Loma Lyns
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Loma Lynn Mathias, known professionally as Loma Lyns, is a Canadian
country music
singer-songwriter
and television personality. Her single "Red Handed" was a Top 40 hit on the Canadian country charts in 1990, and her single "Countin' on You This Time" was a Top 40 hit in Europe
. She also had chart success in 1998 with "Love Me, I'm Alive", the theme song for the Canadian Special Olympics which she cowrote with Chuck Labelle
. She has also collaborated with Patricia Conroy
, Russell deCarle, Gil Grand
, Lawrence Martin
and Collin Raye
.
An Ojibwa
from the Whitefish Lake
reserve near Sudbury, Ontario
, Lyns has also been a host of television programming on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
, including Cooking With the Wolfman
and Aboriginal Voices.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and television personality. Her single "Red Handed" was a Top 40 hit on the Canadian country charts in 1990, and her single "Countin' on You This Time" was a Top 40 hit in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. She also had chart success in 1998 with "Love Me, I'm Alive", the theme song for the Canadian Special Olympics which she cowrote with Chuck Labelle
Chuck Labelle
Jean-Guy Labelle is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who is one of the most prominent Canadian performers of francophone country music. His 1999 album Le Cowboy, released in both French and English versions, reached #1 on the European country music charts that year.A franco-Ontarian from Mattawa,...
. She has also collaborated with Patricia Conroy
Patricia Conroy
Patricia Conroy is a Canadian country music singer. In her career, she has released five studio albums and a one compilation album. Several of her singles have charted on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart, most notably her number one hits "Somebody's Leavin'" and "What Else Can I Do" from 1994...
, Russell deCarle, Gil Grand
Gil Grand
Gil Grand is a country music singer, best known for his hit "Famous First Words." Active since 1998, he has released three studio albums to date: 1998's Famous First Words, 2002's Burnin′ and 2006's Somebody's Someone...
, Lawrence Martin
Lawrence Martin (musician)
Lawrence Martin is a Canadian musician and politician. He has used the name Wapistan in his musical work....
and Collin Raye
Collin Raye
Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as...
.
An Ojibwa
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
from the Whitefish Lake
Whitefish Lake 6, Ontario
Whitefish Lake 6 is a reserve in Ontario, Canada. It is inhabited by the Ojibwa Whitefish Lake First Nation.It is immediately south of the community of Naughton in Greater Sudbury, and is considered part of Greater Sudbury's Census Metropolitan Area...
reserve near Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Lyns has also been a host of television programming on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a Canadian broadcast and cable television network. APTN airs and produces programs made by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples...
, including Cooking With the Wolfman
Cooking With the Wolfman
Cooking With the Wolfman is a cooking series first produced for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, an aboriginal television network in Canada....
and Aboriginal Voices.
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Red Handed |
| 1994 | Who's the Stranger |
| 1998 | Lake of Tears |
Singles
| Year | Single | CAN Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Who's the Stranger" | 85 | Who's the Stranger |