Fortunate Ones is a Canadian indie folk duo from St. John's, Newfoundland, consisting of Andrew James O'Brien and Catherine Allan. Prior to forming Fortunate Ones, O'Brien released his solo album Songs for Searchers in 2011, which won him three Music Newfoundland and Labrador Awards. The duo formed in 2013 and released their debut album, The Bliss, in 2015 on Old Farm Pony Records. Produced by Daniel Ledwell, The Bliss featured two songs that reached Number 1 on CBC Radio 2's The Radio 2 top 20: "Lay Me Down" and "The Bliss." The album was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2016. Fortunate Ones released their next studio album, That Was You and Me, in 2022, which won the East Coast Music Award for Folk Recording of the Year.
