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Carolyn Arends is a Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter, and author based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. She began her career as a songwriter at Benson Music Publishing. In 1995 Carolyn began touring and releasing albums as a singer and guitarist. Her debut release that year (I Can Hear You) was released through Reunion Records. More recently her albums have been distributed by Signpost Music (Steve Bell's label). She is the winner of two Juno Awards and six GMA Canada Covenant Awards.
Awards and recognition
Juno Awards
- 1998: nominee, Best Gospel Album, Feel Free
- 2002: nominee, Best Gospel Album, Travelers
- 2007: nominee, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year, Pollyanna's Attic
Dove Awards (GMA)
Arends received two Dove Awards to date. She was the first Canadian to win this honour from the US-based Gospel Music Association.
GMA Canada Covenant Awards
- 2002: Pop/Contemporary Song Of The Year, "Dance Like No One's Watching"
- 2003: Inspirational Album Of The Year, We've Been Waiting for You
- 2005: Inspirational Song Of The Year, "Getting Ready For Glory, from Under the Gaze
- 2005: Seasonal Album Of The Year, Christmas: An Irrational Season
- 2006: Pop/Contemporary Song Of The Year, "Not So Hip" (co-written with Bec Abbot)
- 2007: Folk/Roots Song Of The Year, "Everybody Wants Everything" (co-written with her brother Chris Jonat)
Shai Awards
- 2005: Female Soloist Artist Of The Year
- 2005: Folk Album Of The Year, Under the Gaze
- 2005: Inspirational Album Of The Year, Under the Gaze
- 2005: Seasonal Album Of The Year, Christmas: An Irrational Season
- 2007: Folk Album Of The Year, Pollyanna's Attic
Books
- Feel Free (1997)
- Living the Questions: Making Sense of the Mess and Mystery of Life (Harvest House, 2000)
- Ragamuffin Prayers (2000, by Jimmy Abegg, contributions by Carolyn Arends and others)
- We've Been Waiting for You (2002)
- Wrestling With Angels: Adventures in Faith and Doubt (Harvest House, 2008)
Discography
- I Can Hear You (Reunion, 15 August 1995)
- Feel Free (Reunion, 11 March 1997)
- This Much I Understand (Reunion, 23 March 1999)
- Seize the Day and Other Stories (Reunion, 18 April 2000)
- Travelers (Signpost, 15 October 2001)
- We've Been Waiting For You (Signpost, 4 April 2002)
- Under the Gaze (Signpost, 4 October 2004)
- Christmas: An Irrational Season (Signpost, 2 November 2004)
- Pollyanna's Attic (Signpost, 16 May 2006)
Songs in other projects
- Vancouver Seeds VI, "No Trespassing" (1991)
- Noel, "What Child is This", with Brent Bourgeois and Derri Daugherty (Via, 1995)
- Noel, "Angels We Have Heard on High", with Jenny Gullen and Stephen Murray (Via, 1995)
- Orphans of God: A Tribute to Mark Heard, "Love is So Blind" (Fingerprint, 1996)
- Awesome God: A Tribute to Rich Mullins, "Jacob and Two Women" (Reunion, 10 November 1998)
- Sing Me To Sleep, Mommy, "You Bring Me Joy" (Brentwood, 27 April 1999)
- Signpost Collections Vol. 1, "Dance Like No One's Watching" and "We've Been Waiting For You" (Signpost, 2003)
- Sons & Daughters by Steve Bell and Sarah Bell, "Getting Ready For Glory" (Signpost, 2004)
Collaborations
- co-wrote lyrics for "Diamonds From The Other Side" with Steve Bell on his album: Waiting For Aidan (Signpost, 2001)
Notable appearances
- Cornerstone Festival (July 1997)
- Kingdom Bound (August 1997)
- Cornerstone Festival (July 2002)
- Harmony vocals on Glen Soderholm's Rest (Signpost, 2003)
See also
References
- Parkin, Sarah, Carolyn Arends Bio at Musicianguide
- 99.3 The Fox. Vancouver Seeds is an annual talent contest run by the Vancouver, BC, FM radio station The Fox