Interview with Runaway Angel

Published: June 4, 2015, 11 p.m.

b'Cadence Grace, Ann Chaplin and Stacey Zegers\\xa0have had major successes in their own right as solo female artists, but never imagined that together their collective talents would catapult them to an entirely new level as\\xa0Runaway Angel.\\n\\nIndividually, they have toured Canada, the United States, Europe and Britain, opening for major acts like Dean Brody, Aaron Pritchett, One More Girl, Jessie Farrell, Aaron Lines, Terri Clark, Emerson Drive, and Doc Walker.\\n\\nIt all began in 2009 when Stacey and Cadence met on set during the filming of CMT\\u2019s Karaoke Star, where both were finalists and became fast friends. Cadence then met Ann at CCMA Week in 2011 and they clicked instantly. In late 2013, the three friends joined forces and together Runaway Angel was born.\\xa0\\n\\nThe girls\\u2019 first online release in January 2014 titled \\u2018Our Story\\u2019 was the first song they wrote together as a trio and it landed them in the Regional Finals for the 2014 CBC Searchlight contest.\\xa0Summer of 2014 was filled with ground breaking experiences for the trio, who enjoyed their first opening spots as a group for Dierks Bentley and Tim Hicks, and played in the Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase. They were invited to present an award at the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards and attended 2014 Country Music Week in Edmonton where they performed in the Coast to Coast Showcase at West Edmonton Mall.\\n\\nMarch 9th, 2015 was the release of their debut single \\u2018Run Angel Run\\u2019 co-written with Ole Publishing\\u2019s Bruce Wallace and produced by award-winning producer Jason Barry. Stacey, Ann and Cadence are excited to release their debut EP this spring.\\n\\nRunaway Angel earned 4 nominations at the 2015 CMAO Awards.'