The Young Novelists

Origin| Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres| Folk, Roots
Years active| 2009 (2009)–present
Members|

* Graydon James
* Laura Spink

Past members|

* Noel DiTosto
* Alex Dodd
* Shawn Jurek
* John Law
* Myke Mazzei
* Michael Paddags

Website| theyoungnovelists.com

The Young Novelists are a Canadian folk-roots band, formed in Toronto, Ontario in August 2009. They play and tour as a five or six-piece band, or as a duo.[1][2] Their second full-length studio album, made us strangers, was released in April 2015 and won the Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist, as well as being nominated for the Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group.[3][4] It remained nine weeks on the Top 10 Folk/Roots/Blues !earshot radio charts in Canada.[5]

The Young Novelists received the award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards. They were also the winners of the 2015 Grassy Hills Songwriting competition at the Connecticut Folk Festival.[2] Songwriter Graydon James also received the 2015 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award, presented by the Ontario Arts Council.[6] Previously, they were the 2010 recipients of the Galaxie (now called Stingray Music) Rising Star award.[7]

Festival appearances include Mariposa Folk Festival,[8] Summerfolk,[9] and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.

Their song “It Takes All Kinds” has been described as being "[for] fans of Blue Rodeo, The Band, and pre-weirdness Wilco".[10]

## Discography

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* a small town eulogy, (April 2011)[11]
* live at dublin st. church, (November 2011)[12]
* in the year you were born, (September 2012)[13]
* made us strangers, (April 2015)[14]
* in city & country, (May 2018)[15]
* these dark canyons, (October 2025)[16]

## References

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1. ^ "Young Novelists building bridges in New Brunswick". CBC. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
2. ^ a b Gilder, Sharon Allen. "The Young Novelists Booked at O'Hair House Concert Series". Town Courier. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
3. ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced in Edmonton". CBC. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
4. ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards nominees announced". Folk Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
5. ^ "!earshot charts - june 2015 - top 20 folk/roots/blues". !Earshot. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
6. ^ "Toronto roots-rock band shakes it up on new album". Times & Transcript, May 2, 2015.
7. ^ "Past winners". Stingray Music. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
8. ^ "2015". Mariposa Folk Festival. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
9. ^ "THE YOUNG NOVELISTS". Summerfolk. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
10. ^ Sakamoto, John (24 March 2011). "The Anti-Hit List for March 26". The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
11. ^ Fernandes, Nereida. "Graydon James & the Young Novelists". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
12. ^ "Graydon James & The Young Novelists – Live At Dublin St. Church". Discogs. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
13. ^ "In The Year You Were Born". Vue Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2015.[dead link]
14. ^ Herd, Mackenzie. "The Young Novelists Made Us Strangers (review)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
15. ^ "In City & Country". Roots Music Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
16. ^ "The Young Novelists Hugh's Room Live". Hugh's Room.

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## External links

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* The Young Novelists' official website

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