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Rum Ragged are a
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folk music group from
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. They are most noted for their 2020 album ''The Thing About Fish'', which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the
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. Originally consisting of accordionist Aaron Collis and singer/guitarist Mark Manning, the band released its self-titled debut album in 2016. They followed up with the album ''The Hard Times'' and a holiday-themed album titled ''Rum Ragged at Christmas'' in 2018, with new supporting members Anthony Chafe on bodhran and Michael Boone on bass and banjo. Chafe and Boone were subsequently replaced by fiddler Colin Grant and multi-instrumentalist Zack Nash in early 2019. In addition to their Juno Award nomination, the band received two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations, including for New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the
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'' Exclaim!'', December 1, 2020. They have been nominated for several
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, and won eleven
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awards in their time as a band."Rum Ragged win three Music Newfoundland and Labrador Awards"
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'', February 7, 2021. The band is set to release their latest album, ''Gone Jiggin' '' in the spring of 2024.


Discography


Studio Albums

*''Rum Ragged'' (2016) *''The Hard Times'' (2018) *''Rum Ragged at Christmas'' (2018) *''The Thing About Fish'' (2020) *''Gone Jiggin (2024)


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External links

* Canadian folk music groups Musical groups from Newfoundland and Labrador {{Canada-band-stub