Jennifer Castle is a Canadian singer-songwriter, based in

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, Ontario. Born in Toronto, she was raised in

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and Orangeville,"Jennifer Castle"
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'', September 25, 2014. and spent time living in London, England, and

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, British Columbia, before returning to Toronto and launching her music career at open mic nights in the city. She released two albums under the name Castlemusic, ''Live at the Music Gallery'' in 2006 and ''You Can't Take Anyone'' in 2008, on Toronto imprint Blue Fog Recordings before signing to

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for her third album, which she released under her own name but titled ''Castlemusic''. The record has been re-released on No Quarter Records in New York. She has appeared on records by Wyrd Visions, Eric Chenaux, Ryan Driver, Bry Webb, Doug Paisley,

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and

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. In 2011, she also participated in the

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and

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, and filmmaker Catherine Martin, to produce and score a short documentary film about

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in Quebec. She has worked with the

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alongside choreographer Ame Henderson for the project ''Henderson/Castle: Voyager''. She has worked with visual artists Tony Romano, Darryl D, Davida Nemeroff, Victoria Cheong, Aimee Dawn Robinson, Barb Lindenberg and Yuula Benivolski, and her songs have appeared in films by

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('' The Captive'') and

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('' Gerontophilia''). Her fourth album, ''Pink City'', was released on September 2, 2014, on Idée Fixe Records in Canada and No Quarter worldwide. The album includes string arrangements by

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and Mike Smith. The album was a shortlisted nominee for the

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. She also plays in the band Deloro, based in Toronto, as well as IC/JC/VC, a vocal trio, and as a guest vocalist with

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. Castle released her fifth album, ''

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'', in May 2018. She followed up in 2020 with ''Monarch Season'', and in 2024 with ''Camelot''. In 2024, her song "Blowing Kisses" was used in a third season episode of '' The Bear''.Kaelen Bell
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'', June 27, 2024.

Discography

*''Live at the Music Gallery'' (2006) *''You Can't Take Anyone'' (2008) *''Castlemusic'' (2011) *''Pink City'' (2014) *''

'' (2018) *''Monarch Season'' (2020) *''Camelot'' (2024)

References

External links

*https://www.jennifercastlemusic.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Jennifer Canadian women singer-songwriters Canadian folk singer-songwriters Singers from Toronto Living people Canadian indie pop musicians Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian women singers Canadian indie folk musicians