The Washboard Union
The Washboard Union | |
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Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | Country, bluegrass |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Slaight Music/Warner Music Canada |
Website |
www |
Members |
David Roberts Aaron Grain Chris Duncombe |
The Washboard Union is a Canadian country music group from Vancouver, British Columbia led by principal members David Roberts, Aaron Grain (aka Brett Ellis) and Chris Duncombe.[1][2]
Biography
Aaron Grain and Chris Duncombe met in Kelowna, British Columbia at age 15 when Duncombe's father began dating Grain's mother.[1] Duncombe and Grain eventually moved to Vancouver where they met David Roberts, who was living in a Point Grey mansion .[1] The three began writing and singing together.[1] They originally performed under the name Run GMC.[3] Their debut album, The Washboard Union, was released in 2012 and produced by Garth Richardson and Bob Ezrin.[4]
In January 2015, The Washboard Union recorded an extended play, In My Bones, at RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Trey Bruce.[5] It was released by Slaight Music/Warner Music Canada on July 10, 2015.[6] The first single, "Some Day" went top 40 and the second and third singles "Maybe It's the Moonshine" & "Shot Of Glory", reached the top 10 and top 5 respectively on the Billboard Canada Country chart.[7] In October 2015, The Washboard Union won the British Columbia Country Music Association Award for Roots Canadiana of the Year.[8]
The Washboard Unions next album What We're Made Off was produced by Matt Rovey (Zac Brown Band, Dean Brody) in Nashville and Jeff "Diesel" Dalziel in Toronto and Vancouver over the winter of 2017/18. The album’s first single, “Shine” was the band’s third Top Ten Country Radio hit which they performed live on the Canadian Country Music Awards and walked away with a CCMA Award for 2017 Roots Artist of the Year. [9]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details |
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The Washboard Union |
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What We're Made Of |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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In My Bones |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions |
Album |
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CAN Country [7] | |||
2015 | "Some Day" | 38 | In My Bones |
"Maybe It's the Moonshine" | 10 | ||
2016 | "Shot of Glory" | 5 | |
"Head over Heels" | 19 | ||
2017 | "Shine" | 9 | What We're Made Of |
"Feel Like That"A | non-album single |
- ACurrent single.
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2015 | "Some Day" | Emma Higgins |
"Maybe It's the Moonshine" | Stefan Berrill | |
2016 | "Shot of Glory" | Stefan Berrill |
"Head Over Heels" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref |
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2014 | BCCMA | Roots Canadiana of the Year | The Washboard Union | Nominated | [11] |
2015 | Album of the Year | In My Bones | Nominated | [12][13] | |
Group Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Nominated | |||
Roots Canadiana of the Year | Won | ||||
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Single of the Year | "Some Day" | Nominated | |||
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2016 | CCMA Awards | Roots Artist of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | [14] |
Rising Star | Won | ||||
Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | [15] | |||
CMT Video of the Year | "Maybe It’s the Moonshine" | Nominated | |||
BCCMA | Group Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | [16][17] | |
Roots Canadiana of the Year | Won | ||||
Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Fans Choice Award | Nominated | ||||
Songwriter of the Year | "Maybe It’s the Moonshine" | Won | |||
Single of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2017 | Canadian Radio Music Awards | Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country | Nominated | [18] | |
BCCMA | SOCAN Songwriter of the Year | "Head Over Heels" | Won | [19] | |
Single of the Year | Won | ||||
Fan Choice | The Washboard Union | Won | |||
Website of the Year | Won | ||||
Gaylord Wood Traditional Country Award/Roots Country Award | Won | ||||
Western Canadian Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | [20] | |
CCMA | Group Duo of the Year | Nominated | [21] | ||
Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Won | ||||
2018 | CCMA | Album of the Year | What We're Made Of | Nominated | [22] |
Group or Duo of the Year | The Washboard Union | Won | |||
Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Won |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "The Washboard Union Biography". CMT. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ Abdellatif, Nouran (January 18, 2016). "Washboard Union performing for first time in Leduc". Leduc Rep. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Kelowna: Nothing wishy-washy about The Washboard Union". Kelowna Capital News. June 19, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ Varty, Alexander (August 20, 2013). "Washboard Union explores a new road". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "The Washboard Union". CBC Music. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ Hudson, Alex (May 22, 2015). "The Washboard Union Make Major Label Debut with New EP". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- 1 2 "Washboard Union Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ Marchand, Francois (October 27, 2015). "Dallas Smith ropes in the wins at 2015 B.C. Country Music Awards". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.thewashboardunion.com/story.html
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/what-were-made-of/1358339589
- ↑ "2014 BCCMA Final Nominees Announced". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. September 15, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ "BCCMA Nominees". Top Country Music | Country Music News, Charts, Playlists, Videos. September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Dallas Smith ropes in the wins at 2015 B.C. Country Music Awards". Vancouver Sun. October 27, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Complete List of 2016 CCMA Award Winners - Canadian Country Music Association". www.ccma.org. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ "2016 CCMA Awards Nominees - Canadian Country Music Association". www.ccma.org. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ "The Full List Of BCCMA Award Winners". Country 107.1. October 24, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ "The 2016 BCCMA Final Ballot Nominees !". Country 107.1. September 21, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 CRMA Nominees |2017 Canadian Music Week April 18–22, 2017". cmw.net. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.bccountry.com/bccma_pastwinners.htm
- ↑ "2017 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees". breakoutwest.ca. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.ccma.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/CCMA_AWARDS/2018_CCMA_Awards_Nominees
- ↑ https://www.ccma.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/CCMA_AWARDS/2018_CCMA_Award_Winners