Shaye was a

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pop group, consisting of singer-songwriters

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and

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. MacLean left the group in 2007 and the band folded by 2009. The band is named after MacLean's sister who died in a car accident in 2002.

Biography

''The Bridge''

Shaye's debut album '' The Bridge'' (produced by Bill Bell and

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) was released in 2003 on

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Canada. The album features songs by

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and

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. Support for the album included shows in

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and Japan. "Happy Baby", the lead single, was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2004

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. At the 2004

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the group was named Best New Group in the mainstream

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radio category. Another single, "

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", followed in January 2005.

''Lake of Fire''

Their 2006 followup, '' Lake of Fire'' was released on

Canada. It was exclusively available on iTunes in November 2006, then released physically as a cardboard

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in February 2007. It was produced by

(

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) and features songs by

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, Mike Scott of

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and

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. Two singles were released from the album and the band toured Canada opening for

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Disbanding

On October 8, 2007,

announced that she was leaving the trio. After MacLean's departure, Stockwood and Doyle announced on their website they would continue making music together as "Shaye". In 2009 Shaye's official website was redirected to MySpace where it was announced the band was officially no longer together.

and

thanked their fans for all of their support.

Solo Careers

In 2009, Damhnait Doyle, along with Blake Manning, Stuart Cameron and Peter Fusco, formed a new band called

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. They released their debut album Tonight Tonight in June 2010. In September 2016, they released their follow up recording, Storm Clouds. Doyle most recently released her solo album, Liquor Store Flowers in April 2019. In March 2011, Stockwood released her fourth studio album Back to the Water. It includes performances with fellow Shaye band member Damhnait Doyle, and Newfoundland bands The Once and The Dardanelles. The album won the East Coast Music Association Award for traditional recording of the year in 2011. CMT aired a TV special about Stockwood, also entitled Back to the Water, in March 2011. On 20 October 2017, Stockwood released an EP featuring Bill King on piano entitled Sometimes The Moon. This project features six cover songs including the title track by her deceased mentor Ron Hynes. Tara MacLean's fourth studio album Atlantic Blue was released on 22 May 2017 to project supporters on PledgeMusic on digital, CD and vinyl. As part of the promotion of the project, an EP called Evidence was released on NoiseTrade as a free download (donation optional), which featured a mix of released and previously unreleased tracks. Atlantic Blue is a show and an album celebrating of Canadian east coast songwriters and contains covers of songs by Gene MacLellan, Gordie Sampson, Hank Snow, Lennie Gallant, The Rankin Family, Rita MacNeil, Ron Hynes, Sarah McLachlan, Shaye, Stan Rogers and Stompin’ Tom Connors.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles and EPs

*"Happy Baby" (Single) (2003) *"Beauty" (Single) (2004) *''Selections'' (Second Cup Promotional EP) (2006) *"Lake Of Fire" (Single) (2006) *"You're Not Alone" (Single) (2007)

Awards and nominations

*2005 - Won SOCAN Pop Music Award —

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— "Happy Baby" *2004 - Won Best New Group Mainstream AC/Hot AC —

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— "Happy Baby" *2005 - Nominated Album of the Year —

East Coast Music Awards The East Coast Music Association is a non-profit association that hosts an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada. Its mission is to develop, advance and celebrate East Coast Canadian mus ...

— ''The Bridge'' *2005 - Nominated Group of the Year —

*2005 - Nominated Pop Recording of the Year —

— "Happy Baby" *2005 - Nominated Songwriter of the Year —

— "Happy Baby" *2005 - Nominated Single of the Year —

— "Happy Baby" *2004 - Nominated Single of the Year —

— "Happy Baby" *2004 - Nominated Video of the Year —

— "Happy Baby" *2004 - Nominated Group of the Year — Music Industry of Newfoundland & Labrador Awards

External links

Shaye
at myspace
Article at jam.canoe
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Audio interview + performance
recorded February 2007

References

{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups disestablished in 2009 Musical groups from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian pop music groups All-female bands Supergroups (music) 2003 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador 2009 disestablishments in Canada