Genres Folk, soul Associated acts Oliver Johnson Name Layah Jane | Labels Grace Note Records Website www.layahjane.com Role Singer ยท layahjane.com | |
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Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, piano, keyboards Albums brightness & bravery, Honey, Grievance And Gratitude, Patience Nominations Independent Music Award for Best Song - Folk/Singer-Songwriter | ||
Find You Gone ~ Layah Jane ~ Official Music Video
Layah Jane is a soul-folk singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She and her sister were raised by a psychotherapist/singer-songwriter father and a poet mother who teaches writing.
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She took piano lessons as a child and attended the Toronto Waldorf School. She plays acoustic guitar and keyboards.
Jane has appeared at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, Ottawa Folk Festival, Toronto Winterfolk Festival, Toronto City Roots Festival, North by Northeast Music Festival, Blue Skies Music Fest and New Music West. Her voice and songs have also been heard in The Dove Self Esteem Fund's 2006 "True Colors" TV campaign, on Global TV's Blue Murder, and on ESPN's Tilt.
She has collaborated with a collection of Canada's finest musicians, including: Ben Riley (Bruce Cockburn), Mark Mariash (Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Slean), Bryden Baird (Feist), Mark McLean (Serena Ryder, Molly Johnson), Lyle Molzan (Jann Arden), Marc Rogers (K'naan, Philosopher Kings), Brian MacMillan (Kevin Hearn, Barenaked Ladies) and Burke Carroll (Kathleen Edwards) among others.
She was nominated for the 2008 Toronto Independent Music Award for Best Folk Artist, but lost to Angie Nussey
She tours with Oliver Johnson.
Discography
Awards
Songs
Find You Gone
It Tickles
Put Your Foot Down
Come Summer
Reverence And Ridicule
Press To Me
Dry Wit
Sagegrass
Sweet Tooth
"Magic Marc"
When It's Time
Burning Low
Don't Look
Firefly
Crows
With The Light On
Heart that Knows
Armoury
Lay Your Head
Hostage
Landslide
Daydreamin'
April Fools
Dandelion
God If I
Willow
"Ours"
Grace Note
Capsize
Follow You
Wake Me
Lustre