Black Hen Music

infobox record label


image_bg = none
founded = 1995
genre = Various
country = Canada
url = [http://www.blackhenmusic.com/ Black Hen Music]

Black Hen Music, of Vancouver, British Columbia, is an independent record label founded in 1995 by record producer and musician Steve Dawson, originally of the band, Zubot and Dawson. Black Hen Music began releasing albums in 1996 and is currently distributed in Canada by Koch Distribution, and in Europe and the UK by Rounder Records.

Black Hen is dedicated to producing music that is diverse, eclectic and primarily acoustic-based. Since its inception, Black Hen has released over 30 albums and continues to expand its roster.

Awards

Black Hen artists have received the following awards and nominations:

*4 Juno Awards
*8 Juno Nominations
*1 Maple Blues Award
*3 [http://www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca/ Canadian Folk Music Awards]
*1 SOCAN #1 Award
*1 Grand Prix de Jazz de Montreal
*5 [http://www.musicbc.org/html/ West Coast Music Awards]
*15 [http://www.musicbc.org/html/ West Coast Music Award nominations]
*2 Canadian Independent Music Awards

Artists (past and present)

* Jim Byrnes
* John Wort Hannam
* Cara Luft
* [http://www.myspace.com/stevedawson05 Steve Dawson]
* Jenny Whiteley
* [http://www.blackhenmusic.com/artists/old_man_luedecke/index.html Old Man Luedecke]
* Coco Love Alcorn
* [http://www.lindamcrae.com/ Linda McRae]
* Zubot and Dawson
* [http://www.blackhenmusic.com/artists/joey_wright/index.html Joey Wright]
* [http://www.blackhenmusic.com/artists/great_uncles/index.html Great Uncles of the Revolution]
* [http://www.shuylerjansen.com/ Shuyler Jansen]
* Geoff Berner
* [http://www.davidwall.ca/ David Wall]
* [http://bottleneckband.com/ Bottleneck]
* [http://www.blackhenmusic.com/artists/don_rooke/index.html Don Rooke]
* [http://www.christarry.com/ Chris Tarry]
* [http://www.andrewdowning.com/ Andrew Downing]

ee also

* List of record labels

External links

* [http://www.blackhenmusic.com Official site]