Hillsburn (band)

Hillsburn is an indie rock band from Nova Scotia, Canada. They have been hailed by several media outlets as one of the east coast of Canada's next big acts.[1] The band has released two full-length albums, and has been nominated for a number of regional and national awards.[2]

Hillsburn (band)
Background information
OriginHalifax, Nova Scotia
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Websitehillsburn.com
Members
  • Paul Aarntzen
  • Rosanna Burrill
  • Clayton Burrill
  • Jackson Fairfax-Perry
  • Clare Macdonald

Musical career

The band formed as a quartet in 2014 at the home of band member Paul Aarntzen, who was residing in the small village of Hillsburn, Nova Scotia at the time.[3] Rosanna Burrill and her brother Clayton were joined by Jackson Fairfax-Perry at Paul's home where the band had its first rehearsals. Aarntzen subsequently relocated to Halifax to dedicate more time to the project. Hillsburn released its self-titled, self-recorded EP in October 2014.[4] One of the tracks from this self-recorded EP placed in the national top ten in CBC's Searchlight competition that year.[5][6]

This success was followed up with the release of the band's first full-length album, In The Battle Years in 2016.[7] Shortly after releasing their debut full-length the band added drummer Clare Macdonald to the mix.[8] Clare, Rosanna, and Jackson had all previously known each other from Dalhousie University's Music program.[9]

In The Battle Years was awarded the 2016 Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist of the Year.[10] Hillsburn was also nominated in several categories at the 2017 East Coast Music Awards, including Rising Star Recording of the Year, Group Recording of the Year, and Fans' Choice Video of the Year.[11] The band won the 2017 ECMA for Fans' Choice Video, beating out high-profile acts such as Classified, Ria Mae, Ben Caplan, Paper Lions, and Heather Rankin.[12]

Hillsburn has toured extensively across North America.[13][14][15]

Hillsburn released its sophomore record, The Wilder Beyond, on February 2, 2018.[16] The album was nominated for six awards at the 2018 Nova Scotia Music Awards—including Group Recording of the Year, Recording of the Year, and Pop Recording of the Year—while Aarntzen was nominated for SOCAN songwriter of the year.[17] Hillsburn also received four nominations for the 2019 East Coast Music Awards, including Group Recording of the Year and Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year.[18] The Wilder Beyond has charted extensively on the Earshot national campus and community radio charts in Canada.[19] A deluxe edition of the album was released in February 2019.[20]

The band announced in January 2020 that it was working on a new album with producer Howard Redekopp.[21]

Band members
  • Paul Aarntzen - Songwriter, vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Rosanna Burrill - Vocals, violin, synthesizers
  • Clayton Burrill - Vocals, guitar
  • Jackson Fairfax-Perry - Keyboards, synthesizers, saxophone, mandolin
  • Clare Macdonald - Drums, percussion

Discography
  • Hillsburn EP - 2015
  • In the Battle Years - 2016
  • The Wilder Beyond - 2018

Documentary

Hillsburn: A Band Becomes (2016)[22]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominatedResultRef
2019 East Coast Music Awards Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year HillsburnNominated [18]
2019 East Coast Music Awards Group Recording of the Year Hillsburn / The Wilder BeyondNominated [18]
2019 East Coast Music Awards Fans' Choice Video of the Year Hillsburn / Paul AarntzenNominated [18]
2019 East Coast Music Awards Video of the Year Hillsburn / Paul AarntzenNominated [18]
2018 Nova Scotia Music Awards Entertainer of the Year HillsburnNominated [23]
2018 Nova Scotia Music Awards Recording of the Year HillsburnNominated [23]
2018 Nova Scotia Music Awards Group Recording of the Year HillsburnWon [23]
2018 Nova Scotia Music Awards Pop Recording of the Year HillsburnNominated [23]
2018 Nova Scotia Music Awards SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Paul Aarntzen "Time of Life"Nominated [23]
2018 Nova Scotia Music Awards Digital Artist of the Year HillsburnNominated [23]
2017East Coast Music AwardsFan's Choice Video of the YearHillsburn "Run Down"Won[11]
2017East Coast Music AwardsGroup Recording of the YearHillsburnNominated[11]
2017East Coast Music AwardsRising Star Recording of the YearHillsburnNominated[11]
2016Canadian Folk Music AwardsNew/Emerging Artists of the YearHillsburnWon[10]
2016Canadian Folk Music AwardsVocal Group of the YearHillsburnNominated[24]
2016Atlantic Film FestivalBest Atlantic Original ScoreHillsburn - A Band BecomesWon[25]
2016Nova Scotia Music AwardsGroup Recording of the YearHillsburnNominated[26]
2016Nova Scotia Music AwardsMusic Video of the YearHillsburn "Run Down"Nominated[26]
2016Nova Scotia Music AwardsAmericana/Bluegrass Recording of the YearHillsburnNominated[26]
2016Nova Scotia Music AwardsDigital Artist of the YearHillsburnNominated[26]
2015Nova Scotia Music AwardsGroup Recording of the YearHillsburnNominated[26]
2015Nova Scotia Music AwardsNew Artist Recording of the YearHillsburnNominated[26]
2015Nova Scotia Music AwardsAmericana/Bluegrass Recording of the YearHillsburnNominated[26]

References
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  2. "Hillsburn circles Nova Scotia Music Week | The Chronicle Herald". www.thechronicleherald.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  3. Thorne, Tara. "Hillsburn's wilder heart". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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  5. "Halifax band Hillsburn CBC Music's Searchlight regional champs". cbc.ca. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. "Halifax band HIllsburn CBC Music's Searchlight regional champs". YahooNews.
  7. "Battle, Struggle and Victory of Hillsburn". TheNewfoundlandHerald.
  8. "Hillsburn". Montreal Folk Festival on the canal.
  9. "Battling their way to the top". Halifax Curated Magazine.
  10. "2016 Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced". folkawards.ca. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. "ECMA Announces the 2017 East Coast Music Awards Nominees and Showcasing Artists!". East Coast Music Awards. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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  13. "Talking to Paul Aarntzen of Canadian band Hillsburn". Tribute.ca.
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  16. Thorne, Tara. "Hillsburn's wilder heart". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  17. Thorne, Tara. "Here are your 2018 Music Nova Scotia Award winners". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  18. "East Coast Music Awards Unveil 2019 Nominees". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  19. "charts : February 2018". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  20. "Single: Hillsburn Announces Deluxe Version Of 'The Wilder Beyond' With Acoustic Rendition Of 'Everywhere'". The East. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  21. "Hillsburn's new full-length album!". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  22. "Hillsburn: A Band Becomes (2016)". IMBd.
  23. "Hillsburn Receives Six Music Nova Scotia Award Nominations Garrett Mason, Jodi Guthro, Port Cities and POSTDATA Added to Festival Lineup". musicnovascotia.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  24. "Nominees – 2016". folkawards.ca. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  25. "Atlantic Film Festival hands out 2016 festival awards". CBC. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  26. "Music Nominees". Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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