Abigail Lapell

Abigail Lapell
Abigail Lapell in 2009.
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresFolk
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • harmonica

Abigail Lapell is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, who won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2017 for her album Hide Nor Hair[1] and again for English Songwriter of the Year at the 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2020 for her album Getaway.[2]

Based in Toronto, Ontario, Lapell released her debut album Great Survivor in 2011.[3] In 2016, she won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song "Jordan".[4]

Hide Nor Hair, her second album, was released in 2017.[5] In addition to her Contemporary Album win at the CFMAs, she was also a shortlisted finalist in the Contemporary Singer of the Year category.[6]

Her 2024 album Anniversary featured several tracks recorded in collaboration with Great Lake Swimmers.[7] The album received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025.[8]

At the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2025, she won the award for Children's Album of the Year for her 2023 album Lullabies.[9]

Discography

  • Great Survivor (2011)
  • Hide Nor Hair (2017)
  • Getaway (2019)
  • Stolen Time (2022)
  • Lullabies (2023)
  • Anniversary (2024)

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrate music, artists old and new". Ottawa Citizen, November 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Allie Gregory, "Watch the Online Ceremony for the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Radio 3's featured artist: Abigail Lapell". CBC Radio 3, January 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Abigail Lapell and the power of melody". Waterloo Region Record, January 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Abigail Lapell: Hide Nor Hair". Exclaim!, January 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees". Exclaim!, September 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Sydney Brasil, "Abigail Lapell Announces New LP 'Anniversary'". Exclaim!, February 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2025 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 11, 2025.
  9. ^ Kerry Doole, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Turn 20: Full Winners List". Billboard, April 8, 2025.


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