Country-Pop Sensation Lindsay Ell Hitting the Peterborough Musicfest Stage On Aug. 10

Calgary-born country-pop sensation Lindsay Ell was named the Aug. 10 act for Peterborough Musicfest in her first-ever appearence, announced on Wednesday.

Photo courtesy of Peterborough Musicfest.

Famed Canadian musician Randy Bachman discovered Ell at the age of 15 and she has been an award-winning singer, songwriter and philanthropist since then. She has been playing guitar since age eight and songwriting since age ten.

Ell has been nominated for numerous awards including:

  • ACM Award for New Female Vocalist (2019)

  • New Female Vocalist (2020)

  • Music Event of the Year (2020)

  • CMT Awards (Social Superstar (2015)

  • Collaborative Video of the Year (2019)

  • CMA Awards (Musical Event of the Year (2019)

  • JUNO Awards (Country Album of the Year (2021)

  • 20 CCMA Awards

Lindsay reached the Top 5 on the US Billboard charts with her hit duet with Brantley Gilbert, ‘What Happens in a Small Town.’ Last year, she earned her first Canadian Screen Award nomination (Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition) for her role as host of Canada's highest-rated reality TV program, Canada's Got Talent.

In December 2013, her first official single, ‘Trippin' on Us,’ debuted as the most-added song on country music radio in Canada and the United States, with over 50 first-week adds.

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