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Biography
Infobox musical artist | | name = Kathleen Edwards| image = Kathleen Edwards at the Black Sheep Inn.jpg| caption = Kathleen Edwards at Wakefield, Quebec's Black Sheep Inn, September 1st, 2011| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_date = birth date and age|1978|07|11| birth_place = Ottawa , Ontario , Canada| origin =| instrument = Guitar , violin , singing|vocals | genre = Alternative country , Folk music|folk | occupation = Musician , songwriter | years_active = 1999& ndash;present| label = Zoe Records|Zoe , MapleMusic Recordings|MapleMusic | associated_acts =| website = URL|kathleenedwards.com| current_members =| past_members = Kathleen Edwards (born July 11, 1978 http://www.kathleenedwards.org/bio.html Biography at kathleenedwards.org. URL last accessed 2006-10-23. in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2003 debut album, Failer , contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates".Whibbs, Chris. http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx? csid1=121& csid2=778& fid1=31028 "Method Acting", Exclaim! , May 2008.
Personal life
Edwards, the daughter of a diplomat,(March 4, 2008). " http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html? id=ae110b63-0c61-4f5c-bcc5-91af2758062c Kathleen Edwards gets politically charged", Ottawa Citizen . Retrieved October 23, 2011. spent portions of her youth in KoreaLangness, David (March 1, 2008). " http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/03/kathleen-edwards-a-songwriters-progress.html Kathleen Edwards: A Songwriter's Progress", Paste (magazine)|Paste . Retrieved October 24, 2011. and Switzerland. Her father is Leonard Edwards, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. At age 5, Edwards began classical violin studies that continued for the next 12 years.Deziel, Shanda (February 17, 2003). " http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE& Params=M1ARTM0012445 Alt-country's New "It" Girl: Kathleen Edwards", The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved October 24, 2011. As a teenager she lived overseas, where she spent much of her time listening to her brother's records of Neil Young and Bob Dylan .Loftus, Johnny. " http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kathleen-edwards-p527243/biography Kathleen Edwards: Biography", Allmusic . Retrieved October 24, 2011. Her brother also bought her first record, a Tom Petty album. After high school she decided not to attend college, instead opting to play local clubs to pay the bills. Her musical sound has been compared to Suzanne Vega meets Neil Young .
In 2011, she divorced longtime collaborator Colin Cripps and began a relationship with Justin Vernon , American singer/songwriter and front man of the band Bon Iver . http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2011/09/kathleen_edwards_justin_vernon.php
Albums
In 1999, Edwards recorded a six-song EP entitled Building 55 and pressed 500 copies. By the fall of 2000, she was on tour across Canada managing her own gigs. In 2001, she wrote seven of the ten songs for her 2003 debut release Failer .
Edwards played at SXSW in 2002 and was signed to Rounder Records and MapleMusic shortly after. Failer was released in Canada in the fall of 2002 on MapleMusic Recordings . In January 2003 Failer was released by Rounder Records in the US and internationally. Rolling Stone declared her one of year's most promising new acts and Blender (magazine)|Blender said that Failer 's songs possessed "an indefinable pull that makes you love the characters they describe, no matter how fucked up they are." The New York Times praised Edwards as a writer whose songs can "pare situations down to a few dozen words while they push country-rock towards its primal impulses of thump and twang." She made her television network debut on "Late Show with David Letterman," where she performed "Six O'Clock News."
In 2005, Edwards released Back to Me (Kathleen Edwards album)|Back to Me , which also garnered considerable critical acclaim, and led to the release of the singles "Back to Me" and "In State". The track "Summerlong" also featured on the soundtrack of the movie Elizabethtown (film)|Elizabethtown starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst .
In 2008, Edwards released her third studio album, Asking for Flowers . It was described by the San Francisco Bay Guardian as "her finest album to date", http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php? entry_id=6365& catid=107& volume_id=317& issue_id=378& volume_num=42& issue_num=33 San Francisco Bay Guardian : Article : Flowers for Kathleen Edwards and was a shortlisted nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize .Cite web |title=2008 - Winners and Nominees |url= http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2008/ |publisher=Polaris Music Prize |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/5lsfqJiUa |archivedate=2009-12-09 |accessdate=2009-12-09 In contrast with 2005's Back to Me , on which Edwards relied on her working band, Asking for Flowers predominantly features session musicians.
In fall 2010, Edwards began working on her fourth studio album in Wisconsin. Voyageur was released in January 2012. It includes the single "Change the Sheets," and was co-produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver .cite web | url= http://exclaim.ca/News/kathleen_edwards_unveils_voyageur | title=Kathleen Edwards Unveils 'Voyageur' | accessdate=December 15, 2011
She appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on January 17, 2012, singing "Change the Sheets" from her new album Voyageur .
Musical collaborations
In 2005, Edwards lent her vocals to the duet "The Plan", recorded with Matt Mays and El Torpedo for their self-titled album.Allmusic|class=album|id=r741621|pure_url=yes allmusic ((( Matt Mays + El Torpedo > Overview ))) In 2006, she was nominated for Juno Awards for Songwriter of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year for Back to Me . http://www.kathleenedwards.org/news.html kathleenedwards.org | We wish we could play shinny In 2007, Edwards worked with John Doe (musician)|John Doe , of the punk rock band X (U.S. band)|X , on his solo album A Year in the Wilderness . She sings vocals on three tracks. http://www.yeproc.com/artist_info.php? artistId=9863 Yep Roc Records > Artist Info
In 2008 Edwards sang backup vocals on Bryan Adams ' album 11 (Bryan Adams album)|11 , and supported one of his tours. In 2009, she joined Adams on stage to sing one of Adams' songs, "Walk On By".cite web|url= http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/03/Watch-Kathleen-Edwards-Juno-Performance-with-Bryan-Adams|title=Watch Kathleen Edwards Juno Performance with Bryan Adams|last=Paolozzi|first=John |date=March 30, 2009|work=CBC Radio 3|accessdate=2009-05-04 In 2011 Edwards contributed vocals on Arkells ' song "Agent Zero", off their second album Michigan Left .
Persondata | NAME =Edwards, Kathleen | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =July 11, 1978 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Ottawa , Ontario , Canada | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Kathleen Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian alternative country singers Category:Canadian pop guitarists Category:Canadian pop singers Category:Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Canadian female singers Category:Writers from Ottawa Category:Musicians from Ottawa Category:Canadian female guitarists Category:MapleMusic Recordings artists
