Dala is a

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two-piece musical group, made up by Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther, both of

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Early history (2002-2005)

Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther first met at

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, at a high school band practice. Quickly afterwards, Carabine and Walther's friendship blossomed and they formed ''Dala'' in the summer of 2002. Their "innate understanding of music" and "vocal range" helped propel them towards signing a five-year artist development deal with Big Bold Sun Music on December 12, 2003, and on April 3, 2005, Dala released their first album, '' This Moment Is a Flash''.

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On August 8, 2005, Dala signed its first major record deal with

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. Soon thereafter, on November 1, the band released its first major album, '' Angels & Thieves'', containing five original songs and five covers. Immediately afterwards, Dala went out on tour to support the album, including a brief stint in early 2007 opening for

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. Returning to the studio after the tour, the band released their album ''

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'' on August 14, 2007, with the lead single "Anywhere Under the Moon" entering

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rotation. Dala finished opening for

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on a cross-Canada tour in Cobalt, Ontario on November 3, 2007. In 2008, Dala joined

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's ''

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'', for three separate Canadian tours. Other musical guests featured on these tours include

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and Russell deCarle. Over the course of their career, Dala has contributed cover songs to several compilations. The ''Angels & Thieves'' recordings of "

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's " Lovesong", and

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's " A Man Needs a Maid" were released on ''Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure'' (2009), ''Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies'' (2010), and ''Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young'' (2008) respectively. ''Cinnamon Girl'' also included the duo's cover of Young's "

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", which was recorded for the 2007 compilation '' Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young''. The duo released their fourth album, ''

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'', on June 9, 2009. Lead single "Levi Blues" was nominated in the Mainstream Adult Contemporary category at the 2010

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. The duo taped a performance for

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in February 2010, which aired in June as ''Girls from the North Country''. The performance also featured Canadian all-girl acts The Good Lovelies and Oh Susanna, and included covers of songs by Joni Mitchell,

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, and

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. That year the band won Vocal Group of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards."The Once, Beyond the Pale, both win two at Canadian Folk Music Awards"
''Waterloo Region Record'', Nov 21, 2010 In the spring of 2012, Dala released their fifth studio album, ''

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'', which earned three

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nominations for English Songwriter of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Producer of the Year. In between long breaks from recording, Amanda Walther and her brothers and cousins, as the WW Club, released a children's album ''More Better'' in June 2015. Sheila Carabine's solo album was planned for release in 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Awards

Canadian Folk Music Awards

The

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Toronto Independent Music Awards

The Toronto Independent Music Awards have been presented bi-annually since 2009

Juno Awards

The

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References

External links

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