Jake Vaadeland is a Canadian country and bluegrass singer-songwriter from Cut Knife, Saskatchewan,Jason Kerr, "Jake Vaadeland and the Sturgeon River Boys take home JUNO hardware". Prince Albert Daily Herald, April 5, 2025. who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025 for his album Retro Man ... More and More."Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025. Vaadeland performs with his supporting band the Sturgeon River Boys.
Vaadeland released two EPs independently in 2021. In 2022, he released his debut album Everybody But Me. In the fall of 2023, Vaadeland and the Sturgeon River Boys supported the Hunter Brothers as opening acts on their "Burnin' Down the Bar Tour" across Canada. In 2024, Vaadeland signed a publishing deal with Arts & Crafts Productions and a distribution deal with the Jayward Artist Group. That year, he released Retro Man...More and More, an expansion of his 2021 debut EP.Michael Hollett, "Saskatchewan’s “Retro Man” Jake Vaadeland’s bluegrass-powered debut is an instant classic". NEXT.
On April 25, 2025, Vaadeland released his third album One More Dollar to Go. It won Alternative Country Album of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. He was a finalist in the 2025 SiriusXM Top of the Country competition for emerging Canadian country musicians."Sask. musician Jake Vaadeland reaches top three in 2025 SiriusXM’s Top of the Country". Battlefords Now, April 14, 2025.
Discography Albums Title Details Everybody But Me Release date: September 8, 2022 Label: Independent Format: CD, digital download, streaming Retro Man...More and More Release date: April 26, 2024 Label: Independent Format: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming One More Dollar to Go Release date: April 25, 2025 Label: Independent Format: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming
Extended plays Title Details Retro Man Release date: August 1, 2021 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming No More Pain in My Heart Release date: November 13, 2021 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles Year Single Album 2024 "Until the Day I See You Dear" Retro Man...More and More
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