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New single, Holding On, hit #1 on CBC Music Top 20 in December 2025. Debut ARTEFACT "such a beautiful album" Glen Hansard. Clever Hopes is Andrew Shaver.
NEW KIND OF FAMILIAR, nominated for Americana Album of the year 2025 Music Nova Scotia Awards.
19/04/2026
Cracked the East Coast Top 30 this week with Long Way Round, featuring my pal Kelly McMichael. The great Dave Gunning sitting pretty up top. Attaboy.
11/02/2026
New single, Keep On Going, arrived last week. Thanks for the plug The Alternative Nation.
Clever Hopes – Keep On Going Clever Hopes Finds Strength On New Single ‘Keep On Going’
12/11/2025
Holy moly pals.
Not only has Holding On been added to rotation on CBC Music and SiriusXM Canada North Americana, but it's also eligible to be voted into the CBC Top 20.
It's just sitting there alongside new Fontine, new Weather Station, new Wintersleep...
Pinch me whydontcha.
You can vote now (and often) until mid afternoon November 18.
Y'wanna?
https://www.cbc.ca/music/vote-now-on-this-week-s-cbc-music-top-20-1.5120458
12/11/2025
Holy moly pals. The new single, Holding On, has been added to rotation on both CBC MusicMusic & SiriusXM Canada North Americana.
Terrific stuff! Thrilling, really. But, check this out:
It's even eligible to be voted into the CBC Music Top 20 (hosted by the legendary Grant Lawrence).
Pinch me.
Can we get Holding On into the Top 20?!
You can vote (and vote often!) until mid afternoon November 18.
Y'wanna?
https://www.cbc.ca/music/vote-now-on-this-week-s-cbc-music-top-20-1.5120458
23/10/2025
Holding On out today, Auden's 4th birthday. The opening few lyrics are almost entirely his - overheard his bedtime whisper to his mom. I'll be sure to cut him in on the royalties.
Clever Hopes - Holding On (Visualizer) Holding OnWritten and composed by Andrew ShaverProduced and mixed by Daniel LedwellFeaturing Andrew Shaver, Daniel Ledwell, Afie Jurvanen, Kyle Cunjak, Joshu...
02/08/2024
This Sunday in Halifax!