Nolan and Nolan Double Bill: Joe Nolan hails from the Edmonton area where he was influenced by roots-music gentry like Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams and Bob Dylan. Joe’s vagabond lifestyle takes him to festivals and venues across Canada with a typical year seeing him playing 150 to 200 shows.
Joe has recorded with JUNO award winning producers Colin Linden and Hawksley Workman, won several Cobalt Prize songwriting awards at the Maple Blues Awards, earned a handful of BreakOut West nominations, and won Contemporary Roots Album at the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Scott Nolan is Winnipeg-born and bred. His childhood memories are an integral part of his songs, as are his poignant and humorous observations of life, love, bars and bridges. Scott is a singer, songwriter and producer. His songs have been recorded by Hayes Carll, Mary Gauthier, Watermelon Slim and others, and he has toured with the likes of Hayes, Mary, James McMurtry and Fred Eaglesmith. He has also produced albums for William Prince, Stephen Fearing, Corin Raymond, and many others.