Morgan Toney
Morgan Toneyis aMi'kmaqfolk singer-songwriter and fiddler fromNova Scotia,Canada, whose music blendsCeltic folkand traditional Mi'kmaq music.[1]He is a member of theWagmatcook First Nation.[2]
Toney began his musical career as a drummer, but began learning the fiddle in the late 2010s. He met singer-songwriterKeith Mullins,with whom he planned to record an album but found their plans halted by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1]He made his debut at the virtual edition of theCeltic Coloursfestival in 2020, sharing the stage withAshley MacIsaac.[3]
Toney and Mullins then launched aGoFundMepage to assist in the recording of Toney's debut albumFirst Flight,which was released independently in 2021.[1]He received aCanadian Folk Music Awardnominee forIndigenous Songwriter of the Yearat the17th Canadian Folk Music Awardsin 2022,[4]andFirst Flightwas reissued in March 2022 onIshkōdé Records,a record label owned and operated byAmanda RheaumeandShoShonna Kish.[5]
His 2023 albumResiliencereceived aJuno Awardnomination forTraditional Roots Album of the Yearat theJuno Awards of 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abcAndrea Warner,"Morgan Toney's breakthrough year: meet the 22-year-old Mi'kmaq fiddler fusing ancestral songs and Celtic tunes".CBC Music,July 28, 2021.
- ^"Morgan Toney".Folk Alliance International.Retrieved2023-08-19.
- ^Simon Smith,"Cape Breton fiddler honours Mi’kmaw nation with virtual Celtic Colours debut".The Signal,October 27, 2022.
- ^Heather Kitching,"The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights".Roots Music Canada,April 2, 2022.
- ^Jan Vanderhorst,"Morgan Toney is making a name for himself by combining Mi’kmaq musical traditions".Roots Music Canada,April 23, 2022.
- ^"Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees".CBC Music,February 6, 2024.
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