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'''Phyllis Sinclair''' is a [[Cree]], Canadian folk [[singer-songwriter]] . A socially conscious balladeer, UK's ''Maverick Magazine''<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bethell|first=Laura|title=Folky Story Songs|journal=Maverick Magazine|year=2009|month=March}}</ref> coined her "The Lady of Conviction". Sinclair's writing is rich in imagery, a continuation of the story-telling tradition of her Cree culture. Her songs are highly influenced by her experience being raised in Winnipeg's inner city in a working class family.
'''Phyllis Sinclair''' is a [[Cree]], Canadian folk singer-songwriter. A socially conscious balladeer, UK's ''Maverick Magazine''<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bethell|first=Laura|title=Folky Story Songs|journal=Maverick Magazine|date=March 2009}}</ref> coined her "The Lady of Conviction". Sinclair's writing is rich in imagery, a continuation of the story-telling tradition of her Cree culture. Her songs are highly influenced by her experience being raised in Winnipeg's inner city in a working-class family.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Phyllis Virginia Sinclair was born and raised in [[Churchill]], [[Manitoba]]. The eldest of three children, phyllis' was raised by her Cree grandmother and mother. Her love for music was developed as a child through singing in the church and elementary school choirs, but none more that singing and jigging and at local gatherings where [[Spoon (musical instrument)|spoons]] and [[Tap dance|toe-tapping]] were often the only available instrument. Legends of [[Wisakedjak]], and her grandmother's haunting high pitched vocalizations at bedtime fired her imagination and her love of story-telling. At the age of 10, her family moved to [[Winnipeg]]'s inner city where she picked up the guitar and began her first foray into songwriting. As an escape from street life, she sang as soloist, and often with her younger sister and mother at churches, gatherings and local coffee houses. After spending much of her life working as a journalist across [[Canada]], and in the northern [[British Columbia]] commercial fishing industry, Sinclair attained her Master of Business Administration degree while staring a solo career in folk music. She quickly made a name for himself after being featured in Canada's [[Penguin Eggs Magazine]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Campbell|first=Roddy|title=Fence Posts and Stones|journal=Penguin Eggs Magazine|year=2006|month=September|url=http://www.penguineggs.ab.ca/}}</ref> for her [[acapella]] [[sea shanty]], ''North Coast Fisher Wife's Prayer''.
Phyllis Virginia Sinclair was born and raised in [[Churchill]], Manitoba. The eldest of three children, she was raised by her Cree grandmother and mother. Her love for music was developed as a child through singing in the church and elementary school choirs, but none more than singing and jigging and at local gatherings where [[Spoon (musical instrument)|spoons]] and [[Tap dance|toe-tapping]] were often the only available instrument. Legends of [[Wisakedjak]], and her grandmother's haunting high pitched vocalizations at bedtime fired her imagination and her love of story-telling. At the age of 10, her family moved to [[Winnipeg]]'s inner city where she picked up the guitar and began her first foray into songwriting. As an escape from street life, she sang as soloist, and often with her younger sister and mother at churches, gatherings and local coffee houses. After spending much of her life working as a journalist across Canada, and in the northern [[British Columbia]] commercial fishing industry, Sinclair attained her Master of Business Administration degree while starting a solo career in folk music. She quickly made a name for himself after being featured in Canada's [[Penguin Eggs Magazine]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Campbell|first=Roddy|title=Fence Posts and Stones|journal=Penguin Eggs Magazine|date=September 2006|url=http://www.penguineggs.ab.ca/}}</ref> for her [[a cappella]] [[sea shanty]], ''North Coast Fisher Wife's Prayer''.


