Heartbreak Hill (band)

Heartbreak Hill was a Canadian bluegrass music band based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Members of the band were lead singer/bassist Jenny Whiteley, her brother Dan Whiteley on mandolin and guitar, banjoist Chris Quinn, and singer/guitarist Dottie Cormier.[2]

History

The Whiteleys, Quinn and Cormier performed in local venues and travelled together to a number of bluegrass festivals in 1994 and 1995. They formed Heartbreak Hill in 1996.[3] By 1998 the band was performing weekly at the Silver Dollar Club in Toronto.[4][5][6] That year they performed at the Stardust Picnic festival at Historic Fort York, Toronto, and independently released a self-titled album, produced by Chris Whitely.[3] The album was nominated for a 1999 Juno Award.[7][8]

Heartbreak Hill performed again at the Stardust Picnic in 1999, this time on the main stage,[9] and also performed at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa.[10]

References

  1. ^ "O Brother, Where Art Thou Sister?". Maclean's Magazine, May 22 2006.
  2. ^ "Over Heartbreak: Dottie Cormier's country recovery". NOW Toronto, by Tim Perlich, November 15, 2001
  3. ^ a b Larry LeBlanc (11 April 1998). "Bluegrass Thrives in Northern Niche". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "In harmony with your family roots". The Globe and Mail, Carl Wilson, Toronto, December 14, 2000
  5. ^ "Heartbreak Hill paints grass blue". Medicine Hat News, Medicine Hat, Alberta, January 15, 1999
  6. ^ "Heartbreak Hill". NOW Magazine, Dec 10, 1998
  7. ^ "JunoFest preview: 'Doesn't everybody's mom have two Junos?' Jenny Whiteley's daughters say". Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen, March 23, 2017
  8. ^ "Jennny Whiteley - Following family footsteps". No Depression, December 31, 2006
  9. ^ "Live Reviews: The Stardust Picnic"[usurped]. Chart Attack, July 11, 1999, Howard Druckman
  10. ^ "Concert Review: Toronto band heats up Tulip audience". The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Canada, May 23, 1999, Page 15