Jake Vaadeland

2025-2026 proved to be a banner year for Jake Vaadeland, a Canadian artist who is quickly having a global impact on the music industry. He earned his first JUNO Award win for ‘Traditional Roots Album of the Year’ (Retro Man – More and More), his first Canadian Country Music Award win for Alternative Album of the Year (One More Dollar to Go) and toured his original blend of bluegrass, rockabilly, roots and traditional country across the country, and around the world. He was also a Top 3 National Finalist in the Sirius XM Radio competition ‘Top of the Country’ which took him to Nashville for his debut performance at CMA Fest.  Along with his band ‘The Sturgeon River Boys’, Jake has played major stages in Canada including LASSO Montreal, Winnipeg Folk Festival, and the Calgary Stampede. Internationally, he has played The Long Road Festival (UK), Copenhagen Jazz Festival and the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival. As a songwriter, he has written and composed every song on his records and is deeply committed to his writing and recording process, to ensure artist integrity and offering fans a contemporary take on the classic sounds that make up traditional country, roots, folk, bluegrass and Rockabilly. Support from FACTOR has been absolutely critical to recording and marketing his music, along with enabling him to break into essential new markets with tour support.

Photo by Aleah Anseth