Mariel Buckley

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Mariel Buckley is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter based in Calgary, Alberta.{{Cite news|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/mariel_buckley-ironwood_stage_and_grill_calgary_ab_february_26|title=Mariel Buckley - Ironwood Stage & Grill, Calgary AB, - February 26|last=Alger|first=Anna|date=February 27, 2016|website=Exclaim!|publisher=Exclaim! Media Inc.|location=Toronto, Ontario|language=en-ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705064147/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mariel_buckley-ironwood_stage_and_grill_calgary_ab_february_26|archive-date=July 5, 2017|access-date=2020-04-30}} She is the younger sister of singer T. Buckley.[https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgary-artists-of-2018-it-was-a-good-year-for-these-wild-roses "Calgary artists of 2018: It was a good year for these wild roses"]. Calgary Herald, Eric Volmers, January 4, 2019

Biography

Buckley was born in Calgary, Alberta.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/king-eddy-stampede-music-1.4195154 "King Eddy opens for Stampede with country musicians from across Canada"]. CBC News, Jul 07, 2017

Buckley recorded an EP in 2012, and her first album, Motorhome, in 2014.[http://beatroute.ca/2018/05/11/mariel-buckley-driving-dark/ "Mariel Buckley – Driving In The Dark "]. BeatRoute, 11 May 2018[https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/hawksley-workman-and-mariel-buckley-ponder-the-open-skies-of-north-country-fair "Hawksley Workman and Mariel Buckley ponder the open skies of North Country Fair"]. Edmonton Journal, Fish Griwkowsky, June 18, 2019. The album was produced by Derek Pulliam, and featured mainly acoustic music. Buckley was accompanied by a string trio{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180503020404/http://www.vueweekly.com/mariel-buckley-shares-a-part-of-herself-with-each-song-on-driving-in-the-dark/ "Mariel Buckley Shares a Part of Herself with Each Song on ‘Driving In The Dark’"]}}. Vue Weekly, May 2, 2018, by Stephan Boissonneault with Charlie Hase on pedal steel, Scott Duncan on fiddle, and Pulliam on bass. Buckley was a finalist in the 2014 All-Alberta Songwriting Contest.[http://www.bcmusicianmag.com/mariel-buckley-motorhome-cd-review/ "Mariel Buckley – Motorhome CD review"]. BC Music Magazine, September 29, 2015, by Gillian Turnbull

In 2018, she recorded a second album, the alt-country Driving in the Dark.[https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/mariel-buckley-bucks-nashville-trends-with-personal-alt-country-sounds-on-sophomore-record "Mariel Buckley bucks Nashville trends with personal, alt-country sounds on sophomore record"]. Calgary Herald, Eric Volmers, May 2, 2018.[https://glidemagazine.com/204833/canadian-mariel-buckley-takes-a-rugged-journey-on-driving-in-the-dark-album-review/ "Canadian Mariel Buckley Takes a Rugged Journey on ‘Driving in the Dark’ (ALBUM REVIEW)"]. Glide, May 3, 2018 by Jim Hynes The album was produced by Leeroy Stagger. In August that year the album rose to #2 on the !earshot National Folk/Roots/Blues Chart.[https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=107&dWeekOfID=2018-08-28 "The National Folk/Roots/Blues Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, August 28, 2018"]. !earshot. Also in 2018 Buckley performed at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.[https://vancouverweekly.com/41st-vancouver-folk-music-festival-still-true-to-tradition-still-young-at-heart-61154-2/ "41st Vancouver Folk Music Festival still true to tradition, still young at heart"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713225922/https://vancouverweekly.com/41st-vancouver-folk-music-festival-still-true-to-tradition-still-young-at-heart-61154-2/ |date=2019-07-13 }}. July 14, 2018, Vancouver Weekly, Paul Hecht and Elmira Kuznetsova[http://www.thevancouverartsreview.com/2018/07/vancouver-folk-fest-photo-diary/ "Vancouver Folk Fest Photo Diary"]. The Vancouver Arts Review, July 2018.

Her latest album, Everywhere I Used to Be, was released in August 2022.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/summer-2022-guide-14-albums-you-need-to-hear-1.6489772 "Summer 2022 guide: 14 albums you need to hear"]. CBC Music, June 20, 2022. It was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/2023-polaris-music-prize-long-list-feist-jessie-reyez-and-more-1.6871592 "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more"]. CBC Music, June 13, 2023.

In December 2022, Buckley and her brother released a cover The Tragically Hip's "Bobcaygeon" as a single.Martin Noake, [https://greatdarkwonder.com/single-release-t-buckley-mariel-buckley-bobcaygeon/ "Single Release: T. Buckley & Mariel Buckley, "Bobcaygeon'"]. Great Dark Wonder, December 8, 2022. The two have also continued to perform together as a duo at other times, performing a set that includes duet versions of their own songs as well as covers of material by other artists.Stephen Hunt, [https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/the-buckleys-added-to-calgary-folk-festival-lineup-1.6978082 "The Buckleys added to Calgary Folk Festival lineup"]. CTV Calgary, July 25, 2024.

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