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Toronto, Ontario, Canada | MAJOR

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"Shining Jewels: Jadea Kelly"

“Jadea Kelly is one of the shining jewels in the crown of Canada’s new songwriters" - CBC Radio 2: Tom Power


"Shining Jewels: Jadea Kelly"

“Jadea Kelly is one of the shining jewels in the crown of Canada’s new songwriters" - CBC Radio 2: Tom Power


"Jadea Kelly"

" With warbling lyrics such as 'If drinking and pride and trains can take you away from pain, why does everything stay the same?,' Jadea Kelly has created a folksy-bluesy country album perfect for a solo Sunday afternoon on the couch with coffee and a good book. 4 out of 5 stars!! " - Vue Weekly


"Jadea Kelly"

" With warbling lyrics such as 'If drinking and pride and trains can take you away from pain, why does everything stay the same?,' Jadea Kelly has created a folksy-bluesy country album perfect for a solo Sunday afternoon on the couch with coffee and a good book. 4 out of 5 stars!! " - Vue Weekly


"On the Beat by Kerry Doole"

JADEA KELLY: This local singer/songwriter has been playing a Tuesday night residency at The Cameron House, to highly appreciative audiences. We caught one recently, and was similarly impressed. Kelly and her four-piece band (including noted keyboardist JASON SNIDERMAN) played plenty of songs from her recent album, Eastbound Platform, a record mixing strong originals with well-chosen covers, like JACK MARKS’ “Hazel.” “The Sound,” a co-write with JUSTIN RUTLEDGE, was one of the set’s highlights. Kelly’s sound mixes folk and country elements, and her strong and pure voice is capable of causing goosebumps when she delivers a line like “you tore my heart in two.” Her run at The Cameron ends on Jan. 18, and she’s then off to Amsterdam for a while. Catch her while you can. Opening for Kelly was rootsy duo THE SOUL SURFERS (normally a trio). They also impressed, and OTB was intrigued to note they included veteran singer/songwriter DOUGLAS CAMERON. He joked about his brief bout of ’80s rock stardom. Anyone else remember his hit “Mona With The Children”? Speaking of The Cameron House, the venue is about to launch its own record label with an upcoming concert at The Great Hall that will feature many of their regular bands. Given the importance of The Cameron to the Toronto music scene for the past 30 years, a label makes perfect sense.

- Tandem: The Canadian Experience


"On the Beat by Kerry Doole"

JADEA KELLY: This local singer/songwriter has been playing a Tuesday night residency at The Cameron House, to highly appreciative audiences. We caught one recently, and was similarly impressed. Kelly and her four-piece band (including noted keyboardist JASON SNIDERMAN) played plenty of songs from her recent album, Eastbound Platform, a record mixing strong originals with well-chosen covers, like JACK MARKS’ “Hazel.” “The Sound,” a co-write with JUSTIN RUTLEDGE, was one of the set’s highlights. Kelly’s sound mixes folk and country elements, and her strong and pure voice is capable of causing goosebumps when she delivers a line like “you tore my heart in two.” Her run at The Cameron ends on Jan. 18, and she’s then off to Amsterdam for a while. Catch her while you can. Opening for Kelly was rootsy duo THE SOUL SURFERS (normally a trio). They also impressed, and OTB was intrigued to note they included veteran singer/songwriter DOUGLAS CAMERON. He joked about his brief bout of ’80s rock stardom. Anyone else remember his hit “Mona With The Children”? Speaking of The Cameron House, the venue is about to launch its own record label with an upcoming concert at The Great Hall that will feature many of their regular bands. Given the importance of The Cameron to the Toronto music scene for the past 30 years, a label makes perfect sense.

- Tandem: The Canadian Experience


"Jadea Kelly: Eastbound Platform"

This singer-songwriter is a popular member of the Toronto, ON roots scene, and the high quality of this, her second album, deserves to bring her wider attention. Kelly's sound falls a little more on the country side of the fence than many of her peers, and her vocals have the unaffected, openly emotional quality needed to shine in that context. If you can judge an artist by the company they keep, then Kelly must be rated highly. Her band here includes Blake Manning (Blue Rodeo), Jason Sniderman (Blue Peter) and John Showman (Creaking Tree String Quartet), while her chief collaborator on the album is producer/multi-instrumentalist David Baxter. He co-wrote two songs, including gently haunting ode to heartbreak "The Sound" (written with Justin Rutledge). Kelly shows impeccable taste in choosing outside material, covering Lori Yates's powerful "Walking Wounded" and Jack Marks's "Hazel." Her compositions lose nothing in comparison. This is a delightful album.
- EXCLAIM: Kerry Doole


