Heartbreak Hill was a Canadian bluegrass music band based in Toronto, Ontario. 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.
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. By 1998 the band was performing weekly at the Silver Dollar Club in Toronto. 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. The album was nominated for a 1999 Juno Award.
Heartbreak Hill performed again at the Stardust Picnic in 1999, this time on the main stage, and also performed at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa.
References
- "O Brother, Where Art Thou Sister?". Maclean's Magazine, May 22 2006.
- "Over Heartbreak: Dottie Cormier's country recovery". NOW Toronto, by Tim Perlich, November 15, 2001
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (11 April 1998). "Bluegrass Thrives in Northern Niche". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510.
- "In harmony with your family roots". The Globe and Mail, Carl Wilson, Toronto, December 14, 2000
- "Heartbreak Hill paints grass blue". Medicine Hat News, Medicine Hat, Alberta, January 15, 1999
- "Heartbreak Hill". NOW Magazine, Dec 10, 1998
- "JunoFest preview: 'Doesn't everybody's mom have two Junos?' Jenny Whiteley's daughters say". Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen, March 23, 2017
- "Jennny Whiteley - Following family footsteps". No Depression, December 31, 2006
- "Live Reviews: The Stardust Picnic". Chart Attack, July 11, 1999, Howard Druckman
- "Concert Review: Toronto band heats up Tulip audience". The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Canada, May 23, 1999, Page 15