==Career==
==Career==


In 2006 she released ''Fence Posts and Stones'', an album that planted Phyllis' music firmly on the Canadian folk music scene. From this album her song ''Hard Time Hannah'' went to #1 on the National Aboriginal Top 30 Countdown.<ref>{{cite web|last=NCI-FM|title=National Aboriginal Top 40 Countdown|url=http://aboriginalmusiccountdown.ca/}}</ref> Her second album, Fathomless Tales from Leviathan's Hole, earned her a 2008 [[Aboriginal_rock#Canada|Canadian Aboriginal Music Award]] nomination for Best Folk Acoustic album, and a selection by American music philanthropic music organization Musicians for a Cause<ref>{{cite web|last=Bastien|first=Dave|title=Musicians for a Cause|url=http://www.m4ac.org/}}</ref> to be included in their music awareness campaign to fight Alzheimer's Disease. Her song "The Manicure" was selected out of 350,000 entries world wide. In 2011, Phyllis earned a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Folk Acoustic Album<ref>{{cite web|last=CAMA|first=Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards|title=Best Folk Acoustic Album|url=http://www.canab.com/mainpages/events/musicawards_files/2011/winners/#bestfolkacousticalbum}}</ref> for her album Dreams of the Washerwomen. This album was chosen by a CBC Radio Canada International<ref>{{cite web|last=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|first=RCI|title=Molly Thomason, Phyllis Sinclair AND So Called|url=http://www.rcinet.ca/english/archives/column/JUKEBOX/11-38_2011-06-14-molly-thomason-phyllis-sinclair-and-so-called/|accessdate=June 2011}}</ref> as a Best New Recording by a Canadian Artist, and earned her a nomination for Female Artist of the Year by the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web|last=APCMA|first=Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards|title=Female Entertainer of the Year Nominee|url=http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/artists/phyllis-sinclair/}}</ref> Phyllis Sinclair launched her first international tour in Australia in 2010. This tour was followed by her Dreams of the Washerwomen UK Tour in 2011. She has has also toured across Canada and parts of the US.
In 2006 she released ''Fence Posts and Stones'', an album that planted Phyllis' music firmly on the Canadian folk music scene. From this album her song ''Hard Time Hannah'' went to No. 1 on the National Aboriginal Top 30 Countdown.<ref>{{cite web|last=NCI-FM|title=National Aboriginal Top 40 Countdown|url=http://aboriginalmusiccountdown.ca/}}</ref> Her second album, Fathomless Tales from Leviathan's Hole, earned her a 2008 [[Aboriginal rock#Canada|Canadian Aboriginal Music Award]] nomination for Best Folk Acoustic album, and a selection by American music philanthropic music organization Musicians for a Cause<ref>{{cite web|last=Bastien|first=Dave|title=Musicians for a Cause|url=http://www.m4ac.org/}}</ref> to be included in their music awareness campaign to fight Alzheimer's Disease. Her song "The Manicure" was selected out of 350,000 entries world wide. In 2011, Phyllis earned a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Folk Acoustic Album<ref>{{cite web|last=CAMA|first=Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards|title=Best Folk Acoustic Album|url=http://www.canab.com/mainpages/events/musicawards_files/2011/winners/#bestfolkacousticalbum}}</ref> for her album Dreams of the Washerwomen. This album was chosen by a CBC Radio Canada International<ref>{{cite web|last=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|first=RCI|title=Molly Thomason, Phyllis Sinclair AND So Called|url=http://www.rcinet.ca/english/archives/column/JUKEBOX/11-38_2011-06-14-molly-thomason-phyllis-sinclair-and-so-called/|date=June 2011}}</ref> as a Best New Recording by a Canadian Artist, and earned her a nomination for Female Artist of the Year by the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web|last=APCMA|first=Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards|title=Female Entertainer of the Year Nominee|url=http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/artists/phyllis-sinclair/|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024194221/http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/artists/phyllis-sinclair/|archivedate=24 October 2013}}</ref> Phyllis Sinclair launched her first international tour in Australia in 2010. This tour was followed by her Dreams of the Washerwomen UK Tour in 2011. She has also toured across Canada and parts of the US.


