Canadian musician, singer and songwriter (born 1975)
Holly McNarland |
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Born | (1975-10-23) 23 October 1975 (age 48) |
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Origin |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Genres |
alternative rock |
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Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 1990s-present |
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Musical artist
Holly McNarland (born 23 October 1975) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, who was most prominent in the 1990s.
[1]
Career
Originally from
Winnipeg, Manitoba, McNarland's background is
Métis.
[2] She moved to
Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1990s.
[3]
She released her debut EP Sour Pie independently in 1995,
[1] before it was rereleased nationally by
MCA Records in 1996.
[4]
Stuff, her full-length debut album, was released in 1997.
[5] The album's most successful single was "
Numb", which reached the Canadian top 10.
[6]
At the
1998 Juno Awards, she won the
Best New Solo Artist category,
[7] and was nominated for
Best Alternative Album for Stuff and
Best Video for "Elmo".
[8]
She collaborated with
Matthew Good on the song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7" from the album
Loser Anthems.
Following Stuff, McNarland ended up taking an unplanned five-year hiatus from music after marrying videographer Jay Mirus and giving birth to her first child.
[9] She returned in 2002 with the album Home Is Where My Feet Are.
[10] The album was supported by a tour, with
Emm Gryner performing as the opening act,
[11] and received several
Western Canadian Music Award nominations in 2003 including Outstanding Pop Recording, Outstanding Producer (
Malcolm Burn) and Outstanding Songwriter.
[12]
She then provided backing vocals on the track "Wishing You Would Stay" on
The Tea Party's 2004 album
Seven Circles,
[13] and again collaborated with Good on "Pony Boy", one of the new songs on his 2005 greatest hits package
In a Coma. In 2004, she was also one of the performers at that year's
National Aboriginal Achievement Awards.
[14]
She followed up in 2007 with the album Chin-Up Buttercup,
[15] and in 2012 with Run Body Run.
[16]
She collaborated with Matt Good once again on his cover of
Kate Bush's song
Cloudbusting on his 2015 album
Chaotic Neutral.
[17]
Discography
Studio albums
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Stuff (1997)
- Home Is Where My Feet Are (2002)
- Chin-Up Buttercup (2007)
- Run Body Run (2012)
Live and compilation albums
- Live at the Great Hall (DVD) (2003)
- The Komrade Sessions (
iTunes release in 2006, digital release only)
EPs
Singles
- "Mr. 5 Minutes" (1995)
- "
Numb" (1997) – No. 9 CAN
- "Elmo" (1997)
- "Coward" (1998)
- "Beautiful Blue" (2002)
- "Do You Get High?" (2002)
- "Losing My Face" (2002)
- "Watching Over You" (2003)
- "So Cold" (2003)
- "Every Single Time" (2007)
Notes
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b Mike Roberts, "Riding the buzz: Wonder gal McNarland not as dark as the songs".
The Province, 18 July 1995.
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^ Lynn Saxberg, "McNarland back on stage; Metis singer plans one last show at Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival".
Ottawa Sun, 20 June 2017.
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^ Shawn Ohler, "Singer lauded as having `most amazing singing voice'".
Kingston Whig-Standard, 10 August 1996.
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^ Betsy Powell, "Are guys ready for snarling McNarland?".
Hamilton Spectator, 6 June 1996.
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^ Betsy Powell, "Holly McNarland's Stuff loses some of its Sourness".
Toronto Star, 21 June 1997.
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^ David Berry and Rebecca Tucker,
"You oughta Juno: What happened to those artists voted most likely to succeed? Part 2 — 1986 – 1999".
National Post, 14 March 2015.
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^ Milo Cernetig, "McLachlan caps hot year with four Juno Awards".
The Globe and Mail, 23 March 1998.
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^ "Juno Award nominations".
Montreal Gazette, 12 February 1998.
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^ Paul Morden, "Holly McNarland starts over: West coast musician to play Sarnia Ribfest".
Sarnia Observer, 8 July 2002.
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^ Scott Brown, "Mother Holly's more mellow". Cowichan Valley Citizen, 15 September 2002.
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^ Gerry Krochak, "Motherhood offers new inspiration".
Regina Leader-Post, 13 March 2003.
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^ "Artists vie for music awards".
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 21 August 2003.
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^ Angela Pacienza, "The Tea Party less mystical on new CD".
St. Catharines Standard, 21 August 2004.
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^ "National Aboriginal Achievement Awards to air June 21".
Journal Pioneer, 8 June 2004.
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^ Tom Harrison, "The stuff of life inspires McNarland; Chin Up Buttercup depicts changes".
The Province, 6 September 2007.
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^ Katherine Monk, "Holly McNarland: Run Body Run".
Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 2012.
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^ "Matthew Good taking chaos on the road". Campbell River Mirror, 24 September 2015.
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