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Black Hen Music

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Genre
  
Acoustic

Official website
  
blackhenmusic.com

Founded
  
1995

Country of origin
  
Canada

Founder
  
Steve Dawson

Distributor(s)
  
Fontana North (Can) Continental Record Services (Eur) Burnside (USA)

Location
  
Vancouver, British Columbia

Albums
  
Brother Sinner and the Whale, Western Bell, House of Refuge

Profiles

Black Hen Music is a Canadian independent record label founded in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1995. The music label was established by record producer and musician Steve Dawson, originally of the band Zubot and Dawson. Black Hen Music began releasing albums in 1996 and is distributed in Canada by Fontana North, in Europe and the UK by Continental Record Services, and in the USA by Burnside Distribution.

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Black Hen is dedicated to producing music that is diverse, eclectic and primarily acoustic-based. Since its inception, Black Hen has released over 30 albums and continues to expand its roster.

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Awards

Black Hen artists have received the following awards and nominations:

  • 5 Juno Awards
  • 11 Juno Nominations
  • 1 Maple Blues Award
  • 3 Canadian Folk Music Awards
  • 1 SOCAN #1 Award
  • 1 Grand Prix de Jazz de Montreal
  • 8 Western Canadian Music Awards
  • 24 Western Canadian Music Award nominations
  • 2 Canadian Independent Music Awards
  • Artists (past and present)

  • Jim Byrnes
  • John Wort Hannam
  • Cara Luft
  • Steve Dawson
  • Jenny Whiteley
  • Old Man Luedecke
  • Coco Love Alcorn
  • Zubot and Dawson
  • Big Dave McLean
  • Joey Wright
  • Great Uncles of the Revolution
  • Shuyler Jansen
  • Geoff Berner
  • David Wall
  • Bottleneck
  • Don Rooke
  • Chris Tarry
  • Andrew Downing
  • Kelly Joe Phelps
  • Linda McRae
  • Paul Humphrey
  • The Deep Dark Woods
  • The Sojourners
  • Tim Posgate
  • References

    Black Hen Music Wikipedia