# The Once

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{{Short description|Canadian band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = The Once
| image             = The Once band.jpg
| caption           = The Once performing at Woody Point in 2012
| alias             = 
| origin            = [St. John's](/source/St._John's%2C_Newfoundland), [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador), [Canada](/source/Canada)
| instrument        = 
| genre             = [Folk music](/source/Folk_music)
| occupation        = 
| years_active      = 2004–present
| label             = [Borealis](/source/Borealis_Records)
| associated_acts   = [Amelia Curran](/source/Amelia_Curran_(musician))
| website           = {{URL|http://theonce.ca/}}
| current_members   = Geraldine Hollett<br/>Phil Churchill<br/>Andrew Dale
| past_members      = 
}}

'''The Once''' is a [folk](/source/Folk_music) trio based in [St. John's](/source/St._John's%2C_Newfoundland), [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador), [Canada](/source/Canada). The group features Geraldine Hollett on lead vocals and vocalist-instrumentalists Phil Churchill and Andrew Dale playing a variety of instruments. The group performs a mix of original and traditional material and is noted for their three part harmonies, which are sometimes performed [a cappella](/source/a_cappella).<ref name=guard>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Arts/Entertainment/2011-03-12/article-2323242/Debut-album-by-The-Once-shows-plenty-of-promise/1|title=Debut album by The Once shows plenty of promise|access-date=March 30, 2011|author=Doug Gallant|publisher=The Guardian|archive-date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=
https://web.archive.org/web/20120307173610/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Arts/Entertainment/2011-03-12/article-2323242/Debut-album-by-The-Once-shows-plenty-of-promise/1|url-status=dead}} {{rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

The Once's name comes from an old Newfoundland expression which means "as soon as possible", "right away", "directly", or "in a short while".<ref name=guard/>

==History==
The members of The Once met while taking part in a summer repertory theatre company in [Trinity](/source/Trinity%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador), Newfoundland.<ref name=record>[https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/2558823-the-once-beyond-the-pale-both-win-two-at-canadian-folk-music-awards/ "The Once, Beyond the Pale, both win two at Canadian Folk Music Awards"]. Nov 21, 2010 ''Waterloo Region Record''</ref> In August 2009, they released an eponymous album on [Borealis Records](/source/Borealis_Records). In 2014, the group went on [Passenger](/source/Passenger_(singer))'s ''[Whispers](/source/Whispers_(Passenger_album))'' Tour through the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title = Concert Review: Whispers Tour with Passenger {{!}} The Young Folks|url = http://theyoungfolks.com/music/concert-review-whispers-tour-with-passenger/39985|website = The Young Folks|accessdate = 2015-11-02|date = September 15, 2014|first = Camille|last = Espiritu}}</ref> The group also supported Passenger on his 2016 album, ''[Young as the Morning Old as the Sea](/source/Young_as_the_Morning_Old_as_the_Sea)'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/young-as-the-morning-old-as-the-sea-mw0002955911/credits |title=Young as the Morning Old as the Sea - Passenger &#124; Credits |website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |date=2016-09-23 |accessdate=2020-03-23}}</ref> and his 2018 album, ''[Runaway](/source/Runaway_(Passenger_album))''.<ref>Passenger, 'Runaway', Black Crow Records, 2018, album liner notes</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/runaway-mw0003178618/credits |title=Runaway - Passenger &#124; Credits |website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |date=2018-08-31 |accessdate=2020-03-23}}</ref>

==Awards==
*2009 [Atlantis Music Prize](/source/Atlantis_Music_Prize) (nominated for ''The Once'')
*2010 [Canadian Folk Music Awards](/source/Canadian_Folk_Music_Awards) (won Traditional Album of the Year for ''The Once'' and New/Emerging Artist of the Year)<ref name=guard/><ref name=record />
*2011 [East Coast Music Award](/source/East_Coast_Music_Association) (nominated for Group Recording of the Year for ''The Once'')<ref name=guard/>
*2012 [Juno](/source/Juno_Awards) Nomination ''Row Upon Row''
*2015 Juno Nomination ''Departures''

==Discography==
*2009 - ''The Once''<ref name=guard/>
*2011 - ''Row Upon Row of the People They Know''
*2012 - ''This Is a Christmas Album''
*2014 - ''Departures''
*2016 - ''We Win Some We Lose'' (EP)
*2018 - ''Time Enough''
*2022 - ''Acoustic Vol. 1ce''
*2024 - ''Out Here''
*2025 - ''Fallen Tree (Side B)'' (EP)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://theonce.ca/ The Once (official website)]

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Category:Canadian folk music groups
Category:Musical groups from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Musical groups established in 2004
Category:Canadian Folk Music Award winners
Category:Nettwerk Music Group artists

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