Susan Crowe
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Susan Crowe is a Canadian
folk
singer-songwriter
born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
. She lived for many years in Toronto
and Vancouver
but now has returned to her birthplace Halifax.
She has received two Juno Award
nominations, and nominations for both the Western Canadian Music Awards
and East Coast Music Awards.
In 1994, after being away from music for more than a decade, Crowe returned to writing. That led to her first album, This Far From Home, which was chosen by Vancouver’s Georgia Straight as one of the top albums of the year. It was subsequently nominated for a Juno Award in the Roots/Traditional category. Crowe returned to the festival circuit and recorded a second album in 1996, The Door to the River. Her third album, A Pilgrim’s Mirror, received a Western Canadian Music Award nomination.
In October 2003, Crowe released her fourth CD, Book of Days, produced by Danny Greenspoon
, which garnered her nominations from the East Coast Music Awards and the 2004 Juno Awards, for Best Roots/Traditional Solo Recording. It also won her Music Nova Scotia’s award for Best Female Artist.
Her recent CD Greytown (Corvus 2009), also produced by Greenspoon, features 10 original songs. In November 2009, Susan was named English Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards
for her work on Greytown.
Crowe's early single, Too much moon/You became my dream from 1978, is now highly collectible.
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...
folk
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
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...
born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. She lived for many years in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
but now has returned to her birthplace Halifax.
She has received two 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...
nominations, and nominations for both the Western Canadian Music Awards
Western Canadian Music Awards
The Western Canadian Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony for music in the western portion of Canada, that originated in its current form in 2003...
and East Coast Music Awards.
In 1994, after being away from music for more than a decade, Crowe returned to writing. That led to her first album, This Far From Home, which was chosen by Vancouver’s Georgia Straight as one of the top albums of the year. It was subsequently nominated for a Juno Award in the Roots/Traditional category. Crowe returned to the festival circuit and recorded a second album in 1996, The Door to the River. Her third album, A Pilgrim’s Mirror, received a Western Canadian Music Award nomination.
In October 2003, Crowe released her fourth CD, Book of Days, produced by Danny Greenspoon
Danny Greenspoon
Danny Greenspoon is a music producer, music engineer, guitar player and film composer mainly in the Canadian music industry. Greenspoon is also the President of "The Audio Truck Inc.", a mobile recording studio recording materials for television, radio, and record...
, which garnered her nominations from the East Coast Music Awards and the 2004 Juno Awards, for Best Roots/Traditional Solo Recording. It also won her Music Nova Scotia’s award for Best Female Artist.
Her recent CD Greytown (Corvus 2009), also produced by Greenspoon, features 10 original songs. In November 2009, Susan was named English Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards
Canadian Folk Music Awards
The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual music awards ceremony, presenting awards in a variety of categories for achievements in both traditional and contemporary folk music, and other roots music genres, by Canadian musicians...
for her work on Greytown.
Crowe's early single, Too much moon/You became my dream from 1978, is now highly collectible.
Albums
- 1994: This Far From Home
- 1996: The Door to the River
- 1999: A Pilgrim's Mirror
- 2003: Book of Days
- 2009: Greytown
Awards / Nominations
- 1995: Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
Nominee in the Best Roots/Traditional Solo Recording category - 1997: Western Canadian Music Award nominee
- 2004: Music Industry of Nova Scotia's Best Female Artist Award
- 2004: Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
Nominee in the Best Roots/Traditional Solo Recording category - 2004: East Coast Music Award Nominee
- 2005: East Coast Music Award Nominee
- 2009: English Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards