Six Shooter Records

Six Shooter Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that uses an artist-centric business model, focusing on art before commerce combined with extensive touring. Six Shooter Records was founded in 2000 by Shauna de Cartier.[1] The mission statement of the company is, Life is Too Short to Listen to Shitty Music.

Six Shooter Records
Founded2000 (2000)
FounderShauna de Cartier
GenreIndie
Country of originCanada
LocationToronto, Ontario
Official websitesixshooterrecords.com

In addition to production and sales of music, the company is involved in artist management, festival production, concert promotion and song publishing. The management arm of the company is run by de Cartier and partner Helen Britton. Notable festivals include the Interstellar Rodeo (Edmonton: 2012–2019 and Winnipeg: 2015-2017) and the Sleepwalker Guitar Festival (Toronto).[1]

Several releases on Six Shooter Records have received awards and critical acclaim from music critics, including music from Canadian folk rock band Whitehorse, Canadian experimental vocalist Tanya Tagaq, Americana band The Deep Dark Woods, and country artist Whitney Rose.

Six Shooter Records is distributed by Universal Music in Canada, by Thirty Tigers and The Orchard outside of Canada.

Roster

Albums
Artist Title Year
Richard Buckner The Hill 2000
Captain Tractor Celebrity Traffic Jam 2000
Captain Tractor Hoserista 2000
Veal Tilt O'Whirl 2000
Luke Doucet Aloha, Manitoba 2001
Martin Tielli We Didn't Even Suspect That He Was the Poppy Salesman 2001
Christine Fellows The Last One Standing 2002
Nick Buzz Circo 2002
Martin Tielli Operation Infinite Joy 2003
Veal The Embattled Hearts 2003
Luke Doucet Outlaws (Live & Unreleased) 2004
Ford Pier Pier-ic Victory 2004
Captain Tractor North of the Yellowhead 2005
Luke Doucet Broken (and other rogue states) 2005
Elliott Brood Ambassador 2005
Christine Fellows Paper Anniversary 2005
Valery Gore Valery Gore 2005
NQ Arbuckle The Last Supper in a Cheap Town 2005
Justin Rutledge No Never Alone 2005
Chris Wynters Skywriting 2005
Justin Rutledge The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park 2006
Christine Fellows Nevertheless 2007
Wendy McNeill The Wonder Show 2007
Ford Pier Organ Farming 2007
Amelia Curran War Brides 2008
Luke Doucet Blood's Too Rich 2008
Elliott Brood Mountain Meadows 2008
Wendy McNeill A Dreamer's Guide to Hardcore Living 2008
NQ Arbuckle XOK 2008
Justin Rutledge Man Descending 2008
Amelia Curran Hunter, Hunter 2009
Jenn Grant Echoes 2009
Melissa McClelland Victoria Day 2009
Martin Tielli The Ghost of Danny Gross 2009
The Beauties The Beauties 2010
Luke Doucet Steel City Trawler 2010
Justin Rutledge The Early Widows 2010
Christine Fellows Femmes de chez nous 2011
The Deep Dark Woods The Place I Left Behind 2011
Whitehorse Whitehorse 2011
Joe Nolan Beautiful Cinderella 2011
Del Barber Headwaters 2012
Whitehorse The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss 2012
The Deep Dark Woods Jubilee 2013
Tanya Tagaq Animism 2014
Joe Nolan Tornado 2014
Harlan Pepper Take Out a $20 and Live Life to the Fullest 2014
Amelia Curran They Promised You Mercy 2014
Henry Wagons Acid Rain and Sugar Cane 2014
Mary Gauthier Trouble and Love 2014
NQ Arbuckle The Future Happens Anyway 2014
Shakey Graves And The War Came 2014
C & C Surf Factory Garage City 2015
Good Lovelies Burn the Plan 2015
Whitehorse Leave No Bridge Unburned 2015
Hawksley Workman Old Cheetah 2015
The Strumbellas Hope 2016
Whitehorse The Northern South Vol. 1 2016
Danny Michel Matadora 2016
Tanya Tagaq Retribution 2016
Whitney Rose South Texas Suite 2017
Amelia Curran Watershed 2017
Sam Outlaw Tenderheart 2017
Whitehorse Panther in the Dollhouse 2017
Whitney Rose Rule 62 2017
The Deep Dark Woods Yarrow 2017
Rheostatics Here Come the Wolves 2019

See also
  • List of record labels

Notes
  1. "How to be a force in the Canadian music scene: The story of little Six Shooter Records". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
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