==Discography==
==Discography==
*Fence Posts and Stones(2006)
*''Fence Posts and Stones'' (2006)
*Fathomless Tales from Leviathan's Hole(2008)
*''Fathomless Tales from Leviathan's Hole'' (2008)
*Dreams of the Washerwomen (2011)
*''Dreams of the Washerwomen'' (2011)
*AT LAST (2013)
*''Wishlist'' (2013)
*''Ghost Bones'' (2021)
*''Kiyam'' (2024)


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* http://www.maverick-country.com/
* http://www.maverick-country.com/
* http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/artists/phyllis-sinclair/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20131024194221/http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/artists/phyllis-sinclair/
* http://www.penguineggs.ab.ca/
* http://www.penguineggs.ab.ca/
* http://aboriginalmusiccountdown.ca/
* http://aboriginalmusiccountdown.ca/
* http://www.canab.com/mainpages/events/musicawards_files/2011/winners/
* http://www.canab.com/mainpages/events/musicawards_files/2011/winners/
* http://www.m4ac.org/
* http://www.m4ac.org/
* http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/artists/phyllis-sinclair/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20131024194221/http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/artists/phyllis-sinclair/

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Phyllis Sinclair is a Cree, Canadian folk singer-songwriter. A socially conscious balladeer, UK's Maverick Magazine[1] coined her "The Lady of Conviction". Sinclair's writing is rich in imagery, a continuation of the story-telling tradition of her Cree culture. Her songs are highly influenced by her experience being raised in Winnipeg's inner city in a working-class family.

Early life

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Phyllis Virginia Sinclair was born and raised in Churchill, Manitoba. The eldest of three children, she was raised by her Cree grandmother and mother. Her love for music was developed as a child through singing in the church and elementary school choirs, but none more than singing and jigging and at local gatherings where spoons and toe-tapping were often the only available instrument. Legends of Wisakedjak, and her grandmother's haunting high pitched vocalizations at bedtime fired her imagination and her love of story-telling. At the age of 10, her family moved to Winnipeg's inner city where she picked up the guitar and began her first foray into songwriting. As an escape from street life, she sang as soloist, and often with her younger sister and mother at churches, gatherings and local coffee houses. After spending much of her life working as a journalist across Canada, and in the northern British Columbia commercial fishing industry, Sinclair attained her Master of Business Administration degree while starting a solo career in folk music. She quickly made a name for himself after being featured in Canada's Penguin Eggs Magazine[2] for her a cappella sea shanty, North Coast Fisher Wife's Prayer.

Career

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In 2006 she released Fence Posts and Stones, an album that planted Phyllis' music firmly on the Canadian folk music scene. From this album her song Hard Time Hannah went to No. 1 on the National Aboriginal Top 30 Countdown.[3] Her second album, Fathomless Tales from Leviathan's Hole, earned her a 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award nomination for Best Folk Acoustic album, and a selection by American music philanthropic music organization Musicians for a Cause[4] to be included in their music awareness campaign to fight Alzheimer's Disease. Her song "The Manicure" was selected out of 350,000 entries world wide. In 2011, Phyllis earned a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Folk Acoustic Album[5] for her album Dreams of the Washerwomen. This album was chosen by a CBC Radio Canada International[6] as a Best New Recording by a Canadian Artist, and earned her a nomination for Female Artist of the Year by the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.[7] Phyllis Sinclair launched her first international tour in Australia in 2010. This tour was followed by her Dreams of the Washerwomen UK Tour in 2011. She has also toured across Canada and parts of the US.

Discography

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  • Fence Posts and Stones (2006)
  • Fathomless Tales from Leviathan's Hole (2008)
  • Dreams of the Washerwomen (2011)
  • Wishlist (2013)
  • Ghost Bones (2021)
  • Kiyam (2024)

References

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  1. ^ Bethell, Laura (March 2009). "Folky Story Songs". Maverick Magazine.
  2. ^ Campbell, Roddy (September 2006). "Fence Posts and Stones". Penguin Eggs Magazine.
  3. ^ NCI-FM. "National Aboriginal Top 40 Countdown".
  4. ^ Bastien, Dave. "Musicians for a Cause".
  5. ^ CAMA, Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. "Best Folk Acoustic Album".
  6. ^ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, RCI (June 2011). "Molly Thomason, Phyllis Sinclair AND So Called".
  7. ^ APCMA, Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards. "Female Entertainer of the Year Nominee". Archived from the original on 24 October 2013.
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