Jake Vaadeland

Jake Vaadeland is a Canadian country and bluegrass singer-songwriter from Cut Knife, Saskatchewan,^[2] who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025 for his album Retro Man ... More and More.^[3] Vaadeland performs with his supporting band the Sturgeon River Boys.^[4]

Born2003 or 2004 (age 21–22)^[1]

OriginCut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada

Genres

• Country
• bluegrass
• folk
• traditional country

OccupationsSinger, songwriter

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Jake Vaadeland
Vaadeland and the Sturgeon River Boys performing in Toronto, Ontario, at the TD Music Hall in November 2023
Background information
Born	2003 or 2004 (age 21–22)[1]
Origin	Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada
Genres	Country bluegrass folk traditional country
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2021-present
Label	Jayward Artist Group
Website	Official website

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Vaadeland released two EPs independently in 2021. In 2022, he released his debut album Everybody But Me.^[5] In the fall of 2023, Vaadeland and the Sturgeon River Boys supported the Hunter Brothers as opening acts on their "Burnin' Down the Bar Tour" across Canada.^[6] In 2024, Vaadeland signed a publishing deal with Arts & Crafts Productions and a distribution deal with the Jayward Artist Group.^[7][1] That year, he released Retro Man...More and More, an expansion of his 2021 debut EP.^[8]

On April 25, 2025, Vaadeland released his third album One More Dollar to Go.^[9] It won Alternative Country Album of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.^[10] He was a finalist in the 2025 SiriusXM Top of the Country competition for emerging Canadian country musicians.^[11][12]