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The Swinging BellesThe Swinging Belles are a Canadian children's music group from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] The band, who perform in a swing jazz style, consists of vocalists Laura Winter and Erin Power, and guitarist Duane Andrews.[1] Winter and Power are both schoolteachers who also perform country music with The Dilettantes, and Andrews is Power's husband.[1][2] Power is also the sister of musician and broadcaster Tom Power.[3] HistoryThe band's debut album, More Sheep, Less Sleep, won both the Canadian Folk Music Award for children's album of the year at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards,[4] and the Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2016.[5][6] In 2017 the band performed at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, PEI,[7] and released Jingle Belles, an album of Christmas music. In 2018 The Swinging Belles performed at a festival in Normandy, France,[8] as well as at the Stan Rogers Music Festival in Canso, Nova Scotia.[9] That year the group released the album The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency,[10] and were named Entertainer of the Year at the Music Newfoundland Awards.[11] References
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