Angela Harris (born 1971) is a Canadian alternative

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and folk/roots singer and

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. Harris signed three record deals between 2005 and 2009. Since 2011 she has released records independently on her own label, Routes Records. Her work charted #7 on the Top 10 National earshot! charts and she has toured in Canada, the United Kingdom and in the U.S. Harris won the BCCMA (British Columbia Country Music Association) Roots/Canadiana award in 2011. She has also earned 10 BCCMA nominations and a West Coast Music Award (WCMA) nomination for Outstanding Roots Album.

Early life

Harris was born Angela Dawne Tillotson in

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, and raised in

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. In 2000, Angela moved to

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, with her three daughters to pursue her music career.

Career

Harris has released four LP records, 'Angela Harris' (Independent, 2000), 'Roots' (Maximum/Universal, 2005 & Maximum/Routes/Rounder, 2006), 'Is Your Life As It Should Be' (Maximum/Routes/EMI, 2009) and 'A Woman Like Me' (Routes Records, 2018). She has five singles, "Family Matters" (Premiere/Routes, 2011), "Let's Go For a Ride" (Premiere/Routes, 2012), "Should Have Known (Routes Records, 2018), "Still" (Routes Records, 2018) and "I Want Them Gone" (Routes Records, 2018). Harris has participated in several music projects, artist records and compilations. These include The High Bar Gang's 'Lost & Undone: A Gospel Bluegrass Companion', Leslie Alexander's 'Savaage Country', Grrrls with Guitars 'Compilation Volume 2',

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's 'Flesh and Bone', Matt Masters' 'All Western Winners', Lloyd Tosoff's 'Win Draw or Lose', and Chris Ronald's 'Fragments'. In 2010, Harris joined with Barney Bentall,

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, Wendy Bird, Rob Becker, Colin Nairne and Eric Reed to form the High Bar Gang. This collaboration led to a

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nomination and Vocal Group of the Year at the

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in 2014.

Recent events

Harris completed her fourth LP record 'A Woman Like Me' with producer John MacArthur Ellis in North Vancouver. The album is scheduled for release in 2018 on Routes Records. Harris launched a Vancouver-based artist development and music marketing business, Fair Wend Entertainment Services, in 2010.

Discography

Albums

*''Angela Harris'' (2000) *''Roots'' (2005) *''Is Your Life As It Should Be'' (2009) *''A Woman Like Me'' (2018) ;Singles *"Family Matters" (2011) *"Let's Go For A Ride" (2012) *"Should Have Known" (2018) *"Still" (2018) *"I Want Them Gone" (2018) Grrrls with Guitars Matt Masters All Western Winners Barney Bentall's Flesh and Bone Lloyd Tosoff's Win Lose or Draw

References

External links

Canadian Beats!earshhot charts CFBX There is 'No Woman' Like Angela Harris - Rick Keene Music SceneAngela Harris Blesses Country Fans with “Still” to Tease Upcoming Album
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