Genre Folk
Roots Location Toronto, Ontario Headquarters Toronto, Canada Founded 1996 | Country of origin Canada Official website borealisrecords.com Founder William Laskin | |
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Artists Stan Rogers, Le Vent du Nord, Ron Hynes, The Bills, James Keelaghan Albums Fogarty's Cove, Jayme Stone's Lomax Pr, Between the Breaks Live!, Home in Halifax, From Coffee House to Profiles | ||
Borealis Records is a Canadian record label, founded in 1996 by four Canadian musicians. It is notable as being focused exclusively on the recording and development Canadian folk and roots music artists.
History
In 1996, Canadian musicians Grit Laskin, Bill Garrett, Paul Mills and Ken Whiteley established Borealis Records. The mandate of the company is (a) to record only Canadian artists, (b) to seek out artists from all of Canada's regions, (c) to enter into "ethical artist agreements that are fair and typically more generous than what is the industry standard" and (d) to present all the diverse styles of music under the Folk and Roots umbrella.
Artists recording for Borealis Records include Aengus Finnan, Linda McRae, Eve Goldberg, Ron Hynes, Penny Lang, Nathan Rogers, Mose Scarlett, Oliver Schroer, Bob Snider, Terry Tufts, Jackie Washington, Penny Lang and Sneezy Waters
The label is associated with True North Records and Linus Entertainment. In addition to individual artist releases, Borealis Records released Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot (2003), in which Borealis artists and others interpreted the songs of Gordon Lightfoot.