Suzie Vinnick
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 26, 1970 [1] Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Genres | blues, folk, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | www |
Suzie Vinnick is a Canadian roots and blues singer-songwriter.[2] She performs as a solo artist and contributes to variety of band projects, including The Marigolds (with Gwen Swick and Caitlin Hanford), Vinnick Sheppard Harte (with Kim Sheppard and Elana Harte), Betty and the Bobs and as a duo with Rick Fines.
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Vinnick is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.[2]
Her music has appeared in commercials for Tim Hortons, Interac, Ontario Foodland, Tetley's Tea and Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as the soundtracks for MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives, ReGenesis and the film A Touch of Grey.[2]
Awards
[edit]Vinnick has won twelve Maple Blues Awards - she is a seven-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for Best Female Vocalist, winning in 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2022, a two-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for Best Songwriter, winning in 2006 and 2011 and Best Acoustic Act in 2023 and 2013. She also won the award for Best Bassist in 2006.
Her 2008 album Happy Here was a nominee for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo at the 2009 Juno Awards. Her 2011 album Me 'n Mabel was a nominee for Blues Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards, and she won the award for Contemporary Singer of the Year at the 2024 and the 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards. She and her co-producer, Mark Lalama were recently nominated at the Canadian Folk Music Awards for 2018 Producer of the Year for Suzie's 2018 album, "Shake The Love Around".[3]
She is also a two-time winner in the blues category at the International Songwriting Competition, for her songs "The Honey I Want" and "Sometimes I Think I Can Fly".[4]
Discography
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Solo
[edit]- Angel in the Sidelines (1994)
- 33 Stars (2002)
- Happy Here (2008)
- Me 'n Mabel (2011)
- Live at Bluesville (2012)
- Shake The Love Around (2018)
- Fall Back Home (2022)
A'Court, Spiegel & Vinnick
[edit]- A'Court, Spiegel & Vinnick (2023)
Rick Fines and Suzie Vinnick
[edit]- Nothing Halfway (2006)
Betty and the Bobs
[edit]- Betty and the Bobs (2006)
The Marigolds
[edit]- The Marigolds (2005)
- That's The State I'm In (2009)
Vinnick Sheppard Harte
[edit]- And They All Rolled Over (2000)
- My Favourite Shirt (2007)
Tony D And His Cool Band
[edit]- Dig Deep (1992)
Compilation appearances
[edit]- Dancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins (2008): "Frankly Stoned"
References
[edit]- ^ Rowat, David R. (15 December 2013). "Article: Suzie Vinnick". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Greg Quill, "Suzie Vinnick: Why this songwriter rents her home". Toronto Star, 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Nominees | Canadian Folk Music Awards". Folkawards.ca. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "SOCAN members make big splash in 2010 International Songwriting Competition". SOCAN, 4 May 2010.
External links
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- Living people
- Canadian blues guitarists
- Canadian blues singers
- Canadian women singer-songwriters
- Canadian folk guitarists
- Canadian women folk guitarists
- Canadian folk singer-songwriters
- Musicians from Saskatoon
- Singers from Toronto
- 1970 births
- 20th-century Canadian women singers
- 21st-century Canadian women singers
- Canadian Folk Music Award winners
- 21st-century Canadian guitarists
- 21st-century women guitarists
- 20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
- 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
- Singers from Saskatchewan