Nick Sherman
Native American folk singer
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Nicholas Jowin Sherman known professionally as Nick Sherman is an Oji-Cree singer-songwriter from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- Singer-songwriter
- folk
- folk-rock
- alternative folk
- acoustic
- Musician
- artist
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| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) |
| Origin | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | http://www.nicksherman.ca/ |
Early life
Nick Sherman was born in 1987 and raised in Sioux Lookout, Ontario where he became involved with the small punk scene at a young age, which has informed his music.[1]
Sherman's music is inspired by his trips up to North Caribou Lake First Nation where his grandfather would take him trapping, play his guitar, and sing.[2] Sherman attended the Winnipeg Business College where he studied broadcasting before starting his career at CBC Radio in Thunder Bay.[3]
Career
Nick Sherman was featured by Voyage North and Superior Morning on the CBC Thunder Bay's 40th anniversary broadcast,[4][5][6] and also featured in the live performance for the anniversary.[6] Sherman also participated in CBC's Unreserved[7] Indigenous Music Mentorship Program.[8][9]
In 2012, Sherman released his debut album Drag Your Words Through, which had been preceded by "Winterdark", a single from the album. The album was supported with funding from the Ontario Arts Council.[1][10]
In 2015, Sherman released a promotional single, "Ghost Town"[11] from his upcoming sophomore album Knives & Wildrice.[12] The album and its creation was discussed and deconstructed in a podcast of the same name on the Indian & Cowboy Podcast Network.[1] Knives & Wildrice received the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards best folk album.[13][14]
Sherman released his third full length album Made Of in 2019.[1][2] Due to COVID-19, he has been unable to go on tour.
Next, he released a single entitled "Unbreakable" in 2020, accompanied by a music video, sponsored by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, in a series entitled Amplify.[15]
The play, The Mush Hole, produced by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, featured Nick Sherman's song “Find My Way” as part of the music score.[16]
Personal life
Discography
Studio albums
- Drag Your Words Through (2012)
- Knives & Wildrice (2015)
- Made Of (2019)
Singles
- Winterdark (2012)
- Ghost Town (2015)
- Unbreakable (2020)
Concerts
- Aboriginal Awareness Week Concert[17]
- Calgary Folk Festival[18]
- Northern Lights Festival Boréal[19]
- Toronto Indigenous Arts Festival[20]
- 4th Annual Maadaadizi Orientation[21]
- Live on the Waterfront presented by Ontario Power Generation[22][23]
- 3rd Annual Weengushk International Film Festival[24]
- PRAS Summer Festival 2019[25]
- Definitely Superior Art Gallery[26]
- Keewaytinook High School Graduation[27][28]
- The Sioux Mountain Music Festival[29]