A big congratulations to Mary Jane and Wendy on their East Coast Music Award win for Group Recording of the Year for their album Seinn. East Coast Music Week took place in Charlottetown, PEI from April 2-6 and featured dozens of live performances, an industry conference, and gala awards show.

The East Coast Music Association announced the 2014 ECMA award nominees in Charlottetown, PEI this morning and Mary Jane and Wendy are thrilled to have received a nomination for Group Recording of the Year for their album Seinn. The category is stacked with some serious East Coast talent – Acres and Acres, Les Hay Babies, Paper Lions, and The Trews – together, we’d have quite a kitchen party!

Thank you to the ECMA and congratulations to all the nominees! We’re looking forward to seeing you in Charlottetown in April.

Hi all!

Just a quick note to thank everyone who voted for us for both the Nova Scotia Music Award and the Canadian Folk Music Award.

We are thrilled to be recognized for our album Seinn and hope to see you on the road soon!

Wendy

Mary Jane and Wendy won the 2013 Music Nova Scotia award for Traditional/Roots Recording of the Year this weekend in Sydney Cape Breton for Nova Scotia Music Week, and, only hours later as they were celebrating their victory, Seinn was named the Traditional Album of the Year by the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

It’s been a busy year for the ladies with shows in the UK, the US, and at home in Canada and things show no signs of slowing down. Thank you to Music Nova Scotia, the members, and the Canadian Folk Music Awards for a memorable weekend!

Roots Music Canada writer Andy Frank reviewed the 72-hour musical-mind gathering that was the 27th annual Folk Music Ontario (FMO, formerly OCFF). Mary Jane and Wendy made his Top 5 list of artists who left a powerful impression and nabbed Frank’s Favourite Folk In A Foreign Tongue.

“Generally, when it comes to fiddle tunes, I’m in the Wendell Ferguson camp; he often performs a song called Throw Another Fiddle on the Fire. I also don’t have any Gaelic records anywhere near my music collection. However, Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac’s 2013 recording Seinn is such a joy to behold, and their live performance at Saturday night’s Official Showcase was even finer. Performing as a quartet – including East Coast Music Award’s Musician’s Achievement Award selection, Cathy Porter – Mary Jane and Wendy’s set left me awestruck.” – Roots Music Canada

A view from side stage at the Canmore Folk Festival.