THE LIFERS - ACHIEVEMENTS
TOURS
March 2019 // House & Home Tour with Moonfruits
5-date tour of Ontario
January-February 2019 // Suite Intentions Tour
12-date tour of the East Coast of Canada - Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Via Rail Artists On Board Program
Funded by Canada Council for the Arts
August 2018 // Little Dens Tour
10-date tour of Ontario.
This tour was in support of the sustainable rebuilding of the Guelph Lake Nature Centre in Guelph, ON.
May-June 2018 // Sisterhood of Sound Tour with Annie Sumi (Honey Suite Album Release Tour)
34-date tour of North/East US, Eastern Canada, Ontario and Europe (Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Norway).
Funded by the Ontario Arts Council
May 2017 // The Wildflower Tour with Annie Sumi
14-date tour of Eastern Canada, Quebec, and Ontario.
July-August 2015 // Cross-Canada tour
Through Via Rail’s Artists on Board Program
FESTIVALS & SHOWCASES
Be Kind Festival / Toronto, ON / January 2020
Mariposa Folk Festival / Orillia, ON / July 2019
Winterfolk Festival / Toronto, ON / February 2019
Cold Nights Festival / Sackville, NB / February 2019
Winter Warmer Festival / St. Andrews NB / February 2019
In the Dead of Winter Festival / Halifax, NS / January, 2019
Showcase at Canadian Folk Music Awards with Annie Sumi - December 2018
Official Showcase at Folk Muisc Ontario Conference / September 2018
Summerfolk Festival / Owen Sound, ON / August 2018
River Rock Festival / St. Mary's, ON / August 2018
Egersund Visefestival / Egersund, Norway / July 2018
Living Roots Festival / Fredericton, NB / May 2018
Paddlefest / St. Andrew's, NB / May 2018
Developing Artist Official Showcase at Folk Music Ontario Conference / October 2016
Summerfolk Festival / August 2016
Hillside Festival / July 2016
Hillside Inside (Girls and Guitars) / January 2016
Backwoods Music Festival / 2014 and 2015
Canadian Music Week / 2015
ARKfest Music Festival / 2014
RELEASES
LP "Honey Suite" - May 2018
Single "Sister" - March 2018
Single "Front Door" - January 2018
LP "Out and In" - February 2016
Single "Home for the Weekend" - May 2015
EP "Set the Sails" - August 2014
FUNDING & AWARDS
Canada Council for the Arts Touring Grant - February 2019 - Suite Intentions Tour
Nomination - CFMA New/Emerging Artist - for "Honey Suite' - 2018
FMO Website Award - September 2018
Nomination - Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award (FMO & OAC) for "Sister" - 2018
Ontario Arts Council Touring Grant - May 2018 - Sisterhood of Sound Tour with Annie Sumi
Surpassed Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign goal of $8000
Received FACTOR funding to aid in completion of sophomore album Honey Suite
CHARTING
"Out and In" charted at #3 on national !earshot Folk/Roots radio charts and charted on individual stations' charts for over 26 weeks. More info at !earshot.
The Lifers have received CBC Radio airplay on:
Metro Morning (Toronto)
Fresh Air (Toronto, as well as with interview with Mary Ito)
The Morning Edition (K-W)
In the Key of C (K-W)