The James Barker Band has been nominated for two Juno Awards: Breakthrough Group of the Year and Country Album of the Year for Game On.
Organizers unveiled the nominees in Toronto on Tuesday morning (February 6).
Holy cow ?? (Politically correct country reaction to being nominated at the @TheJUNOAwards ). Surreal. Thank you!!!!!!!!!
— James Barker Band (@jamesbarkerband) February 6, 2018
Formed in 2013, the band consists of James Barker, Taylor Abram, Bobby Martin, and Connor Stephen. Barker is a native of Woodville, northwest of Lindsay in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Their first EP for Universal Music Music, Game On, was released in April 2017. The band won the Fan’s Choice award at the 2017 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards.
For the Breakthrough Group of the Year Juno, the band is up against The Beaches, The Dead South, The Franklin Electric, and The Jerry Cans. For Country Album of the Year, the competition is Past the Past by Jess Moskaluke, Shake These Walls by Tim Hicks, Beautiful Freakshow by Dean Brody, and Dear Life by High Valley
The awards will be handed out in Vancouver in March.
VIDEO: “Chills” – James Barker Band
