Rum Ragged

Canadian folk music group

Rum Ragged

Origin| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Genres| Folk music
Years active| 2014 - present
Members|

* Aaron Collis
* Mark Manning
* Colin Grant
* Zack Nash

Past members|

* Anthony Chafe
* Michael Boone

Website| http://www.rumragged.com/

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]

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 released their latest album, Gone Jiggin' in the spring of 2024. At the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2025, they won the award for Ensemble of the Year.[8]

## Discography

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* Rum Ragged (2016)
* The Hard Times (2018)
* Rum Ragged at Christmas (2018)
* The Thing About Fish (2020)
* Gone Jiggin' (2024)

## References

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1. ^ Lukas Wall, "How Rum Ragged is finding and preserving traditional Newfoundland songs". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, September 14, 2020.
2. ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez, and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
3. ^ "Rum Ragged returns to deCoste in Pictou". SaltWire Network, July 24, 2019.
4. ^ Heather Barrett, "Trad band Rum Ragged's good times with The Hard Times". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, February 13, 2019.
5. ^ Lukas Wall, "Rum Ragged explore Newfoundland's relationship with the fishery in the song". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, September 23, 2020.
6. ^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.
7. ^ "Rum Ragged win three Music Newfoundland and Labrador Awards". The Telegram. February 7, 2021. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
8. ^ Kerry Doole, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Turn 20: Full Winners List". Billboard, April 8, 2025.

## External links

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* Official website

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