The band was first formed in the 2010s after Colette was hired to contribute to
Stainless Steel Heart, an album which is credited to Cardinal as a solo artist. Their first demo album as an official duo,
Lonesome Ghosts, was released in 2014, and was followed by
Last Dollar later in 2014,
Gypsy Blues in 2016,
Bare Knuckles & Brawn in 2019, and
Scream, Holler & Howl in 2022. They also won two Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards in 2023 for Live Performance of the Year and Roots Album of the Year. A.W. Cardinal is of Cree/Metis heritage. Cardinal received a
Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for
Indigenous Songwriter of the Year for
Bare Knuckles & Brawn at the
16th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2021. In 2023 the band won four
Maple Blues Awards, for Entertainer of the Year, Acoustic Act of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Recording Producer of the Year. ==References==