{"id":13929,"date":"2022-11-07T20:02:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T20:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/07\/surreal-young-mikmaw-singer-talks-wins-at-music-nova-scotia-awards\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T20:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T20:02:40","slug":"surreal-young-mikmaw-singer-talks-wins-at-music-nova-scotia-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/07\/surreal-young-mikmaw-singer-talks-wins-at-music-nova-scotia-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Surreal\u2019: Young Mi\u2019kmaw singer talks wins at Music Nova Scotia Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Sixteen-year-old singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/deedee-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deedee Austin<\/a>, of Abegweit First Nation, has swept up the Music Nova Scotia Awards.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Austin received awards in two classes: Indigenous Artist of the Year and New Recording Artist of the Year. She was additionally nominated in two others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(It\u2019s) so surreal,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Austin began making music when she was simply 11 years outdated, and launched her first single at 14. She launched her first EP a 12 months later, and now has three singles out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always just loved music, it just made me so happy,\u201d Austin stated on the Global News morning present.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t think anything of it, until now, like, I\u2019ve just brought home two awards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her newest single <em>Buried Truth<\/em>, for which the music video was launched final month, displays on the Indigenous lives taken by residential colleges.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline\">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9255741\/beaver-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-canada\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lunar-eclipse-moon-Gary-Boyle.jpeg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Beaver Blood Moon: 2022\u2019s final lunar eclipse to happen on Nov. 8<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9257574\/ontario-doug-ford-repeal-education-law-cupe-strike\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221025151048-63583dcb4cde7428379eb84djpeg.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Premier Doug Ford prepared to rescind schooling legislation if CUPE members return to varsities<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat inspired me to write <em>Buried Truth<\/em> was, my great-grandmother was in the residential school. I found out about all of the unmarked graves,\u201d Austin stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just like, it can\u2019t sit in my books any longer. So I took it to the studio, laid it down and \u2026 I\u2019m really happy with the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin stated music is a manner for her to flee from what\u2019s occurring on the earth. All of her writing relies on real-life experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me to put my story and my people\u2019s story into a song, it\u2019s really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The music video, that includes Austin enjoying a burning piano in entrance of the Truro library, was accomplished with assist from a number of individuals within the N.S. music business, volunteers and her dad.<\/p>\n<p>Austin stated she thinks it\u2019s been acquired nicely, \u201cfor how heavy of a topic it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"readmore\">\n<p class=\"c-readmore\" id=\"recirc_test_read_more\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"c-readmore__label\"><strong>Read extra:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-readmore__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9236152\/mikmaw-beading-artist-miawjl-designs\/\" data-track-region=\"content-read-more\" title=\"\u2018Proud to be Mi\u2019kmaw\u2019 \u2014 Artist shares how beading reconnected her to culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Proud to be Mi\u2019kmaw\u2019 \u2014 Artist shares how beading reconnected her to tradition\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<section id=\"recirc_test_inline_stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile is-hidden l-inlineStories--abTest\" aria-label=\"\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline\">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9236152\/mikmaw-beading-artist-miawjl-designs\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/caitlyn-moore.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">\u2018Proud to be Mi\u2019kmaw\u2019: Artist shares how beading reconnected her to tradition<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>Nova Scotia Music Week 2022 was held over the weekend in Sydney, that includes performances from quite a few native artists.<\/p>\n<p>Austin performed twice, along with her showcase held on Saturday. She additionally had time to attend others\u2019 performances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI love reconnecting, and it\u2019s events like Nova Scotia Music Week that brings us together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin stated she hopes to launch a brand new album within the close to future, and plans to reconnect with fellow musicians on the East Coast Music Awards within the spring.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Sixteen-year-old singer-songwriter Deedee Austin, of Abegweit First Nation, has swept up the Music Nova Scotia Awards. Austin received awards in two classes: Indigenous Artist of the Year and New Recording Artist of the Year. She was additionally nominated in two others. \u201c(It\u2019s) so surreal,\u201d she stated. Austin began making music when she was simply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13929","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}