Local singer Morgan Robertson highlighted on Amazon Music Canada
July 15, 2025, 12:13 pm
Ashley Bochek
Morgan Robertson, a local singer from Carlyle, was chosen by Amazon Music Canada to highlight among three other rural Canadian artists.
Robertson began singing at a young age and has performed all across the province.
“I grew up in Carlyle,” said Robertson. “I started playing the fiddle when I was six and I did that for 10 years. I started teaching myself guitar when I was about 12 years old and then started writing music. I travelled to Saskatoon when I was done high school and did some performing there and then I moved back home and I’m living in Redvers now.
“I recorded my first album last year and it was released in November. I worked as an electrician for three years, and I am taking a break from that right now.”
Love for singing
Robertson says she enjoyed singing in choir from a young age.
“I’ve always really liked singing. I remember from a really young age that I loved singing in choir. It is really hard to sing and play the fiddle at the same time so I thought guitar would be a good option and my mom had one in the house because she tried to play and I remember the first song I tried teaching myself was ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ by Elvis Presley.”
She says writing music helps her feel heard and helps her connect with others. “I really like writing as well. It has always been something that I turn to if I struggle with anything. I always turned to writing whenever I was going through challenges or a friend was—it’s something that helps me work through whatever is going on in my life. Sharing it through songs made me not feel so alone and I hoped it helped other people feel heard. It is a way for people to connect to each other in a way that is easier, almost. If it is hard to talk about, in music it makes it a little easier.”
Robertson explains she is casually performing and seeing where her music takes her.
“When I was younger I thought I’d give it a try and see where music and my songwriting takes me and I did give it a try—I guess I am still trying, but at the same time—three summers ago I overbooked myself and was doing way too much, and it made me not want to do it anymore because it is so forced, so I took a break. It made me realize it is not something I want to force because then it takes the love away from it, so I am just doing what I can and see where it takes me. I’ve always enjoyed singing and songwriting and I have always wanted to keep doing it, so right now I am just writing songs here and there and seeing what happens and which ones I would produce.
“Right now, writing has been a bit slower, but it kind of comes in waves. One month I may write a bunch of songs, but then I may not write anything for awhile or in a few weeks, it just comes with inspiration.”
Inspiration for songwriting
Robertson says inspiration sparks from anything in her day-to-day life.
“Coming into adulthood there is a lot of personal challenges you go through with relationships and growing up there are a lot of responsibilities to take on and figuring out who you are going to be, what you want to do with your life, there are a lot of emotions that come with it—people go through so much and you never really talk about it and I think writing has been my escape and way of talking about all these changes, and the way I process things too and clear my mind on things.
“Funny things that happen too inspire me like my ‘Another Beer’ song I think is funny. I was on a two-week bender and I thought it would be funny to write a song about it, so honestly inspiration comes from anything.”
She says her music has been spread to new listeners by social media and locals in her small town.
“Social media is a huge thing right now. I need to be more active on it, but I think it is the biggest platform right now to help get my music out there and to more people. I think word-of-mouth is also a really big thing around here. In small towns people talk a lot and everyone knows everyone so it is definitely a huge thing as well, but social media even more. So I am trying to keep up with posting on Instagram, Facebook, and Tiktok, but that is how I am trying to reach people.”
Newest single
Robertson says her newest single represents the livelihood of friends and family close to home.
“My newest single, ‘Crude’ is about the oilfield industry. Obviously, the southeast corner of Saskatchewan is really big in the oilfield and I grew up in it and a lot of my friends' parents were working in the oilfield when I was growing up. It is about how much is put into the work, and how much sacrifice, but also about the people sacrificing their time and working hard to provide for their families. It is an appreciation song to that and a little bit into the life of a working blue-collar industry. I recorded a video of me playing it on my deck last summer and it did pretty well on social media and I was recording my album at the time and it wasn’t going to be on it, but then it did so well that I thought I would record it anyways.
"So once it was released on my album then there was a program that Amazon Music Canada was looking for participants across the country so I applied with that song and I was chosen as one of the participants so we went out to the Grasslands National Park in October and recorded a live version of it. It was so cold out when we videoed it, I was freezing. So the live version is released now from that day with a video. There will be four different videos with four different people across the country in rural Canada as part of this Amazon Music Canada program. It is to highlight rural artists so there will be two more coming out in the next coming weeks. It is a really cool program.”
One of four artists chosen in Canada
Robertson says she was shocked when she heard she was chosen by Amazon Music Canada to produce and highlight her newest single.
“I couldn’t believe it when I was chosen. I was very surprised. I’ve applied a lot for festivals and I got a lot of shows around Saskatoon, but it is such a big world and there is so much talent out there so when I got the email saying I was chosen as one of the four across Canada by Amazon Music I couldn’t believe it at all. When we were recording at the Grasslands that day and talking to the Amazon Music producers they said they had over 500 applications and chose four, so I was pretty blown away. It is really exciting to have my song out there and on a bigger platform for everyone to listen to. I am very grateful they chose me for that. It was very very cool. I definitely think it reaches a new fan base and more people so I am very grateful for it. It was a really cool experience.”
Performances across the province
Robertson has performed all across the province at bars and festivals in small towns and the city.
“I’ve played a lot around Saskatoon after moving out after high school for two years. I have played at the Jack Pine Music Festival at Ness Creek and it was like a Folkfest, they only did it for the one year. I played at Country Thunder in Craven last year. That was a lot of fun. They did a songwriters showcase, it was very cool. Then, I played a show in Arcola at the Mac Murray Theatre and that was really fun. I played at The Happy Nun in high school. It was a little venue in Forget. It was so good, it actually burned down sadly, but it was such a great venue and it was great to perform there because everyone was always so attentive. It was such a good environment. I played in Calgary at the Blue Jay Sessions as well where they bring songwriters in so I played with four other musicians there and we went around in a circle and took turns sharing songs we had written and again it was a great room because everyone was super quiet and just listening to the music.”
Personal favourite song
Robertson explains her personal favourite songs. “I really like ‘Crude’. I have so many that aren’t released too—I probably have another two albums worth of songs that I need to record, but out of the ones that I have recorded ‘Crude’ is probably my favourite. I really like ‘Stages’ as well. My music is country with some funk to it, not super mainstream country, but country with some folk. I think Americana would be what I use to describe my music.”
She plans to continue her music career one step at a time.
“I want to keep enjoying it and have other people enjoy my music as well. I want to just keep loving it. I love performing and performing with a band, but at the end of the day I just want to keep doing it at my own pace and not taking it too far, that it is more of a chore rather than something I love doing.”
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