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Often considered by many as Canada’s answer to Kate Bush, Jane Siberry is argued as one of the country’s most original and idiosyncratic artists ever. She took piano lessons at an early age while growing up in Toronto. By a teen, she’d gained an acute appreciation for classical music and operas, and mimicked their nuances …
Born in Calgary in 1962, Jann Arden was an avid music fan from the earliest age, and credited her mother’s ambition to learn the guitar and her grandmother’s passion for the piano for it. She developed her style early while growing up with the popular folk and roots records in her household, among them were …
Originally from Barrie, Ontario, Jason Dwight Campsall moved with his family to Camrose, Alberta when he was only 5, but moved back to Ontario, settling in Anten Mills before he was a teenager. He picked up the guitar for the first time while living in Alberta, and although he grew up with a wide array …
Born Norman Jeffrey Healey on March 25, 1966, a rare form of cancer called retinoblastoma left him blind in both eyes by the age of 1. But a mere two years later the Ontario native had his first guitar and immediately began emulating his blues heroes, such as John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Eric …
During the late 1970s, the Edmonton music scene was alive and well with a barrage of local talent. Among the premier b circuit groups was Jenson Interceptor. The brother/sister duo of Doug and Kennedy Jenson grew up in a musical family in Coaldale, Alberta. Both took to the piano, and Doug also picked up the …
Born in 1944, by the time Jesse Winchester attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts on a music scholarship in the mid 1960s, the Louisiana native had spent his childhood around the state living on small farms, then moved to Memphis with his family at the age of 12, after his father had suffered a heart …
Born in 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri, Jim Byrnes was a student of the Delta Blues at an early age. His mother was a homemaker and his father was an accountant, but felt it important their son was able to pursue his early musical interests, and by the age of 5 he was enrolled in …
Originally called The Colonials, The Halifax Three centred around highschool friends and guitarists Denny Doherty and Richard Byrne, and drummer Pat LaCroix. POWERLINES (1986)Dancin’ On The Power Lines Saved By Night Do It To Me Maggie Quicker Than The Eye It’s Up To You X-Ray Eyes You’ve Got My Number (Call It Up) Where Were …
An Italian immigrant, Jim Bertucci moved to Toronto with his family at the age of 6. Born Vincenzo Donato Bertucci, the singer/bassist formed Just Us while still in high school along with Ron Bartley on vocals and guitar. They changed their name to Captain Midnight’s Dirty Feet after graduation, and along with Bob McPherson on …
Following the death of John Morris in 1998, the rest of The Rankin Family was left trying to figure out their idividual career options. The family grew up entertaining friends and neighbours, then broke out with a commercially-acceptable pop/roots slant on their traditional Nova Scotia music that made them an international success. But after six …