Aerialists
Aerialists are a Canadian folk music band based in British Columbia, whose music blends Irish, Scottish and Norwegian folk styles with progressive rock and jazz influences.[1] They are most noted for their 2024 album I Lost My Heart on Friday, which received a Juno Award nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026.[2]
The group's core members, harpist Màiri Chaimbeul, fiddler Elise Boeur and guitarist Adam Iredale-Gray, formed the band in 2014 while studying at the Berklee College of Music.[3] They released a self-titled debut album in 2016, and followed up in 2017 with the album Group Manoeuvre.[4] They received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2018.[5]
In 2020 they released Dear Sienna,[6] and won the CFMA for Pushing the Boundaries at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2021.[7]
I Lost My Heart on Friday was released in fall 2024 on Fiddlehead Records.[8]
References
- ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "Canadian musicians and international artists collaborate on new global folk songs". Vancouver Sun, June 9, 2021.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 27, 2026.
- ^ "Aerialists are a Musical Melting Pot". Ottawa Life, January 31, 2019.
- ^ David Morrison, "Aerialists: Group Manoeuvre". KLOF Magazine, September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Buffy Sainte-Marie & The LYNNeS Lead CFMAs With 5 Noms Each". Billboard, September 20, 2018.
- ^ Scott Roos, "Aerialists, Dear Sienna". Exclaim!, February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". Billboard, April 11, 2021.
- ^ Savannah Lawrence, "Album review: Aerialists – I Lost My Heart On Friday". Roots Music Canada, December 12, 2024.