SONG OF THE DAY
“This Is Good” by Hannah Georgas (This Is Good, Hidden Pony Records, 2010). Written by Hannah Georgas.
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– This Is Good is the debut album by Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas.
– The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.
– Hannah Georgas is a Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter, currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
– While in university, she recorded a number of song demos in a friend’s recording studio and quickly attracted the attention of other area musicians, releasing her debut EP The Beat Stuff in 2008. The EP garnered airplay on CBC Radio 3, who later also named Georgas the winner of their 2009 Bucky Award for Best New Artist.
– Following a show in New York City in 2009, Georgas was invited to write a song for a Wal-Mart commercial; the resulting track, “You’ve Got a Place Called Home”, ran in the store’s fall advertising campaign.
– In addition to touring to support the album, Georgas also performed some dates on the 2010 Lilith Fair tour.
– She contributed a new song, “Drive”, to the 2010 edition of CBC Radio 2’s Great Canadian Song Quest.
– She was nominated in the category of Best New Artist of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.