Eve Goldberg (born 1967) is a

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

ian, singer and songwriter based in

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, Ontario, Canada. Musically, she draws from a number of different traditions and influences such as

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, bluegrass,

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, and contemporary and traditional

Early life

Born in the

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, Goldberg mostly lived in

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before moving to Toronto in 1981 with her mother, Susan Goldberg. Through her mother, an avid folk music fan, Eve became involved in the Toronto folk music scene, and met many local folk musicians including

Grit Laskin William "Grit" Laskin (born August 23, 1953) is a Canadian luthier and musician, particularly notable for his high-quality instruments, acoustic guitar innovations (such as the "Laskin Armrest" and "Ribrest") and for his skill in the art of inla ...

Ian Robb Ian Robb is an English-born folk singer and songwriter, currently based in Ottawa, Ontario. He was a founding member of Friends of Fiddler's Green, and a columnist for ''Sing Out!'' He is also a member of the Canadian folk trio Finest Kind. He ...

, Ken and Chris Whiteley,

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, Bill Garrett, and others.

Career

Goldberg began performing publicly in 1990, and since that time has performed at many clubs, concert series, and festivals throughout Canada and the north-eastern United States, including the

Mariposa Folk Festival Mariposa Folk Festival is a Canadian music festival founded in 1961 in Orillia, Ontario. It was held in Orillia for three years before being banned because of disturbances by festival-goers. After being held in various places in Ontario for a f ...

, the Kennedy Center, the Ottawa Folk Festival, the

Stan Rogers Folk Festival The Stan Rogers Folk Festival, informally known as Stanfest, is an annual music festival held in Canso, Nova Scotia. Established in 1997 in honour of the late Canadian folk singer and songwriter Stan Rogers, the festival bills itself as "Canada ...

. Her first album, ''Ever Brightening Day,'' was released on her own Sweet Patootie Music label. Her next albums ''Crossing the Water,'' and ''A Kinder Season'' were both released by

Borealis Records Borealis Records is a Canadian record label, founded in 1996 by four Canadian musicians. It is notable as being focused exclusively on the recording and development of Canadian folk and roots music artists. History In 1996, Canadian musician ...

. Her instrumental composition "Watermelon Sorbet" was theme song to

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's ''

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'' program. "Watermelon Sorbet" is also featured on a collection of acoustic guitar music called ''Six Strings North of the Border.'' In addition to performing, Goldberg has been involved in many other music projects. In 1996, she became the office manager for The Borealis Recording Company, an independent Canadian folk music record label. In 1999, she helped found Common Thread: Community Chorus of Toronto, a seventy-voice non-audition folk choir that sings music from around the world. Goldberg is one of the main organizers of The Woods Music and Dance Camp held every year in the Muskoka region of Ontario. Goldberg also gives ukulele lessons and leads a ukulele group in Toronto. She performs with fellow musician Jane Lewis as the duo Gathering Sparks; the pair sing at folk festivals and also regularly at the Tranzac Club in Toronto."Finding memorable live music during road trips"
''Perth Courier'', November 5, 2015 by Steve Tennant They released an album, ''All That's Real'', on Borealis in 2019. Goldberg's efforts to cultivate the folk-music community in Ontario led to her receiving the Estelle Klein Award from Folk Music Ontario in 2021.

References

External links

Eve Goldberg official website

Borealis Recording Company website

Common Thread: Community Chorus of Toronto website

The Woods Music and Dance Camp website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldberg, Eve 1967 births Artists from Toronto Canadian women folk singers Canadian folk singers Canadian songwriters Jewish Canadian artists Jewish Canadian musicians Jewish Canadian writers Living people Musicians from Toronto Writers from Toronto