The Ennis Sisters

The Ennis Sisters

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Ennis


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Origin = flagicon|Canada St. John's, Newfoundland
Genre = Celtic music
Folk rock
Roots music
Country pop
Years_active = 1997 – Present
Label = Ennis Sisters (2000)
Warner Canada (2004)
Rounder Records (2003)
Open Road (2007)

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URL = [http://www.ennismusic.com/EnnisMusicEcard.html www.ennismusic.com]
Current_members = Maureen Ennis
Karen Ennis
Past_members = Teresa Ennis

Ennis, formerly known as The Ennis Sisters are an award-winning Canadian musical family group from St. John's, Newfoundland.

Biography

The Ennis Sisters, Maureen, Karen and Teresa, started playing music at a young age, encouraged by their father John and their mother Ceilie. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20001028122257/ennissisters.com/girls/index.html Ennissisters.com | the girls ] ] The trio released their first album, "Red is the Rose", on June 25, 1997. The album sold 15,000 copies within 18 months of release, and has gone on to sell more than 40,000 units. [ [http://avondalemusic.com/catalogue.html Avondale Music - Catalogue ] ] By the end of the year, the album was named Best Folk Album by the Music Industry Association of Newfoundland & Labrador (MIA). [ [http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nfceltic.html Celtic musical artists and recordings (not comprehensive) ] ] The following year, they received Female Artists of the Year and Group of the Year awards from the MIA. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifrxq80ldje~T1 allmusic ((( Ennis Sisters > Biography ))) ] ]

The Ennis Sisters released their second album, "Christmas on Ennis Road", in 1998. The album also landed the girls their own Christmas special on CBC, "An Ennis Road Christmas". In 1999, Maclean's magazine named the trio one of the Top 100 young Canadians to watch. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20010802144236/www.ennissisters.com/girls.htm Ennissisters.com | the girls ] ]

They returned to the studio to record their third album, "Three", in 2000. The same year, they received an East Coast Music Association (ECMA) award for Album of the Year.http://www.ennissisters.com/press.php?prid=42] The album was also named Album of the Year by the MIA. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20010802174416/http://www.ennissisters.com/news.htm Ennissisters.com | albums ] ] In the spring of 2000, the group signed with Natalie MacMaster's manager Andre Bourgeois.The group worked with Bourgeois from 2000 until late 2003.At the 2001 ECMA Awards in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, held on February 11, the girls were named Roots/Traditional Group of the Year. That same weekend, The Ennis Sisters received a two-album record deal from Warner Music Canada. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20011201112751/www.ennissisters.com/bio.htm Ennis Sisters Official Site - Bio ] ] They began recording their major label debut with producer Tim Thorney at Great Big Music Studios.

The Ennis Sisters' fourth album, simply titled "The Ennis Sisters", was released on October 9, 2001. The first single, "It's Not About You," reached the top 5 on Canadian Country Radio, and the top 10 on Canadian adult comtemporary radio. The video was played on both MuchMoreMusic and CMT in Canada. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20040904160039/www.ennissisters.com/press/9.htm Ennis Sisters ] ] In 2002, Maureen won the Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) award for top grossing Canadian Country Song of the Year for the album's second single, "I'd Never Walk Away." That same year, the Ennis' won a Juno Award for Best New Country Artist/Group. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20040830081454/www.ennissisters.com/press/21.htm Ennis Sisters ] ] They were once again named Group of the Year at the 2002 ECMA Awards. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20040830083851/www.ennissisters.com/press/20.htm Ennis Sisters ] ]

In August 2002, they signed a distribution deal with Rounder Records to re-release their latest album in the United States. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20040830081029/www.ennissisters.com/press/29.htm Ennis Sisters ] ] The album, now titled "It's Not About You", was released on April 15, 2003. Meanwhile, they released their fourth album in Canada, "Can't Be the Same", on November 18, 2003. That 2003 release went on to win the 2004 ECMA Award for Best Roots/Traditional Group Recording. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20040902123533/www.ennissisters.com/press/36.htm Ennis Sisters ] ]

The Ennis Sisters released their latest album, "Be Here for a While", in 2007.

Youngest Ennis sister, Teresa Ennis, plans release of new recording, 'Space' [http://www.teresaennis.ca] , late in summer 2007. The project is not intended to be a departure from the group but a side project recorded during down time between work with the group.

Discography

Albums

ingles

References

External links

* [http://www.ennismusic.com/EnnisMusicEcard.html Official Website]
* [http://www.teresaennis.ca/ Official Website]


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