Abigail Lapell

Abigail Lapell
Abigail Lapell in 2009.
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Folk
Occupations	Musician singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano harmonica

Abigail Lapell is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, who won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2017 for her album Hide Nor Hair^[1] and again for English Songwriter of the Year at the 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2020 for her album Getaway.^[2]

Based in Toronto, Ontario, Lapell released her debut album Great Survivor in 2011.^[3] In 2016, she won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song "Jordan".^[4]

Hide Nor Hair, her second album, was released in 2017.^[5] In addition to her Contemporary Album win at the CFMAs, she was also a shortlisted finalist in the Contemporary Singer of the Year category.^[6]

Her 2024 album Anniversary featured several tracks recorded in collaboration with Great Lake Swimmers.^[7]

Discography

• Great Survivor (2011)
• Hide Nor Hair (2017)
• Getaway (2019)
• Stolen Time (2022)
• Anniversary (2024)^[8]

References

1. "Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrate music, artists old and new". Ottawa Citizen, November 19, 2017.
2. Allie Gregory, "Watch the Online Ceremony for the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020.
3. "Radio 3's featured artist: Abigail Lapell". CBC Radio 3, January 18, 2017.
4. "Abigail Lapell and the power of melody". Waterloo Region Record, January 13, 2017.
5. "Abigail Lapell: Hide Nor Hair". Exclaim!, January 18, 2017.
6. "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017.
7. Sydney Brasil, "Abigail Lapell Announces New LP 'Anniversary'". Exclaim!, February 3, 2024.
8. Gallacher, Alex (February 14, 2024). "Abigail Lapell shares Anniversary Song from her new album". KLOF Mag. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

External links

• Official website