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Hailing from Carlyle, Robertson spoke to the Mercury about these achievements and how essential local venues are to musicians in the area. Robertson has played and performed music for over 10 years, beginning with the fiddle and eventually expanding to playing guitar, singing and songwriting. In the past, she has performed across the southeast with the youth vocal fiddle group Focal Point. About five years ago, Robertson began taking singing and songwriting seriously. Since then, she has fostered her individual performing skills. Notably, she performed at the Bow Valley Jamboree in 2019 and opened for Tyler Lewis at the Happy Nun Café in Forget in 2020. ....
In a post on its Facebook page Sunday morning, the Happy Nun thanked all of its friends and family for the continued support. The Happy Nun also applauded all the other venues out there that are working hard to do what they can to keep live music happening at this time. Also, the SCMA bursary was won by Carlyle s Morgan Robertson. (Next week’s edition of the Observer will have more on Robertson’s award). J.J. Voss, Tenille Arts and The Hunter Brothers were among the big winners. Voss was named the Male Artist of the Year, and won for Roots Album or EP of the Year for Come Along with Me. ....
In a post on its Facebook page Sunday morning, the Happy Nun thanked all of its friends and family for the continued support. The Happy Nun also applauded all the other venues out there that are working hard to do what they can to keep live music happening at this time. Former Estevan resident Cal Gratton was named the Music Director of the Year. And the SCMA bursary was won by Carlyle s Morgan Robertson. J.J. Voss, Tenille Arts and The Hunter Brothers – all of whom have played on multiple occasions in the Estevan area – were among the big winners. ....
The new project follows Arnold’s and Davis success with the folk group Hook & Nail, which includes a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for New/Emerging Artist of the Year in 2020, and reaching No. 4 on the SaskMusic Best Saskatchewan Albums of 2018 list. Over the past two years, Davis and Arnold have been writing songs that focus on tight vocal harmonies and interwoven acoustic guitars, a sound based on the musical closeness possible in a husband and wife duo. I think the songs are coming from the point of view of life after the fairy tale … Our perspective now reflects our own … As older musicians, we ve been around the block a couple of times, and you start seeing love in a different way. Love ages and takes on a certain maturity. And I think that s where the songs come from, Arnold said. ....