Mama's Broke

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Mama's Broke is a Canadian folk music duo from Halifax, Nova Scotia, consisting of Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria. Their sound notably blends bluegrass and Eastern European folk music influences, with Keeler and Maria performing vocals, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and guitar. Their breakthrough came with the release of their debut album Count the Wicked in 2017, which won them the Canadian Folk Music Award for Ensemble of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards. Their second album Narrow Line, released in 2022, received a CFMA nomination for Vocal Group of the Year at the 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Juno Award nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023. The duo went on tour in 2024, including performances in Halifax and Nova Scotia.

Top tracks

01	Just Pick One	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:02
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
04	How It Ends	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:20
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
01	Heaven	Mama's Broke	Heaven			03:45
	Writer: Lisa Bates - Amy Keeler / Composers: Lisa Bates - Amy Keeler
03	Between the Briar & the Rose	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:26
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
06	October's Lament	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			02:09
10	Wrecking Need	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			04:15
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
01	Count the Wicked	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			03:07
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
08	The Vein Braider	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			04:51
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
05	Revulsion (Black Bile)	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			03:21
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
05	Narrow Line	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			04:36
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
11	Weak Winter's Sun (Reprise)	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			01:33
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
07	True False True Lover	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			03:46
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
06	Dirty Mattresses	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			04:18
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
02	Oh Sun / Pale Night / Forgetting Reel	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:31
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
02	Even Though	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			03:25
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
08	God's Little Boy	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:18
09	What Can May Come	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			05:01
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
07	Pick the Raisins From the Paska	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			01:35
03	Weak Winter's Sun / Margaree / Balea Baya	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			04:37
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
11	Windows	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:21
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
10	The Ones That I Love	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			02:02
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
04	Black Rock Beach	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			04:02
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
09	The Wreckage Done	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:05
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler

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Discography

Albums

Narrow Line

2022 Mama's Broke/Free Dirt Records: 13-05-2022

Narrow Line

01	Just Pick One	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:02
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
02	Oh Sun / Pale Night / Forgetting Reel	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:31
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
03	Between the Briar & the Rose	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:26
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
04	How It Ends	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			03:20
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
05	Narrow Line	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			04:36
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler
06	October's Lament	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			02:09
07	Pick the Raisins From the Paska	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			01:35

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Count the Wicked

2017 Mama's Broke: 30-05-2017

Count the Wicked

01	Count the Wicked	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			03:07
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
02	Even Though	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			03:25
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
03	Weak Winter's Sun / Margaree / Balea Baya	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			04:37
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
04	Black Rock Beach	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			04:02
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
05	Revulsion (Black Bile)	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			03:21
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
06	Dirty Mattresses	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			04:18
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates
07	True False True Lover	Mama's Broke	Count the Wicked			03:46
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler - Lisa Bates

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Singles

Heaven

2026 Mama's Broke/Free Dirt Records: 15-04-2026

Heaven

01	Heaven	Mama's Broke	Heaven			03:45
	Writer: Lisa Bates - Amy Keeler / Composers: Lisa Bates - Amy Keeler

How It Ends

2022 Mama's Broke/Free Dirt Records: 20-04-2022

How It Ends

01	How It Ends	Mama's Broke	How It Ends			03:20
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler

Narrow Line

2022 Mama's Broke/Free Dirt Records: 30-03-2022

Narrow Line

01	Narrow Line	Mama's Broke	Narrow Line			04:36
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler

Just Pick One

2022 Mama's Broke/Free Dirt Records: 01-03-2022

Just Pick One

01	Just Pick One	Mama's Broke	Just Pick One			03:02
	Writer: Amy Keeler / Composers: Amy Keeler

Featured in

Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond

2019 Dylan Jewers: 01-01-2019

Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond

01	Black Rock Beach	Mama's Broke	Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond			04:07
	Composers: Amy Lou Keeler
02	Spent Too Long in Bed	Young Men	Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond			03:05
	Composers: Jeff Decoste
03	Cost of a Friend	Dan St. Dan Band	Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond			02:22
	Composers: Daniel Wayne Long
04	On the Take	D.G. Mitchel	Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond			02:30
	Composers: Douglas Grant Mitchell
05	I Think My Radio's Broke	Mike T. Kerr	Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond			02:48
	Composers: Mike Thomas Kerr
06	Harbour Grace (Newfoundland Traditional)	Dylan Jewers	Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond			00:32
	Composers: Traditional Music
07	How Long Til I'm Staring at the End	Lukie Lovechild	Big Turnips, Vol. 1: Folk, Country & Blues from Atlantic Canada and Beyond			03:58
	Composers: Luke Harun

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