The Once is a

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trio based in St. John's,

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. The group features Geraldine Hollett on lead vocals and vocalist-instrumentalists Phil Churchill and Andrew Dale playing a variety of instruments. The group performs a mix of original and traditional material and is noted for their three part harmonies, which are sometimes performed

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. The Once's name comes from an old Newfoundland expression which means "as soon as possible", "right away", "directly" or "in a short while".

History

The members of The Once met while taking part in a summer repertory theatre company in Trinity, Newfoundland."The Once, Beyond the Pale, both win two at Canadian Folk Music Awards"
Nov 21, 2010 ''Waterloo Region Record'' In August 2009, they released an eponymous album on

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. In 2014, the group went on

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's '' Whispers'' Tour through the US, Canada, Europe and Australia. The group also supported Passenger on his 2016 album, '' Young as the Morning Old as the Sea'', and his 2018 album, ''

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Awards

*2009

Atlantis Music Prize The Atlantis Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length album from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, based only on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales or record label. The award, established in 2008 by St. John's ...

(nominated for ''The Once'') *2010

Canadian Folk Music Awards The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual music awards ceremony presenting awards in a variety of categories for achievements in both traditional and contemporary folk music, and other roots music genres, by Canadian musicians. The awards pr ...

(won Traditional Album of the Year for ''The Once'' and New/Emerging Artist of the Year) *2011

East Coast Music Award The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is a non-profit association purposed towards supporting the Music of Canada's Maritimes, music industry in the Canada, Canadian east coast, i.e., Atlantic Canada. The ECMA hosts the annual East Coast Music ...

(nominated for Group Recording of the Year for ''The Once'') *2012

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Nomination Row Upon Row *2015 Juno Nomination Departures

Discography

*2009 - ''The Once'' *2011 - ''Row Upon Row of the People They Know'' *2012 - ''This Is a Christmas Album'' *2014 - ''Departures'' *2016 - ''We Win Some We Lose'' (EP) *2018 - ''Time Enough'' *2022 - ''Acoustic Vol. 1ce'' *2024 - ''Out Here''

References

External links

The Once (official website)
Canadian folk music groups Musical groups from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Musical groups established in 2004 Canadian Folk Music Award winners Nettwerk Music Group artists {{Canada-band-stub