Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends is a Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter, and author based in Surrey, British
Columbia Canada. She is a singer and guitarist who began touring and releasing albums in 1995.
Awards and recognition
Juno Awards
- 1998: nominee, Best Gospel Album, Feel Free
- 2002: nominee, Best Gospel Album, Travelers
Dove Awards (GMA)
Arends received two Dove Awards to date. She was the first Canadian to win this honour from the US-based GMA.
CGMA 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
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
Books
- Living the Questions (Harvest House, 2000)
- We've Been Waiting for You (2002)
Discography
- I Can Hear You (Reunion, 15 August 1995)
- Feel Free (Reunion, 11 March 1997)
- This Much I Understand (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 (in production, expected release in 2006)
Songs in other projects
- 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)
Notable appearances
- Cornerstone Festival (July 1997)
- Kingdom Bound (August 1997)
- Cornerstone Festival (July 2002)
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