Julian Taylor (singer)

rdf:langString Julian Taylor (singer)

rdf:langString Julian Taylor

rdf:langString Julian Taylor

rdf:langString Staggered Crossing, Julian Taylor Band

rdf:langString solo_singer

rdf:langString Rock, folk

rdf:langString Vocals, guitar

rdf:langString Singer-songwriter

rdf:langString Toronto, Ontario

rdf:langString Toronto-based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor has performed in Canada for over two decades. He is known for his second solo acoustic album, The Ridge, which was produced by Taylor himself and Saam Hashemi, and recorded at The Woodshed in Toronto. In addition to winning Taylor Solo Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, The Ridge was also nominated for: two Juno Awards (Contemporary Folk Album of The Year, Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year), the Polaris Prize Long List, a Summer Solstice Indigenous Award (Contemporary Folk Album of the Year), a Canadian Music Week INDIES Award (Indigenous Artist of the Year), and an additional Canadian Folk Music Awards nomination in the English Songwriter of the Year category. Taylor has combined Mohawk and Caribbean ancestry. He has released twelve studio albums since 2001, and his songs have been used in TV shows including Haven, Private Eyes, Kim's Convenience, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Elementary.