"Jadea Kelly: Eastbound Platform"

This singer-songwriter is a popular member of the Toronto, ON roots scene, and the high quality of this, her second album, deserves to bring her wider attention. Kelly's sound falls a little more on the country side of the fence than many of her peers, and her vocals have the unaffected, openly emotional quality needed to shine in that context. If you can judge an artist by the company they keep, then Kelly must be rated highly. Her band here includes Blake Manning (Blue Rodeo), Jason Sniderman (Blue Peter) and John Showman (Creaking Tree String Quartet), while her chief collaborator on the album is producer/multi-instrumentalist David Baxter. He co-wrote two songs, including gently haunting ode to heartbreak "The Sound" (written with Justin Rutledge). Kelly shows impeccable taste in choosing outside material, covering Lori Yates's powerful "Walking Wounded" and Jack Marks's "Hazel." Her compositions lose nothing in comparison. This is a delightful album.
- EXCLAIM: Kerry Doole


Discography

2011- Catherine MacLellan
2011- Protest the Hero - Scurrilous
2011- David Baxter - Patina
2010- Jack Marks and the Lost Wages - Lost Wages
2010- Jadea Kelly - Eastbound Platform
2009- Jack Marks - Two of Everything
2008 - Jadea Kelly - Second Spring
2005 - Protest the Hero - Kezia (Universal/Underground Operations)

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"Jadea is one of the shining jewels in the crown of Canadian songwriters"- Tom Power CBC.

Blessed with an achingly distinct voice—reminiscent of Iris De Ment--- Jadea tours internationally opening for the likes of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, The Good Lovelies and Catherine MacLellan. You have likely heard her vocals on Catherine MacLellan's 2011 release Silhouette or live on STUART MCLEAN'S Vinyl Cafe in January 2012.

Her latest album, Eastbound Platform, received a nomination at the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) for new/emerging artist of the year and she was recorded by CBC LIVE at the 2010 Stewart Park Folk Festival.

However, Jadea did not begin her career in folk music---rather she first rose to greater levels of notoriety in the world of MTV, performing and touring with Canadian metal band Protest the Hero.

Touring Highlights

Yonge & Dundas Square - Toronto, ON
Northern Lights Festival - Sudbury, ON
Westport Folk Festival - Westport, ON
Harvest Jazz Festival- Fredricton NB
Stewart Park Folk Festival- Perth ON

Eastern Canada Tour - November 2009
Cross Canada Tour- April/May 2010
Cross Canada Tour- September/October 2010
European Tour- January/February 2011
Home Routes Tour (B.C.) - April 2011

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“Jadea Kelly is one of the shining jewels in the crown of Canada’s new songwriters" Tom Power, CBC Radio

"This singer-songwriter is a popular member of the Toronto, ON roots scene, and the high quality of this, her second album, deserves to bring her wider attention. Kelly's sound falls a little more on the country side of the fence than many of her peers, and her vocals have the unaffected, openly emotional quality needed to shine in that context. This is a delightful album". - Exclaim! Magazine

"Jadea's band really rocked and songs like Elevator, Walking Wounded, and Lay My Body Down signal her as a singer-songwriter to watch out for" - NOW Magazine (Shows That Rocked Toronto Last Week)

" Lay My Body Down: Gold-dusted mandolin provides the crowning touch to an alt-country nugget that proves you can sometimes actually play it soft without sounding more icky than Nashville circa ’93." - Georgia Straight Magazine

"Eastbound Platform is a quiet, sweet country-influenced alternative record; Justin Rutledge and producer David Baxter gave her a song, but the highlight is a killer “breakup” lament called Lay My Body Down" - FYImusic.ca

" With warbling lyrics such as 'If drinking and pride and trains can take you away from pain, why does everything stay the same?,' Jadea Kelly has created a folksy-bluesy country album perfect for a solo Sunday afternoon on the couch with coffee and a good book. 4 out of 5 stars!! - VUE Weekly

"We go to this festival every year and always love it. Every once in a while, we discover an artist that just blows us away. We picked up Jadea's CD at the concert, and I just can't stop listening to it. The songs are sweet, beautiful, often a bit sad, and occasionally funny. Her smooth sweet voice just keeps you coming back for more. The songs are amazingly crafted, and they balance on the fence between folk, and country, likely appealing to both camps. This is a girl that needs to be taken seriously as a contender for the big time in Canadian music. My personal favourite is "The Sound", which gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it." - Jadea Kelly fan from Stewart Park Festival