Biography

Fortunate Ones is a contemporary folk duo from Newfoundland, Canada. Celebrated for their harmony-entwined songs of hope, resilience and the human condition and their joyfully disarming live shows, they have toured relentlessly for 7 years, bringing their open-hearted performances to thousands of people along the way. Catherine and Andrew have been busy since the release of their debut album The Bliss in 2015 - thousands of miles, hundreds of shows, award winning albums and scores of fans have all been hallmarks of the success the duo has experienced since their humble beginnings in St. John’s. The Bliss was nominated for a JUNO Award, garnered two #1 singles on CBC Radio 2’s Top 20 , won the 2016 rising star ECMA, the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Award for vocal group of the year and four 2015 Music Newfoundland and Labrador Awards. The title track from their sophomore album, Hold Fast, hit #1 on the CBC Music Top 20 and remained on the chart for 10 weeks. The album also took home three Music NL Awards in 2018, was nominated for four East Coast Music Awards, and a 2019 Canadian Folk Music Award for vocal group of the year. “Fortunate Ones are fully contemporary, yet when you watch them you can’t help but feel you’re watching the ‘next in line’ of great Newfoundland entertainers.” — Tom Power, Host CBC q “Fortunate Ones is a rare gem. Two voices singing as one.” — Alan Doyle, Great Big Sea