Farmer's Daughter (band)

Farmer's Daughter

Company type	Music group
Industry	Music
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
Area served	Canada
Products	Studio albums, singles

Farmer's Daughter was a Canadian country music ensemble originating from Vancouver, British Columbia, active between 1993 and 2002. Throughout their career, the trio issued three studio albums and placed sixteen singles on Canadian country music charts, with their top single reaching number one, titled "Cornfields or Cadillacs".

Career

The group was established in 1992 by Jake Leiske from Saskatchewan and Shauna Rae Samograd from Alberta, later joined by Angela Kelman from Manitoba. Based in Vancouver, the trio independently launched their debut album, Girls Will Be Girls, in 1993 under Stubble Jumper Music. This album featured seven successful tracks including "Borderline Angel" and a rendition of "Son of a Preacher Man". It earned the Album of the Year accolade from the British Columbia Country Music Association (BCCMA) in 1994, while the band received the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Vista Rising Star Award in 1995. At the 1996 BCCMA Awards, they swept major categories: Entertainer of the Year, Group of the Year, as well as Song and Single of the Year for "Borderline Angel".

In 1996, Farmer's Daughter signed with Universal Music Canada and unveiled their sophomore album, Makin' Hay, which attained gold status in Canada. This collection generated five charting singles, notably "Lonely Gypsy Wind" and the top-five hit "Cornfields or Cadillacs". The band was honored with CCMA Group of the Year in 1997, followed by a Juno Award for Best Country Group or Duo in 1998. Additionally, they secured both Group and Entertainer of the Year titles at the BCCMA in consecutive years, 1997 and 1998.

In 1997, Farmer's Daughter performed the Canadian National Anthem at WWE's In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede event.

Their third studio effort, This Is the Life, was released in October 1998 via Universal Music Canada and co-produced alongside Marc Ramaer (k.d. lang). This album produced two Canadian Top 10 singles: "Freeway" and "Blue Horizon". At the 1999 BCCMA Awards, Farmer's Daughter won multiple honors including Entertainer of the Year, Group of the Year, Song and Single of the Year for "Blue Horizon", as well as Album of the Year for This Is The Life.

In 1999, they issued The Best of Farmer's Daughter, a compilation featuring eleven previously released hits along with two fresh singles: "Walkin' In The Sunshine" (peaking at #8) and "You And Only You" (reaching #12). The group again received BCCMA accolades for Entertainer of the Year and Group of the Year, plus Single of the Year for "Walkin' In The Sunshine".

The original members ceased touring activities in 2001 without public comment. Subsequently, each member engaged in solo endeavors. They briefly reunited for a special concert at Edmonton's Winspear Center in June 2008.

Farmer's Daughter was inducted into the British Columbia Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		CAN Country
Girls Will Be Girls	Released: December 6, 1993 Label: Stubble Jumper Music	16
Makin' Hay	Released: October 23, 1996 Label: Universal Music Canada	11	CAN: Gold
This Is the Life	Released: October 6, 1998 Label: Universal Music Canada	—
"—" indicates albums that did not chart

Compilation Albums

Album Title	Information	Highest Chart Positions
		CAN Country
The Best of Farmer's Daughter	Released: 1999 Record Label: Universal Music Canada	15

Singles

Release Year	Track Title	Highest Chart Rankings	Associated Album
		CAN Country
1993	"Girls Will Be Girls"	82	Girls Will Be Girls
1994	"I Wanna Hold You"	50
	"Family Love"	15
1995	"Son of a Preacher Man"	32
	"Borderline Angel"	27
	"Callin' All You Cowboys"	43
1996	"Fallin' Outta Love"	84
	"Cornfields or Cadillacs"	1	Makin' Hay
	"Lonely Gypsy Wind"	15
1997	"Now That I'm On My Own"	10
	"You Said"	8
1998	"Inclemency"	28
	"Freeway"	15	This Is the Life
1999	"Blue Horizon"	6
	"Let It Ride"	30
	"Walkin' in the Sunshine"	7	align=left rowspan=2 The Best of Farmer's Daughter
2000	scope=row "You and Only You"	11
2005	scope=row "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"	—	align=left single only

Music Videos

Year of Release	Video Title	Director Name
1994	"Family Love"	Tony Pantages
1995	"Borderline Angel"	Allan Jones
	"Son of a Preacher Man"	David Blood
	"Callin' All You Cowboys"	Allan Jones
1996	"Fallin' Outta Love"	Allan Jones
	"Cornfields or Cadillacs"	Tony Pantages
	"Lonely Gypsy Wind"
1997	"Now That I'm On My Own"
1998	"Inclemency"
	"Freeway"	Adam Sliwinski
1999	"Blue Horizon"
	"Walkin' in the Sunshine"	Terrance Odette
2000	"You and Only You"	Adam Sliwinski

Canadian Country Music Awards

1995

• Vista Rising Star Award

1997

• Group or Duo of the Year Award

Juno Awards

1998

• Best Country Group or Duo Award

British Columbia Country Music Awards

1994

• Album of the Year for Girls Will Be Girls

1996

• Entertainer of the Year Award
• Group of the Year Award
• Song of the Year for "Borderline Angel"
• Single of the Year for "Borderline Angel"

1997

• Entertainer of the Year Award
• Group of the Year Award
• Single of the Year for "Cornfields or Cadillacs"

1998

• Entertainer of the Year Award
• Group of the Year Award

1999

• Entertainer of the Year Award
• Group of the Year Award
• Song of the Year for "Blue Horizon"
• Single of the Year for "Blue Horizon"
• Album of the Year for This Is the Life

2000

• Entertainer of the Year Award
• Group of the Year Award
• Single of the Year for "Walkin' In The Sunshine"

2002

• Group of the Year Award