Hornby Island Blues Workshop

Suzie is a singer songwriter with great depth and versatility. Starting out in Saskatoon, Bud's on Broadway gave Suzie her first taste of stage performance and the electricity of working live with other musicians. A restaurant by day and blues club by night, Bud's provided the venue for a teenaged Suzie to get involved in afternoon jam sessions. Playing live with seasoned musicians, she developed a powerful and emotive vocal style while also becoming a fluid and focused bass player. After meeting Tony D. in 1991, Suzie made a career decision to move to Ottawa, joining Tony's Cool Band. Her contributions to Tony's 1992 award winning release, Dig Deep - solid bass playing and stunning vocals - caused people to sit up and take notice. After two years of musical adventures with Tony D., Suzie was feeling the need to spread her wings and develop her own project. Although Suzie and the blues had been good to one another, Suzie aspired to write more of her own material. The result was Angel in the Sidelines, which includes nine original tracks and made Suzie an artist in demand. She has performed at many festivals and a number of other venues around Canada and the U.S. She performs powerfully as a solo act or with side players, as a duo and band with Rick Fines, and is also a member of the groups the Marigolds (with Gwen Swick and Caitlin Hanford of Quartette), Betty & the Bobs, and the folk-pop trio, Vinnick Sheppard Harte.

Suzie will be teaching private lessons and performing in our nightly concerts. Please note that private lessons are not included in the workshop price. For more information, please contact us at ..