Stony Plain Records
| Stony Plain Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Holger Petersen, Alvin Jahns |
| Distributor(s) |
Warner Music Canada Alternative Distribution Alliance (US) Continental Record Services (Europe) Dixiefrog (Europe) The Orchard (digital) |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Official website | www |
Stony Plain Records is a major Canadian independent record label, which specializes in roots music genres such as country, folk and blues. Founded by Holger Petersen and Alvin Jahns, the label released their first album in 1976 and has since released over 300 albums. The label was the recipient of The Blues Foundation's Keeping the Blues Alive Award in 2014. Additional recognition for the label includes 11 Juno Awards, six Grammy Award nominations, multiple Blues Music Awards and W.C. Handy Blues Awards, nine Canadian Country Music Awards for Label of the Year, over three-dozen Maple Blues Awards and multiple Western Canada Music Awards. Stony Plain Records has earned several Gold and Platinum records for releases by artists such as Ian Tyson, Corb Lund and various Best Of compilations.
Stony Plain has previously licensed recordings from American labels Rounder Records, Sugar Hill Records, HighTone Records and Blind Pig Records for Canadian release. The label has also been the Canadian distributor for albums by notable American artists such as Steve Earle, Gillian Welch, and Emmylou Harris.
The label is still owned and operated by its founders Alvin Jahns and Holger Petersen. Petersen is also the author of two books of artist interviews and also hosts the weekly series Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio One, Radio Two and SiriusXM 169 and Natch'l Blues on the CKUA Radio Network.
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