Connie Kaldor
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Connie Isabelle Kaldor, (born 9 May 1953) is a Canadian folk
singer/songwriter. She is the recipient of three Juno awards.
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan
, she graduated from Campbell Collegiate
in Regina in 1972 and the University of Alberta
in 1976 with a BFA degree in theatre
. She performed with various theatre groups, including Theatre Passe Muraille, The Mummers and 25th Street House Theatre, until 1979, when she gave it up to start a full-time music career. In 1981, she founded her own independent record label
, Coyote Entertainment, and has released fourteen albums. She has won the Juno Award
for best children's
album three times, in 1989, 2004, and 2005, though most of her music is for adults. She co-wrote a song for the animated television series based on the comic strip For Better or For Worse
, which debuted in 2000.
She is married to music producer and Hart-Rouge
member Paul Campagne, and lives in Montreal
.
Her song "Wanderlust" was covered by Cosy Sheridan
.
In 2003, her television show @ Wood River Hall debuted on VisionTV.
In 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada
.
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer/songwriter. She is the recipient of three Juno awards.
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, she graduated from Campbell Collegiate
Campbell Collegiate
Campbell Collegiate is a high school located in the Whitmore Park neighbourhood of south Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was opened for the school year of 1963 - 1964 and named for long time educator John Esson "Shorty" Campbell. Currently, it is the largest school in Regina in terms of student...
in Regina in 1972 and the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
in 1976 with a BFA degree in theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. She performed with various theatre groups, including Theatre Passe Muraille, The Mummers and 25th Street House Theatre, until 1979, when she gave it up to start a full-time music career. In 1981, she founded her own independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
, Coyote Entertainment, and has released fourteen albums. She has won the Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for best children's
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
album three times, in 1989, 2004, and 2005, though most of her music is for adults. She co-wrote a song for the animated television series based on the comic strip For Better or For Worse
For Better or For Worse
For Better or For Worse is a comic strip by Lynn Johnston that ran for 30 years, chronicling the lives of a Canadian family, The Pattersons, and their friends. The story is set in the fictitious Toronto-area suburban town of Milborough, Ontario. Johnston's strip began in September 1979, and ended...
, which debuted in 2000.
She is married to music producer and Hart-Rouge
Hart-Rouge
Hart-Rouge are a Canadian folk music group, consisting of siblings Paul Campagne, Michelle Campagne and Suzanne Campagne.The three previously recorded and performed with several other family members as Folle Avoine, and formed Hart-Rouge with another sibling, Annette Campagne, when that band ended...
member Paul Campagne, and lives in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Her song "Wanderlust" was covered by Cosy Sheridan
Cosy Sheridan
Cosy Sheridan is an American folk singer/songwriter. Sheridan graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. Her songs cover political topics such as AIDS, prostitution, women's body image, and environmentalism, as well as tending toward the humorous: her song Turboyeast, about vaginal yeast infections,...
.
In 2003, her television show @ Wood River Hall debuted on VisionTV.
In 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
.
Discography
- One Of These Days (1981)
- Moonlight Grocery (1984)
- New Songs for an Old Celebration (1986) (with Roy ForbesRoy ForbesRoy Forbes is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, whose music bears heavy influences from classic American genres of acoustic blues and traditional country....
) - Lullaby Berceuse (1988) (with Carmen CampagneCarmen CampagneCarmen Campagne is a very influent Canadian singer and children's entertainer. A Fransaskois from Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, she was a member of the folk music band Folle Avoine in the 1970s. Her brother Paul and sisters Suzanne, Michelle and Annette, her bandmates in Folle Avoine, have also...
) - Gentle of Heart (1989)
- Wood River (1992)
- Out of the Blue (1994)
- Small Café (1996)
- Love is a Truck (2000)
- A Duck in New York (2003)
- A Poodle in Paris (2004)
- Sky With Nothing to Get in the Way (2005)
- Vinyl Songbook (2005)
- Postcards from the Road (2009)