwriting Awards. Francey has also had his songs covered by such notable artists as Tracy Grammer, James Keelaghan, the Del McCoury Band, and The Rankin Family.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a link to enjoy a live performance by David Francey of the title track of his album, The Breath Between, a poignant, introspective reminder of the passage of time:
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0LM6Sa-A8r8<\/a><\/p>\n

Traditional Roots Album of the Year nominees also included Paint Horse<\/em> (Benjamin Dakota Rogers), Roses<\/em> (Jackson Hollow), Second Hand (James Keelaghan), and Resilience<\/em> (Morgan Toney). <\/em><\/p>\n

A complete list of JUNO Awards winners can be found, along with additional information, online at junoawards.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

William Prince\u2019s Stand in the Joy<\/em> was named Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and David Francey\u2019s The Breath Between<\/em> won Traditional Roots Album of the Year during the 53rd annual JUNO Awards ceremonies on March 23, 2024 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) selected award recipients in these and other categories. <\/p>\n

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