Amelia has been nominated for four East Coast Music Awards this year! Female Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, Folk Recording of the Year and SOCAN Songwriter of the Year! Not only that, but Hunter, Hunter was also shortlisted for the Atlantis Music Prize, which celebrates the best music out of Newfoundland and Labrador judged on artistic merit. Congratulations Amelia!

Here's some video from Amelia Curran's performance at Capital Music Hall in October 2009:

Tiny Glass Houses - Live at Capital Music Hall


Hands on a Grain of Sand - Live at Capital Music Hall


The Dozens - Live at Capital Music Hall




The Mistress - Live at Capital Music Hall

Here's a link to download an mp3 of "The Mistress" from Amelia Curran's new album, Hunter, Hunter.

Download: The Mistress

“The Mistress” is a narrative-driven internal contention of what it means to be the
other woman. Part confession, part obsession.

Hunter, Hunter was released on September 1st through Six Shooter Records.

Hunter, Hunter is both a homecoming and a departure for multiple ECMA winner
Amelia Curran. The album, her first recorded in her hometown of St. John’s,
signals Curran’s definitive arrival onto national and international scenes.
Curran’s 2008 release, War Brides, captured the attention of critics across
Canada and lead to the pronouncement of Curran as one of this country’s
finest singer-songwriters.

Rich in metaphor, language and instrumentation, Hunter, Hunter speaks to
unrequited longing, the notion of belonging and reflections on love both
lost and found. “It’s Hunter, Hunter, not Hunter, Gatherer, if that makes
sense,” she says. “It conveys a kind of haunting – a vibe of necessary
cruelty to dig down to the deeper meanings of being alive day by day.” From
acoustic numbers to full band tracks, Curran grapples with notions of self,
memory, forgiveness and desire. “There is a reason matters of the heart have
been the subject for artists for centuries. It is uncontrollable and owns
us. Even to give up on love is to break one's own heart, which in itself is
a precious part of love.”

That preciousness of heartache takes on an unabashed savagery in “The
Mistress”, a standout track on Hunter, Hunter. “The Mistress” is a no
nonsense manifesto, a calling out of love’s frivolity and one’s willingness
to play the game. Listen to “The Mistress” and marvel at Curran’s ability to
cut to the heart, and to cut it open.

Hunter, Hunter features new art by fellow Six Shooter artist Martin Tielli.

The album was released on September 1, 2009.

I'm late with this. Sorry. But better late than never. Most notably, I've recently played the Winnipeg and Calgary folk festivals to sunburned delight. There's more coming and here they are!

August 6 - International de Musique Folk de Quebec, Quebec City

August 13 - A Concert Under the Stars, Clarenville, Newfoundland

August 14 - Writer's At Woody Point, Woody Point, Newfoundland

August 17 - The Twine Loft, Trinity, Newfoundland

August 21 - 23 - Ottawa Folk Festival, Ottawa, Ontario

The new cd, "Hunter, Hunter", will be released on September 1st. CD Release shows are now posted in the Concerts link.

Here it comes. Finally heading out beyond the metaphorical overpass for all those in mid, prairie, and western Canada. I'll be on the road with Luke Doucet - dates are now posted under the Concerts link.

How are things with Six Shooter so far? Simply lovely. Get to know everyone at www.sixshooterrecords.com

Details on the Maritime tour with Jenn Grant are now posted in "concerts", and more to come on OCFF (Ontario Council of Folk Festivals) in Ottawa later in October.

Fall also brings the Canadian and European launch of War Brides, the little album that could and still can, thanks to the gorgeous and true folks at Six Shooter Records.

Check out the video for "Scattered & Small" here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yjJXD4XNrPk

The next record is coming along, being happily produced in St. John's, Newfoundland. It's engineered by Don Ellis and includes an A-list of St. John's musicians so far.

Summer touring this year includes a circle around the east coast and parts of Quebec and Ontario. I'll be performing at the Acoustic Maritime Festival again this summer, on the Kempt Shore of Nova Scotia, and also at the Newfoundland Folk Festival in St. John's, early in August.

Details will be posted here as things come together.