{{short description|Folk singer-songwriter from Nova Scotia, Canada}} thumb|right|alt=Three musicians outdoor on a stage|Morgan Toney (centre) performing with musicians '''Morgan Toney''' is a Mi'kmaq folk singer-songwriter and fiddler from Nova Scotia, Canada, whose music blends Celtic folk and traditional Mi'kmaq music.<ref name=warner>Andrea Warner, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/morgan-toney-s-breakthrough-year-meet-the-22-year-old-mi-kmaq-fiddler-fusing-ancestral-songs-and-celtic-tunes-1.6118626 "Morgan Toney's breakthrough year: meet the 22-year-old Mi'kmaq fiddler fusing ancestral songs and Celtic tunes"]. CBC Music, July 28, 2021.</ref> He is a member of the Wagmatcook First Nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://folk.org/officialshowcase/morgan-toney/#:~:text=Morgan%20Toney%20is%20a%2022,of%20this%20fresh%20new%20music. |title=Morgan Toney |publisher=Folk Alliance International |accessdate=2023-08-19}}</ref>
Toney began his musical career as a drummer, but began learning the fiddle in the late 2010s. He met singer-songwriter Keith Mullins, with whom he planned to record an album but found their plans halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=warner/> He made his debut at the virtual edition of the Celtic Colours festival in 2020, sharing the stage with Ashley MacIsaac.<ref>Simon Smith, [https://signalhfx.ca/cape-breton-fiddler-honours-mikmaw-nation-with-virtual-celtic-colours-debut/ "Cape Breton fiddler honours Mi’kmaw nation with virtual Celtic Colours debut"]. ''The Signal'', October 27, 2022.</ref>
Toney and Mullins then launched a GoFundMe page to assist in the recording of Toney's debut album ''First Flight'', which was released independently in 2021.<ref name=warner/> He received a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2022,<ref>Heather Kitching, [https://www.rootsmusic.ca/2022/04/02/the-canadian-folk-music-awards-2022-winners-and-highlights/ "The Canadian Folk Music Awards 2022 – winners and highlights"]. ''Roots Music Canada'', April 2, 2022.</ref> and ''First Flight'' was reissued in March 2022 on Ishkōdé Records, a record label owned and operated by Amanda Rheaume and ShoShonna Kish.<ref>Jan Vanderhorst, [https://www.rootsmusic.ca/2022/04/23/morgan-toney-is-making-a-name-for-himself-by-combining-mikmaq-musical-traditions/ "Morgan Toney is making a name for himself by combining Mi’kmaq musical traditions"]. ''Roots Music Canada'', April 23, 2022.</ref>
His 2023 album ''Resilience'' received a Juno Award nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-nominations-charlotte-cardin-daniel-caesar-talk-1.7105439 "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees"]. CBC Music, February 6, 2024.</ref> At the Juno Awards of 2026, he won the same award for ''Heal the Divide''.<ref>Natalie Harmsen, Melody Lau, Holly Gordon and Kelsey Adams, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/junos-2026-winners-list-9.7132379 "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees"]. CBC Music, March 28, 2026.</ref>
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==External links== *{{official website|https://www.morgantoneymusic.com/}}
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