Quartette is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
country-folk group consisting of
Cindy Church,
Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick and
Sylvia Tyson.
Each of the four members also record as solo artists in addition to their work as a group.
History
The group was originally formed in 1993 and included Tyson, Hanford, Church and
Colleen Peterson.
In 1994 Quartette released a self-titled album,
["Quartette brings Christmas to Morinville"]
. ''St. Albert Gazette'', Nov 25, 2015 Anna Borowiecki and later that year won a
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The groundwork for the association began on June 3rd, 1973 when a gr ...
award for best vocal collaboration.
In 1995 and 1996 they were nominated for
Juno Awards
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
in the category of best country group.
Peterson had toured and recorded with Quartette until early-1996, when she was diagnosed with cancer and being then unable to perform with the band during her cancer treatment, she chose her friend and collaborator Gwen Swick to fill in for her, and later died in Toronto on October 9 that year. She is interred in Little Lake Cemetery in Peterborough, Ontario.
All four current members of the group are also solo performers who have toured throughout Canada,
having performed on ''
Adrienne Clarkson Presents
''Adrienne Clarkson Presents'' is a Canadian cultural entertainment series broadcast on CBC Television beginning in 1988. The series ended in 1999, the year host Adrienne Clarkson was appointed Governor General of Canada.
Episodes featured artist ...
'' and at the
Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
Quartette's recordings and live performances have been reviewed favorably by ''
The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', ''
Chatelaine'' and ''
Billboard''.
At the end of 2016, Quartette continued to perform live, completing a month-long tour in December.
"A Quartette Christmas with Sylvia Tyson and friends"
''Ottawa Citizen'', Lynn Saxberg, December 16, 2016
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
Quartette
official website
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Musical groups established in 1993
Musical groups from Toronto
Canadian country music groups
Vocal quartets
Country music supergroups
1993 establishments in Ontario