Sarah Anne McLachlan was born to an unwed mother at Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was given up and adopted by the McLachlan family. The McLachlan’s were a musical family and sent young Sarah to voice lessons and classical piano and guitar training. In her… Continue Reading →
Nelly Kim Furtado was born and raised at Victoria, British Columbia. Being Catholic, the family attended church every Sunday, where she began singing at an early age in the church choir. At school she learned to play the ukulele (most students in B.C. learn… Continue Reading →
Here is our favourite Wonder Woman: Lynda Carter who became the First Lady of Tennessee. The woman still has it.
Leslie Feist was born at Amherst, Nova Scotia but her family then moved to Regina, Saskatchewan and then unto Calgary, Alberta. Feist began her musical career with Broken Social Scene and then unto a variety of different acts including Peaches”; always… Continue Reading →
Avril Lavigne was born at Belleville, Ontario and raised at Napanee, Ontario. At an early age Avril was always singing, around her home, listening to records and imitating different singers’ styles, just because she liked to sing. Her father, Jean-Claude played Bass… Continue Reading →
The Rankin family is from Mabou, a little town in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, a great place to visit. I know it is a great place, as my good friend Ray S. lives in Mabou and I have visited on many… Continue Reading →
Stanley Alison Rogers was born at Hamilton, Ontario and raised at Woodburn, Ontario. His parents were from Guysborough, Nova Scotia and young Stan spent his summers and as much time as feasible in Nova Scotia, being influenced by the music… Continue Reading →
Coeur de Pirate ‘s real name is Beatrice Martin and she is from Outremont, Quebec. At an early age she was singing and writing songs, mostly in English because she thought that would be making a career in an English and hopefully becoming… Continue Reading →
Diane Fortin was born in Quebec City, Quebec and began her singing career at church singing in the choir. She studied voice and guitar at the Conservatoire de Music a Montreal as well as guitar at CEGEP St. Laurent. She changed… Continue Reading →