Còig is a

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folk music quartet from

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."Re-Còig-nition for Cape Breton band"
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'', February 6, 2018. The group consists of Darren McMullen (

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, tenor banjo,

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and vocals), Rachel Davis (

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and vocals), Jason Roach ( keyboards and

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) and Chrissy Crowley (fiddle and viola).
Còig performing at the 2016 ''Coldsnap'' Festival,

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. Pictured from left are McMullen, Davis, Crowley, and Roach.

History

Còig was formed in 2010 after being invited to perform at '' Celtic Colours'', a well-known annual fall music festival held every October on Cape Breton Island. The band would perform at the festival again in both 2017 and 2018. Upon its creation in 2010, the band had been a quintet featuring a third fiddler, Colin Grant. The group released their debut album, ''Five'' (2014), four years later. The record, which included new arrangements and settings of traditional tunes, was nominated for (and won) the Traditional Album of the Year at the

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. They followed this with ''Carols'' (2015), an album of

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-inspired Christmas music. The band released their sophomore album, ''Rove'', in 2017, earning nominations for Traditional Album of the Year at the

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and Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the 2018

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; the group also performed at the 2018

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(ECMAs), where they won their nomination for Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year."East Coast Music Awards go to diverse group of artists"
''Cape Breton Post'', April 27, 2017. Holly Gordon
"2018 East Coast Music Awards: the complete list of winners"
''CBC News'', May 4, 2018. By the end of 2018, fiddler Grant had departed from the group.

References

External links

*{{official, https://www.coig.ca/ Canadian folk music groups Musical groups from Nova Scotia Musical groups established in 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award winners 2010 establishments in Nova Scotia