Mia Sheard is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. Sheard was classically trained at the

Royal Conservatory of Music The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), branded as The Royal Conservatory, is a non-profit music education institution and performance venue headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1886 by Edward Fisher as The Toronto Con ...

."Crowd chatter matters little to Sheard". '' Edmonton Journal'', October 24, 2002. She released her debut album ''With Love and Squalor'' in 1997, and followed up with the albums ''Reptilian'' in 1999 and ''Anemone'' in 2002. In 2008, she organized a Joni Mitchell tribute concert at

Hugh's Room Hugh's Room is a restaurant and live music venue in Toronto, Ontario.

in Toronto. This became a regular touring show, which featured artists including

Kurt Swinghammer Kurt Swinghammer is a Canadian singer-songwriter and visual artist based in Toronto."Canadian pop finds its own way to rock". ''Toronto Star'', 30 June 1989. He has released 13 full-length albums of original songs and as a session musician appea ...

, Lori Cullen, Valery Gore, Snowblink and David Matheson. She subsequently put her career on hold to study psychotherapy, and is now a practicing therapist in Toronto. In 2013 she released ''Curse of the Vorus'', her first new album since ''Anemone''.

Personal life

She is the sister of novelist Sarah Sheard and pianist John Sheard, the great-great-granddaughter of

Joseph Sheard Joseph Sheard (11 October 1813 – 30 August 1883) was an English architect and politician. He was Mayor of Toronto from 1871 to 1872. Born in Hornsea, near Hull, Yorkshire, England, his father died when he was only six weeks old, leaving four yo ...

, a former

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, and was the wife of record producer

Michael Phillip Wojewoda Michael Phillip Wojewoda is a Canadian record producer and musician. He has been nominated for eight Juno Awards and has received one for Recording Engineer of the Year and one for Producer of the Year. History Wojewoda began recording bands ...

."Mia Sheard"
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'', November 9, 2000.

Discography

* ''With Love and Squalor'' (1997) * ''Reptilian'' (1999; Missing in Action) * ''Anemone'' (2002; Perimeter) * ''Curse of the Vorus'' (2013)

References

External links

Mia Sheard
Canadian women singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni Living people Canadian women pop singers Musicians from Toronto Canadian psychotherapists Year of birth missing (living people) {{singer-songwriter-stub