River Town Saints

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River Town Saints
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River Town Saints walking in Nashville
Background information
Origin Arnprior, Ontario, Canada
Genres Country
Years active2013–present
Labels
MembersChris McComb
Jeremy Bortot
Chase Kasner
Joey Patrois
Past membersChris Labelle
Daniel Di Giacomo
Jordan Potvin
Website www.rivertownsaints.com

River Town Saints is a Canadian country music group from Arnprior, Ontario, composed of Chris McComb, Jeremy Bortot, Jordan Potvin, Chase Kasner, [1] and Joey Patrois. Labelle, McComb and Bortot formed the trio Labelle in 2014, later adding Potvin and Daniel DiGiacomo and changing their name to River Town Saints. On February 21, 2019, DiGiacomo died unexpectedly at the age of 31. Afterwards, the band added Chase Kasner. [2] Patrois initially filled in on bass before joining the band officially a short while later. The group began playing shows around their hometown in 2014. [3] They signed to Open Road Recordings in July 2015 and released their debut single, "A Little Bit Goes a Long Way", in November of that same year. [4] The song debuted on the Billboard Canada Country chart in January 2016, eventually peaking at #31. A music video, filmed in Ottawa, premiered on CMT the following month. [5] Their follow up single, "Cherry Bomb", released May 6 of 2016, saw greater success, peaking at #24 on the Billboard Canadian Country Charts. The band released their third single "Bonfire" in January 2017, and it was their first song to debut on the Canadian Country Top 40, coming in at #39 its first week on radio. It went on to become the band's first Top 10 hit in April 2017, peaking at #9. [6]

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In 2016 the band was nominated for the CCMA award in the Rising Star category. [7] Their album River Town Saints was released on June 9, 2017. [8]

In 2019 their lead singer Chris Labelle left the band to pursue a solo career, [9] and the band's bass player, Dan Di Giacomo, died unexpectedly. [10] The band reformed with a new lead singer, Chase Kasner, and a new bass player, Joe Patrois. [9]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
River Town Saints

Singles

YearSinglePeak
positions		Album
CAN
Country
[11]
2015"A Little Bit Goes a Long Way"31River Town Saints
2016"Cherry Bomb"24
"Bonfire"9
2017"Woke Up Like This"32
2018"You Get to Me"38—
2021"Long Time Coming"41Long Time Coming
2021"What Ya Doin' Tonight"46Non-album singles
2022"Name Drop"⁠—
2023"She Got That"⁠—
2024"Lying in Bed" (featuring Kaylee Bell)⁠—

Music videos

YearVideo
2015"A Little Bit Goes a Long Way"
2016"Cherry Bomb"
"Bonfire"
2017"Woke Up Like This"
2018"You Get to Me"
2020"Long Time Coming"
2021"What Ya Doin' Tonight"

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryResultRef
2016 Canadian Country Music Association AwardsRising StarNominated [7]
2017Country Music Association of Ontario AwardsSingle of the Year - "Cherry Bomb"Won [12] [13]
Group or Duo of the YearNominated
Rising Star AwardNominated
Fan's ChoiceNominated
Music Video of the Year - "Cherry Bomb"Nominated
2018 Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country - "Bonfire"Won [14]
2023Country Music Association of OntarioGroup or Duo of the YearNominated [15] [16]

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  6. ↑ Top Country April 7, 2017 Top Country.
  7. 1 2 "2016 CCMA Awards Nominations Announced". Canadian Country Music Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.
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