The Slocan Ramblers are a Canadian bluegrass music group from Toronto, Ontario."The Slocan Ramblers: Queen City Jubilee". Exclaim!, June 15, 2018. They are most noted for their 2018 album Queen City Jubilee, which received a Juno Award nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019."Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
History
The Slocan Ramblers formed in 2011; the band is named for the Slocan Valley in British Columbia."Toronto bluegrass quartet stays busy rambling their own way". Edmonton Journal, April 26, 2018. The group consists of mandolinist Adrian Gross, banjo player Frank Evans, guitarist Darryl Poulsen, and bassist Alastair Whitehead."Bluegrass players the Slocan Ramblers evolve with their audience". Calgary Herald, February 24, 2017."New generation of bluegrass musicians bring unique energy to decades old genre". Jan 23, 2017 by Valerie Hill. Waterloo Region Record. Evans, Whitehead and Poulsen all perform vocals depending on the song."Toronto bluegrass band The Slocan Ramblers set to release second album, Coffee Creek". Toronto.com, July 9, 2015.
They released their debut album, Shaking Down the Acorns, in 2012,"Slocan Ramblers grounded in tradition but looking toward the future". Grove Examiner, August 29, 2014. and followed up with Coffee Creek in 2015."The Slocan Ramblers: Coffee Creek". Exclaim!, July 11, 2015. Coffee Creek received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Best Traditional Album at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards."New generation of bluegrass musicians bring unique energy to decades old genre". Waterloo Region Record, January 23, 2017.
In 2016, the Slocan Ramblers toured in the United States for three months.
In 2018, the Ramblers opened for Jerry Douglas at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival."REVIEW: Jerry Douglas gives bluegrass the cordon bleu treatment". Cam Fuller, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, June 28, 2018 In 2019, the band performed at the International Bluegrass Music Association Momentum Awards event in Raleigh, North Carolina."2019 IBMA Momentum Award winners". Bluegrass Today, September 25, 2019 by John Lawless That year they also performed at the Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival in British Columbia."Business notes: Meet the volunteers at the Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre". Cowichan Valley Citizen, Warren Goulding, Oct. 10, 2019
In 2025, the Ramblers performed on Stage 7 of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
Discography Shaking Down the Acorns (2012)"Toronto bluegrass quartet stays busy rambling their own way". Edmonton Journal, Roger Levesque, April 26, 2018 Coffee Creek (2015) Queen City Jubilee (2018) Up the Hill and Through the Fog (2022)
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