Kathleen Edwards is from Ottawa, Ontario. Her father, Leonard, was a Canadian diplomat and her formative years were a mix of cultures and adventures in Korea and Switzerland. At age five, Kathleen began learning classical violin and studied violin for… Continue Reading →
Jann Arden Anne Richards is from Springback, Alberta. Her formative years were a normal Canadian teenager’s, school, dances, boys and studying guitar. Jann began her career playing in and around the Calgary area where she was discovered by Neil MacGongill,… Continue Reading →
Hank Snow is from Liverpool, Nova Scotia. In 1926 Hank signed on a fishing schooner and with his first cheque of $58.00 he sent away for a ‘Guitar and Chord Book’ – Total cost: $5.95 from the T. Eaton company in… Continue Reading →
Wilf Carter is from Port Hilford, Nova Scotia. Wilf is also known as ‘Montana Slim’ and ‘The Yodelling Cowboy’. At age 15, Wilf headed out west to Alberta and worked as a Lumberjack, while learning to play guitar. In a short… Continue Reading →
Streetheart formed at Regina, Saskatchewan in 1977. The band has been touring ever since that day. Daryl Gutheil (keyboards), Ken Sinnaeve (bass), Kenny Shields (vocals, guitar), Paul Dean (guitar) and Matt Frenette (drums). Streetheart has opened superstar bands from Canada, the… Continue Reading →
Great Big Sea, began at St. John’s, Newfoundland, and started a journey that would take them around the world and to musical fame. The Band started a Celtic band and then morphed into a Celtic Rock and folk-Rock music. Alan… Continue Reading →
Tom Cochrane is from Lynn, Manitoba. At any early age Tom was playing guitar and singing around his neighbourhood and school. In 1978 he headed for Toronto where he met and joined Red Rider and became the lead singer for… Continue Reading →
Kathryn Dawn Lange is from Consort, Alberta. She grew up singing country songs around her home and learning to play guitar. K.D. as she like to be called attended Red Deer College where she studied Music and Vocals and it… Continue Reading →
Susan Jane ‘Suzie’ McNeil is from Mississauga, Ontario. Suzie played guitar and piano and harmonica from an early age. She played with friends in Jam Sessions and sang a little while attending school and doing all the normal things, like… Continue Reading →