Rose Cousins
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Background information | |
Birth name | Rosanne Millicent Cousins |
Born | Prince Edward Island | April 21, 1977
Origin | Canada |
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Old Farm Pony (self) |
Website | www |
Rosanne Millicent "Rose" Cousins
Career
Cousins released two EPs prior to her full-length debut, If You Were for Me, in 2006. The album garnered her a nomination for best solo artist at the
She followed If You Were for Me with The Send Off in 2009. The Send Off was produced by
In 2012, she released We Have Made A Spark - for which she won a 2013
She released Stray Birds - a collection of covers and two new original songs - in September 2014.
Cousins has appeared as a guest musician on albums by Jenn Grant, Joel Plaskett, In-Flight Safety, Two Hours Traffic, Matt Mays, Catherine MacLellan, Jill Barber, Matt Epp, Old Man Luedecke, Ruth Minnikin, The Olympic Symphonium and Craig Cardiff, and she has performed live with Royal Wood, Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Gorka, and Ron Sexsmith.
Her latest album, Bravado, was released on February 21, 2020, via Outside Music.[7] The album was preceded by the lead single "The Benefits of Being Alone", as well as by an EP that included that song, two other tracks from the album and a non-album cover of Prince's "I Would Die 4 U".
In 2021, Cousins released a new re-recording of "The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)", a song which she had recorded and performed solo on Bravado, as a duet with Tim Baker.[8]
Awards
Cousins won a
Discography
- Only So Long (2002, EP)
- Miles to Go (2003, EP)
- Live at Ginger's on Barrington Street (2003, with Craig Cardiff)
- If You Were for Me (2006)
- The Send Off (2009)
- We Have Made a Spark (2012)
- Stray Birds (2014, EP)
- Natural Conclusion (2017)
- Bravado (2020)
References
- ^ Farrow, Johnston (15 February 2007). "Rose's garden". The Coast. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Alberstat, Joann (21 April 2013). "Cousins celebrates birthday early with a Juno". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Rose Cousins at CBC Radio 3.
- ^ "Rose Cousins: Carrying her life in a suitcase". The Summerside Journal Pioneer, 8 November 2007.
- ^ "Rose Cousins is golden". The Coast, 29 October 2009.
- ^ "The Once, Beyond the Pale, both win two at Canadian Folk Music Awards". Waterloo Region Record, Nov 21, 2010
- ^ Sarah Murphy, "Rose Cousins Reveals New Album 'Bravado'". Exclaim!, November 7, 2019.
- ^ Alex Cook, "Rose Cousins Revisits 'The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)' With Tim Baker and Announces Tour Dates". The East, October 27, 2021.