BOOKING: tania@taniajoy.com
PUBLICITY & RADIO: Beth Cavanagh, What’s The Story?
416.803.7685 beth@whatsthestory.ca

“The song (“Blink”) builds steadily into a powerful and defiant statement that has the cinematic feel of a Bond soundtrack.” – Americana UK

“I had chills over and over as I listened!” – Marie Zimmerman, Executive Director, Hillside Festival

“…an immersive, cinematic experience that transforms a seemingly personal pain into something universally resonant.” – American Songwriter (on “Blink”)

“…it is Tania’s pure, heartfelt vocals that remain with you” – Great Dark Wonder

“Trip-hoppy soul…” – Alan Cross

Recent Highlights

“I Will Stand” featured on SiriusXM North Americana
#1 Singer/Songwriter: Canada (iTunes Album Chart)
#3 CFUV Folk/Roots/Blues Chart (earshot)
#8 CKUA Folk/Roots/Blues Chart (earshot)
#15 CFUV Top 30 Chart (earshot)
#21 CKUA Top 30 Chart (earshot)
#48 Singer/Songwriter: Canada (iTunes Track Chart)
#62 Overall Albums: Canada (iTunes Album Chart)
Earshot Distro Artist of The Week (2021)

HONOURS & AWARDS
Hill Kourkoutis who made history as the first female to win a Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year at the 2022 Junos for engineering Tania Joy’s timeless song “The Drought,” as well as SATE’s powerhouse song “Howler.”
Nominee, Album of The Year, (OMAs 2022)
Songwriter of The Year, OMAs (2021)
Nominee, Durham Song of The Year, OMAs (2021)
Host, 2021 OMA Awards Show
Host, 2021 OMA Nominee Announcement

FESTIVALS AND SHOWCASES
Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival (Toronto, ON) (2023)
Folk Alliance International Showcase (Kansas City, MO) (2023)
Wintersong Music Festival (Stouffville, ON) (2023)
Folk Music Ontario Showcase (London, ON) (2022)
Oshawa Music Awards (Oshawa, ON) (2022)
Muskoka Music Festival (Gravenhurst, ON) (2022)
Hillside Music Festival (Guelph, ON) (2022)
Springtide Music Festival (Uxbridge, ON) (2022)
Norwalk NICE Festival (Norwalk, CT) (2022)
The Blue Jay Sessions (Calgary, AB) (2022)
Wintersong Music Festival (Stouffville, ON) (2022)
Songbird North (Toronto, ON) (2022)
The Blue Jay Sessions: Cross Country (London, ON) (2021)
The Grove Theatre (Fenelon Falls, ON) (2021)
Hillside Homeside Festival (Guelph, ON) (2021)
Markham Village Music Festival (Virtual) (2021)
Hillside Inside Festival (Virtual) (2021)

Latest Album

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Bio

Folk-roots musician Tania Joy has been using the last few years hone her songwriting, finally following up her 2013 EP, I’ll Be Around, with the release of her EP I Will Stand, produced by 2022 Juno Award winner Hill Kourkoutis (SATE, Digging Roots, Leela Gilday, Madison Violet), a multi-talented artist who played with Serena Ryder and was in The Weeknd’s original backing band.

Her stories, so far, have been about relationships, in all their complicated forms. However, in 2020, Tania found herself taking on a more complex narrative as the world around her shifted, bringing increased and global attention to Black Lives Matter. With mentorship from Hillside’s Girl with Guitars program, Tania wrote her first protest song, “Planks and Marietta,” which was released on Bandcamp during Black History month with all proceeds from downloads being directed to Black Lives Matter.

In 2022 Hill Kourkoutis won a Juno for Recording Engineer of The Year for her work on “The Drought” and the honour of being the first woman in the history of the category to be nominated as an engineer. I Will Stand has since been nominated for Album of the Year at the 2022 OMAs (Oshawa Music Awards), while both “Planks and Marietta” and “The Drought,” won Tania Joy the Songwriter of The Year Award at the 2021 OMAs, and “Planks and Marietta” received a nomination for Durham Song of the Year.

Joy’s catalogue has garnered buzz from American Songwriter, Americana UK, CBC Radio One, CBC Music “The Block”, The Bluegrass Situation, Eat North, Exclaim, Folkal Point, Folk Roots Radio, FYI Music News, Global News 5 Songs You Must Hear This Week, Great Dark Wonder, Hunter’s Bay Radio, Just Us Folk, SlowCity, Tinnitist, The Toronto Star and many more.

Live Performance Video

The Drought – Live at Regent Theatre

Who I Am – Live at Muskoka Music Festival

I Will Stand EP Launch – Live at The Second Wedge Brewing Co.

You Are Not Alone – Live at The Second Wedge Brewing Co.

BLINK – Official Video

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