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 Belles 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 released the album The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency,[10] and were named Entertainer of the Year at the Music Newfoundland Awards.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Swinging with the Belles". The Telegram, December 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "KEN Mode are pros at rackets and tax brackets". Toronto Star, By Nick Patch, Feb. 21, 2016
  3. ↑ "Inside CBC Radio’s new ‘q’ with Tom Power". Toronto Star, October 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2015 Winners". Exclaim!, November 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Swinging Belles win Juno for Children's Album of the Year". CBC News, April 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "‘Belles’ of the ball". Memorial University Gazette, April 4, 2016, by Mandy Cook
  7. ↑ "Fall and winter at Harbourfront Theatre packed with Canadian hit performers". The Journal Pioneer, Oct 31, 2017
  8. ↑ "he global all-ages appeal of the Swinging Belles". CBC News, Heather Barrett, Oct 09, 2018
  9. ↑ "The Stan Rogers Folk Festival: is there magic in the Canso fog?"", Roots Music Canada, Brooklyn Connolly, August 2, 2018
  10. ↑ "Album Review: The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency by The Swinging Belles". The Overcast, September 15, 2018, by Sandy May
  11. ↑ "Fortunate Ones, Mark Bragg come out on top at the MusicNL awards". CBC News, Oct 15, 2018
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