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| alias = ᐸᐃ ᒑᓚᖃᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ,<br>Pai Gaalaqautikkut |
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| origin = [[Iqaluit]], [[Nunavut]] |
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| genre = [[folk music]], [[alternative country]], [[Inuit music]] |
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| label = Aakuluk Music |
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| current_members = Andrew Morrison<br>Nancy Mike<br>Brendan Doherty<br>Gina Burgess<br>Steve Rigby |
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'''The Jerry Cans''' ({{lang-iu|ᐸᐃ ᒑᓚᖃᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ}}, ''Pai Gaalaqautikkut'') are a band from [[Iqaluit]], [[Nunavut]] who combine traditional [[Inuit throat singing]] with [[folk music]] and [[country music]]. Their music is largely written in [[Inuktitut]], the indigenous language of the [[Inuit]] people, with lyrics which "reflect the challenges and beauty of life in the Far North".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Gregory|title=The Jerry Cans Reveal New Album for Nunavut's First Record Label|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_jerry_cans_reveal_new_album|website=Exclaim!|date=October 3, 2016|accessdate=November 19, 2016}}</ref> Their 2016 album, ''Inuusiq/Life'', was released on Aakuluk Music, Nunavut's first record label, which the band's members established in 2016 "to support Inuit and Indigenous musicians".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Quenneville|first1=Guy|title=Jerry Cans members release Iqaluit band's 3rd album on their own label|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/jerry-cans-iqaluit-band-album-1.3797749|agency=[[CBC North]]|date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> |
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The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Morrison, vocalist and accordionist Nancy Mike, violinist Gina Burgess, bassist Brendan Doherty and drummer Steve Rigby.<ref name=thecoast>[http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-jerry-cans-northern-life/Content?oid=5803196 "The Jerry Cans northern life"]. ''[[The Coast]]'', November 17, 2016.</ref> The band's name derives from Rigby once trying to build a drum set out of old [[jerrycan]]s.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-monday-december-5-2016-1.3878446/the-jerry-cans-challenge-mainstream-music-norms-by-sticking-to-their-roots-1.3878506 "The Jerry Cans challenge mainstream music norms by sticking to their roots"]. ''[[Q (radio show)|Q]]'', December 5, 2016.</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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In 2013, The Jerry Cans' Nancy Mike won Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the [[9th Canadian Folk Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Breuderlin|first1=Barbara|title=The Jerry Cans/Pai Gaalaquatikkut|url=https://nmc.ca/the-jerry-canspai-gaalaqautikkut/|website=National Music Centre|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> In 2015, the band garnered two nominations at the [[11th Canadian Folk Music Awards]], for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year and Pushing the Boundaries.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-s-jerry-cans-nominated-for-2-canadian-folk-music-awards-1.3223393 "Nunavut's Jerry Cans nominated for 2 Canadian Folk Music Awards"]. [[CBC North]], September 10, 2015.</ref> |
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The band received [[Juno Award]] nominations for [[Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year|Breakthrough Group of the Year]] and [[Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year|Contemporary Roots Album of the Year]] at the [[Juno Awards of 2018]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/junos-news/arcade-fire-and-daniel-caesar-lead-2018-juno-award-nominations-1.4520940 "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations"]. [[CBC Music]], February 6, 2018.</ref> |
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== Discography == |
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* ''Nunavuttitut (ᓄᓇᕗᑦᑎᑐᑦ)'' (2012) |
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* ''Aakuluk (ᐋᑯᓗᒃ)'' (2014) |
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* ''Inuusiq/Life (ᐃᓅᓯᖅ)'' (2016) |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.thejerrycans.com The Jerry Cans] |
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[[Category:Throat singing]] |
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[[Category:Musical groups from Nunavut]] |
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[[Category:Canadian folk music groups]] |
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[[Category:Inuit musical groups]] |
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[[Category:Canadian alternative country groups]] |
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Revision as of 17:57, 13 February 2018
This is real information, not vandalism.