Ashley Condon

Ashley Condon
Background information
Birth name Ashley Condon
Origin Canada
Genres Folk, Country, Singer/Songwriter
Years active 2007 - Present
Labels Laker Music
Associated acts David Francey
Website ashleycondon.com
Notable instruments
voice, guitar

Ashley Condon is a Canadian folk singer/songwriter from Montague, Prince Edward Island. She has released two full-length albums and won New Artist of the Year at the 2012 PEI Music Awards.

Life and career

Before the Music

Ashley Condon was born March 26, 1982 in Pictou, Nova Scotia moving to Prince Edward Island at the age of 6 months. She was an only child with an older half sister from her mother's previous marriage, growing up in a family involved in the fishing industry. Condon’s father died when she was six years old, leaving her mother and her to take over the family business. Condon’s mother became one of the first female fishing captains in Eastern PEI. Condon’s mother died of cancer while Condon was studying Drama Studies at the University of Toronto, leaving Condon to lose both of her parents by the age of 22. After completing this degree, Condon studied Psychotherapy for three years.[1]

2007-2010: I've Got This Feeling and Come In From the Cold

Condon released her first EP, I’ve Got This Feeling in 2007, that garnered the attention of the Ontario native and ECMA-nominated producer and musician Joel Hunt, who has worked with Teresa Ennis (of The Ennis Sisters), and Old Man Luedecke. Hunt worked on Condon’s first full-length album, Come In From the Cold. This album was released June 15, 2010,[2] and was nominated for Country Recording of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards in 2011.[3] That year, Condon was also nominated for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.[4] Condon was one of the winners at the 2012 PEI Music Awards,[5] winning New Artist of the Year and the Lynn Grishko Memorial Busary at the 2012 PEI Music Awards.[6] Condon was also nominated for Roots Contemporary Recording of the Year, and Female Solo Recording of the Year.[7]

2013-Present: This Great Compromise and Working with David Francey

Condon’s sophomore album, This Great Compromise was released May 27, 2013 and was produced by three-time JUNO award-winning folk singer-songwriter, David Francey.[8] Condon was backed by Francey's band for the album, and shortly after, was signed by both Francey's label (Laker Music) and his manager, Mark Watson (Watson Entertainment).[9] The album was placed at the seventh spot on Galaxie Radio’s Top 50 most played Canadian albums airing on Galaxie Folk-Roots in 2013,[10] and entered the Top 20 Folk Americana/Roots Country charts in February 2014.[11]

Concert Tours and Festivals

Condon went on a national tour of Canada in the fall of 2013 to promote This Great Compromise, performing at folk festivals such as The Stan Rogers Folk Festival, The Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival and The Shelter Valley Folk Festival.[12] In 2014, Condon performed at Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival.[13]

Discography

Albums

I’ve Got This Feeling – released in 2007
Come In From The Cold – released June 15, 2010
This Great Compromise – released May 27, 2013

Awards and nominations

• Nomination, 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards – New/Emerging Artist of the Year
• Nomination, 2011 East Coast Music Awards – Country Recording of the Year
• Winner, 2012 PEI Music Awards – New Artist of the Year
• Winner, 2012 PEI Music Awards – Lynn Grishko Memorial Bursary
• Nomination, 2012 PEI Music Awards – Roots Contemporary Recording of the Year
• Nomination, 2012 PEI Music Awards – Female Solo Recording of the Year

References

  1. ↑ Kitching, Heather. May 13, 2013. Ashley Condon Out-Performs Her Award Winning ebut on David Francey Produced Follow-up. North By East West. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ Come In From The Cold by Ashley Condon. iTunes. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ Awards Archive // East Coast Music Association Archived November 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. East Coast Music Association. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Results 2011| Canadian Folk Music Awards Canadian Folk Music Awards. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ Brun, Stephen. January 2012. Condon Shines at Music PEI Awards. The Telegram. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Music PEI 2012 Award Winners Archived November 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. East Coast Kitchen Party. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ December 9, 2011. Your 2012 MUSIC PEI Nominees Are... Sea and Be Scene. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ This Great Compromise by Ashley Condon. iTunes. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ Cooke, Stephen. May 29, 2013. Condon's Call to Musical Glory. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ January 2, 2014.So Say We All - Top Folk Album on Galaxie Radio. David Francey News. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  11. ↑ February 2, 2014.- Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 02-02-14. Acoustic Music Scene. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  12. ↑ Shelter Valley Folk Festival, August 29 to 31, 2014 - Performers Archived February 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Shelter Valley Folk Festival. Retrieved October 28, 2014
  13. ↑ Sound of Music:: Ashley Condon Sound of Music Festival, Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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