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GWEN SWICK can write a lyric that will sink into your heart like a tattoo. Her music is a shifting palette of folk, jazz, country and blues, and she sings with a mesmerizing voice that evokes a sense of wonder. Born in Winnipeg, she has lived in many cities and on military bases across the country. At York University, she studied viola da gamba and East Indian singing. She performs with her own group and has also been a member of the folk group Tamarack and, more recently, Quartette.
SUZIE VINNICK is a singer, songwriter and musician who was awarded the 2003 Canadian Maple Blues Female Vocalist of the Year. A Saskatoon native living in Toronto, Suzie is the owner of a gorgeous, powerful voice and performs with a sweet mixture of engaging candidness and unparalleled musicianship. Her music is roots-based branching out into blues, folk and pop. She performs as a solo act, and is also a member of the groups Betty & the Bobs and the pop trio, Vinnick Sheppard Harte (VSH).
CAITLIN HANFORD is originally from Bainbridge Island, Washington. She immigrated to Canada, after graduating from McGill University, to embark on a music career with her husband, Chris Whiteley. Caitlin’s repertoire includes outstanding original songs and many undiscovered "gems". Her voice has a pure, Appalachian quality, perfectly suited to the high, lonesome sound of traditional country and bluegrass. She is also one quarter of the wonderful vocal group, Quartette.
SUZIE, GWEN and CAITLIN share a love of good songs, beautiful harmonies and great grooves. In The Marigolds they are accompanied by the versatile drummer/percussionist Randall Coryell. As solo artists and with their other groups, each member of The Marigolds has performed in concert from coast to coast, at folk festivals, on radio and television. As well, they each have solo recordings.
Quotes About The Marigolds
“Gwen Swick, Caitlin Hanford and Suzie Vinnick have pooled their considerable
individual talents to form a group that is pretty well impossible not to love.”
Barry Hammond/Penguin Eggs Magazine
“The enchanting Marigolds...their mastery of expressive
nuance, emotional implications which, despite their subtlety they project to
the back of a crowded tent, is allied to three of the sweetest voices and a
collective musical intelligence beyond compare.”
Stephen Pedersen/Halifax Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS, Canada
"A sweet-voiced cross between the Andrews Sisters and the Wailin' Jennys...
The trio is too fresh to be retro, even though they evoke vintage sounds of
an earlier era. Similarly, they can't be confined to a single musical camp,
even though they brush low-fi country. They are what they are--The Marigolds.
And that's more than enough."
Robert Reid/The Record, Kitchener, ON, Canada
“Gwen Swick's smoky rich alto, Caitlin Hanford's high clear purity,
and Suzie Vinnick's powerful-yet-sweet blues edge--three of Canada's best singer/songwriters
in one great group. Each one of these women has loads of charisma, talent,
versatility...a very powerful performance, indeed. They are simply a joy to
work with, and to have at your festival.”
Don Osburn/Artistic Director, Deep Roots Festival, Wolfville, NS, Canada
"The Marigolds sing like angels...the kind that have a
lot of worldly experience. They are thoroughly captivating and put on a terrific
show!"
Marilyn Koop/Village Idiot Productions, Elora, ON, Canada
“Sweet soulful sounds, heavenly harmonies and talents galore!”
Brenna Rivier/Women's Voices Festival, Ottawa, ON, Canada
"Angelic harmonies and beautiful lyrics...a beautiful, beautiful album."
