Blue Moon Marquee is a Canadian swing blues duo from

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, consisting of vocalist and guitarist A.W. Cardinal and vocalist, bassist and drummer Jasmine Colette. They are most noted for their 2022 album ''Scream, Holler & Howl'', for which they won the

Juno Award The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's mu ...

for Blues Album of the Year, and were nominated for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year, at the

Juno Awards of 2024 The Juno Awards of 2024 were held on 24 March 2024, at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to honour achievements in Canadian music in 2023. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year determine ...

. The band was first formed in the 2010s after Colette was hired to contribute to ''Stainless Steel Heart'', an album which is credited to Cardinal as a solo artist. "A.W. Cardinal with band Blue Moon Marquee first Indigenous musician to sweep ‘big four’ at blues awards"
'' Windspeaker'', February 14, 2013. Their first demo album as an official duo, ''Lonesome Ghosts'', was released in 2014, and was followed by ''Last Dollar'' later in 2014, ''Gypsy Blues'' in 2016, ''Bare Knuckles & Brawn'' in 2019, and ''Scream, Holler & Howl'' in 2022. They also won two Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards in 2023 for Live Performance of the Year and Roots Album of the Year. A.W. Cardinal is of Cree/Metis heritage. Cardinal received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year for ''Bare Knuckles & Brawn'' at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2021.Brock Thiessen
"Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees"
''

Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...

'', December 1, 2020. In 2023 the band won four Maple Blues Awards, for Entertainer of the Year, Acoustic Act of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Recording Producer of the Year.

References

External links

* Canadian blues musical groups Canadian musical duos Musical groups from British Columbia Indigenous Canadian musical groups Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year winners {{Canada-band-stub