Nice Horse is an all-female Canadian country band, consisting of Brandi Sidoryk, Krista Wodelet,

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, and Tara McLeod. The all-female band has performed at high-profile festivals across the country and toured with legendary artists such as Tom Cochrane and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Accolades garnered in their 6 years together include five CCMA nominations, 4 YYC Music Awards, 5 Country Music Alberta Awards and the 2021 Western Canadian Music Award for Country Artist of the Year. The band has released one studio album entitled "There Goes the Neighbourhood" (2017) and one EP called "A Little Unstable" (2017).

History

Formation

Nice Horse started in

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with what was initially a girls trip to hang out and write songs. It evolved into the first self-contained all-female country band in Canada. In the summer of 2016 they opened for

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in Lloydminster and played

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. In the fall of 2016 they signed with Coalition Music Management. In early 2017, they toured with

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on the Mad Mad World 25th anniversary tour. The band provided opening support sets on various dates across western Canada and joined Tom's band for three songs in

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, and

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. The band released their first EP entitled "A Little Unstable", produced by Jeff Dalziel and

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, on February 24, 2017. On September 8, 2017, Nice Horse released their debut album entitled "There Goes the Neighbourhood", also produced by Jeff Dalziel and

, which featured singles "Mansplainin'" and "Pony Up". They have shared the stage with Jess Moskaluke, Gord Bamford, Aaron Goodvin, and Washboard Union. They were nominated for two Alberta Country Music Awards in 2017 and named Best in Calgary as one of the top three musical acts. They have played large festivals such as

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, Boots & Hearts, Dauphin Countryfest,

, Rockin' River Music Fest, and the Red Truck Concert Series. They were nominated for a

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Award for Interactive Artist or Group of the Year in 2018.

Project Wild

Nice Horse placed second in the 2017 Project Wild competition hosted by Calgary radio station Wild 95.3.

Horses 4 Heroes

Nice Horse teamed up with Can Praxis with Horses 4 Heroes. This foundation uses horses in order to help veterans with

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(PTSD). The band has done concerts in order to raise money and awareness for this foundation. They also released a standalone single entitled "O Holy Night" in 2017 with all proceeds going towards this foundation.

Pony Up

On July 4, 2017, Nice Horse released their debut single "Pony Up" from their debut EP entitled "A Little Unstable". The music video for this song debuted alongside the announcement that they were named CMT Fresh Face Feature Artist

Mansplainin'

The music video for "Mansplainin'" premiered on March 8, 2018, for International Women's Day. The video shows the experiences that the band has with men and shows the band pushing for progression. They also premiered a live version of the song on

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Live at Facebook headquarters in

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Hot Mess

The single "Hot Mess" was released on March 5, 2020. This song is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate that no matter how much you have it together, nobody's perfect—and that's ok! The official music video for Hot Mess premiered on YouTube on May 18, 2020. The video was directed by Lisa Mann and stars Toronto-based drag queen Jezebel Bardot and has a special cameo from ''

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'' winner

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Cowgirl

The single "Cowgirl" was released on June 19, 2020. Top Download and Top CanCon Download by DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada, charting in the top #32, featured on Radio Disney Country. Produced by multi-platinum award winning produce
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High school

The single "High School" was released on January 22, 2021.

Good At Missing You

The single "Good At Missing You" was released on June 4, 2021.

Band members

Current members

(Vocals, Banjo, Guitar, Keys) *Brandi Sidoryk (Vocals, Bass, Keys) *Krista Wodelet (Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keys) *Tara McLeod (Guitar)

Past members

*Kaley Beisiegel (Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin)

Awards and recognition

*Winner of the 2021 Western Canadian Music Awards for Country Artist of the Year *Band members Brandi Sidoryk and Krista Wodelet were nominated for Video Director(s) of the Year for the "High School" music video at the 2021 CCMAs *3 wins for the 2020 Country Music Alberta Awards (Interactive Artist of the Year, Horizon Single of the Year owgirl Horizon Group of the Year) *6 nominations for the 2020 Country Music Alberta Awards (Horizon Group of the Year, Horizon Single of the Year owgirl Video of the Year ot Mess Interactive Artist of the Year, Musician of the Year randi Sidoryk Fan’s Choice) *Nominated for 4 consecutive Interactive Artist/Group of the Year at the CCMAs (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) *Fan's Choice Award nominees and Group/Duo of the Year nominees at the 2017 Alberta Country Music Awards *Second place in the 2017 Project Wild competition *Named an Emerging Canadian Artist to Watch For by Canadian Beats magazine *Nominated for Interactive Artist or Group of the Year at the 2018 CCMA Awards *Nominated for Country Recording of the Year for the song "Mansplainin'", Group of the Year, Songwriter of the Year for the song "Mansplainin'", as well as Single of the Year for "Mansplainin'" at the 2018 YYC Music Awards in Calgary *Winner of 2018 YYC Music Award for Country Recording of the Year for the song "Mansplainin'" *Winner of 2019 Alberta Country Music Awards (ACMAs) for Group of the Year and Video of the Year for "Mansplainin'" *Nominated for Country Recording of the Year, Group of the Year and Music Video of the Year at the 2019 YYC Music Awards *Pending nomination for Interactive Artist or Group of the Year at the 2021

Awards *3 wins for the 2022 Country Music Alberta Awards ("High School" Video of the Year, Community Spirit Award, Interactive Artist of the Year *Winner of Best Country Video for their music video "High School" by the Canadian Independent Music Video Awards *Winner of Music Video of the Year for "High School" at the

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Discography

Albums

*''There Goes the Neighbourhood'' (2017)

EPs

*''A Little Unstable'' (2017)

Singles

*Pony Up (2017) *O Holy Night (2017) *Mansplainin' (2017) *Good Life (2019) *Hot Mess (2020) *Cowgirl (2020) *Ugly Christmas Sweater (2020) *High School (2021) *Good At Missing You (2021)

References

External links

* {{Official Website, http://www.nicehorsemusic.com All-female bands Canadian country music groups Musical groups established in 2015 Musical groups from Alberta 2015 establishments in Alberta