Amelia Curran
Amelia Curran is a Canadian singer, playwright,
and songwriter. She was… Read Full Bio ↴Amelia Curran is a Canadian singer, playwright,
and songwriter. She was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The National Post describes her music as “a bit like Leonard Cohen being channeled in a dusty saloon by Patsy Cline.”
Curran started playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager and eventually dropped out of university in order to busk on the streets of St. John’s. That led to her first album release in 2000, and since then she has released four more.
Her 2006 release, War Brides, was initially released independently and was later given a European and national Canadian release by Six Shooter Records. She describes her signing to Six Shooter Records as a “promotion” and goes on to say “I have a lot more work to do, more often, as a result of which I will make some more money and sell some more records. But it is the same job that I have been doing for ten years.”
War Brides was nominated for two East Coast Music Awards: Folk Recording of the Year and Female Solo Recording of the Year.
In 2009, Curran released Hunter, Hunter. She describes this album as “a little tougher than War Brides but it’s still minimal”. She explains that the title is “Hunter Hunter as opposed to hunter-gatherer.” This is the first album that she recorded in her home-town of St. John’s.
Curran’s lyrics have been described as "evocative" by Spinner Canada who, referring to Curran’s song “The Mistress”, wrote that “Like the best poets, Curran packs so much meaning into each line that the listener barely has time to register each clever lyric before the next zinger comes along.”
Hunter Hunter earned Curran four nominations at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards; Female Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year.
In addition to being a musician, Curran is also a playwright and actor, and has had her plays performed in fringe festivals.
On April 17, 2010, Curran won a Juno Award in the category of Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo. Curran also won first prize (Folk category) of the prestigious 15th Annual USA Songwriting Competition.
and songwriter. She was… Read Full Bio ↴Amelia Curran is a Canadian singer, playwright,
and songwriter. She was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The National Post describes her music as “a bit like Leonard Cohen being channeled in a dusty saloon by Patsy Cline.”
Curran started playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager and eventually dropped out of university in order to busk on the streets of St. John’s. That led to her first album release in 2000, and since then she has released four more.
Her 2006 release, War Brides, was initially released independently and was later given a European and national Canadian release by Six Shooter Records. She describes her signing to Six Shooter Records as a “promotion” and goes on to say “I have a lot more work to do, more often, as a result of which I will make some more money and sell some more records. But it is the same job that I have been doing for ten years.”
War Brides was nominated for two East Coast Music Awards: Folk Recording of the Year and Female Solo Recording of the Year.
In 2009, Curran released Hunter, Hunter. She describes this album as “a little tougher than War Brides but it’s still minimal”. She explains that the title is “Hunter Hunter as opposed to hunter-gatherer.” This is the first album that she recorded in her home-town of St. John’s.
Curran’s lyrics have been described as "evocative" by Spinner Canada who, referring to Curran’s song “The Mistress”, wrote that “Like the best poets, Curran packs so much meaning into each line that the listener barely has time to register each clever lyric before the next zinger comes along.”
Hunter Hunter earned Curran four nominations at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards; Female Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year.
In addition to being a musician, Curran is also a playwright and actor, and has had her plays performed in fringe festivals.
On April 17, 2010, Curran won a Juno Award in the category of Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo. Curran also won first prize (Folk category) of the prestigious 15th Annual USA Songwriting Competition.
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Amelia Curran Lyrics
Ah Me In the dark, the lantern's hung The mothers lay their babies…
All the Ladies It's the same old story that I've heard 10 times…
Blackbird on Fire I loved you like a meteor. It cannot change its path. Its…
Bye Bye Montreal Now that your darlin' keeps you home There goes the best…
Coming For You Like a harbour sings to the concrete Like the highway rolls…
Devils Load me up for my victory train I know it's gone…
Double Murder Suicide Well, you′ve gone wrong before in the past Yeah, you gone…
Fables & Troubles There is a room with all the views you'd care…
Fold Everybody loves you when you're leaving. When you had enough…
Hands on a Grain of Sand Hounds are broodin' in my bones But I am a good…
I Am The Night I am the queen of the closing bar I am the…
In A Town In a town somewhere I'm passing through Like every other tow…
Julia Julia queen of hearts Pleads to play the part The casualty o…
Just a Tuesday Oh, I am just a Tuesday in a world of…
Last Call Wicked the weather can empty the heart Sunsets are poetry fa…
Love When you abandon all manner of me The concrete and angels'…
Love's Grave All your blues are royal Crownin' every knight And every t…
Love's Lost Regard When you abandon all manner of me The concrete and angels'…
Lullabies for Barflies You go wherever you please, love, and I′ll be running Hold-u…
Mad World Feast on the labor of your mind And you won't…
Mad World, Outlive Me Feast on the labour of your mind and you won't go…
Never Say Goodbye Last night I had the darkest dream I never had before The…
Scattered & Small I was so alive I can only look back Longer than…
Scattered and Small I was so alive I can only look back Longer than…
Soft Wooden Towers Oh, the river don't mind The cruel from the kind Like a…
Somebody Somewhere I came from a shadow laid at my feet Stretched…
Song On The Radio Blue sky coming and it won't let go I heard a…
Still Lies the Crow Oo-oo-oooo oo-oo-ooo Oo-oo-oooo oo-oo-ooo Oo-oo-oooo oo-oo-o…
Strangers Stranger things have happened Over heard it all Come the ne…
Strike The Band I have a shadow of a shadow of doubt in…
The Company Store At a quarter to midnight lays a cornerstone You can read…
The Dozens All my lovers think I'm lovely in the morning when…
The Great Escape Tell my mother I am only treading water To churn it into…
The Matador I'll never let go of the lovely temptation It laces the…
The Mistress Hello it's me the mistress Is there anybody home? 'Cause the…
The Modern Man If the working man has all the land and we…
The Reverie Am I born, am I born Of the vine or of…
Time Time No one remembers their fortunes as well as their fame I…
Time's a Ticker You're just a sad excuse for how I've grown cold You…
Tiny Glass Houses There's a crack in my memory As if something has gone And…
Wrecking Ball Hardest hearts if you ever let go We'll come together on…
Years at the turn of the century we were all in the…
You Like a harbour sings to the concrete Like the highway rolls…
You Won't Find Me Oh, you won't find me in the arms of strangers Laughing…
You've Changed Time was a telltale factor For all of our fate Time was…