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Rosemary Lawton's new album of original music, 'Canvas'

“Canvas” marks Lawton’s departure from the Traditional/Celtic scene, and firmly plants her in the folk/pop world with elements of her traditional roots throughout. Having written her own music privately for years, Lawton decided it was finally time to release her own original songs and looked to the music she enjoys most as she crafted her sound. With degrees in both music education and violin, Lawton approached what she considered to be her blank musical slate, or “Canvas”, with melodies and ideas collected from a lifetime in music. “I have always been known as Rosemary the fiddle player, and not Rosemary the songwriter”, Lawton recounted. Following her three traditional albums. Rosemary Lawton’s first ever original album release deals with topics ranging from empowerment and mental health, to love and the importance of staying in the present.

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Single Release April 30, 2021

Brand New Single "Little Fires"

With her brand new release, “Little Fires”, Rosemary Lawton steps confidently into the adult contemporary folk/pop genre, revealing her accessible and emotive tone. The direction of the whole album, ‘Canvas’, coming on May 28, 2021, is refreshing and reveals a new facet to Rosemary’s wide musical capabilities.

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Catching up with some Citadel House Artists

Clare Follett... what I have been up to ...

When the first COVID shutdown happened, I was gigging regularly as a side musician and nearing the end of my first year of university, and all of a sudden all of my classes and gigs were cancelled! It was super surreal, but it allowed me to rediscover the joy I felt as a solo artist. I had taken a hiatus from my solo work for a few years but continued writing. I figured there was no better time to finally make and release the album than this summer! I have been in university full time this year, while trying to promote the album at the same time, so things have been busy. But I’m almost at the end of the term now, so I’ll be focusing a lot more on music over the next few months

Check out my great selection of Merch!! I have Merch!!

Rosemary Lawton...Q&A to bring us up to date

Congratulations to our

2020 MusicNL Nominees

We always enjoy celebrating with our friends in the music business their successes over the past year. Special Congratulations to:

Rosemary Lawton-Celtic Artist

Christian Howse- Folk Artist

Clare Follett - Pop Artist & Solo Artist

Fourthright- Rock Artist

Nick Earle & The Reckless Hearts - Group & Rock Artist

also celebrating with Adam Baxter- Alternative Artist and Educator

Check out all of the nominations and Vote Here

two New Christmas tunes by Little Known Artist, featuring Beth Lane

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This ambient, etherial and earthy piece, arranged by Little Known Artist (Dean Stairs), is almost haunting in its raw delivery of the Canadian Christmas Hymn, “The Huron Carol”. MusicNL’s 2020 Newfound Talent Contest winner, Beth Lane is featured in the beautiful vocals. The original in the Huron language is said to date back to 1642, probably written by Jean de Brébeuf, a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in Canada. The English translation was written by Jesse Edgar Middleton in 1926.

Reportedly the first Canadian Carol, the hymn entered the Huron Tribe’s oral tradition. Father de Brébeuf told the Nativity story using symbols that the Huron people easily understood.

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Brand New Album by Rosemary Lawton

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