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Kathleen Edwards
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Kathleen Edwards
was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1979, the daughter of foreign service parents who played piano and guitar in their spare time. At five,
Edwards
began to study classical violin, which continued through her early teens. At that point, the
Edwards
family moved overseas. Removed from the influence of mainstream North American pop music,
Edwards
delved into her older brother's collection of
Bob Dylan
,
Neil Young
, and early
Tom Petty
records. After high school,
Edwards
landed back in
Ottawa, singing and playing her guitar in local clubs and networking with other musicians in the scene.
In 1999,
Edwards
recorded her debut EP,
Building 55
, and toured throughout Canada to support it, busking and opening for acts like
Hayden
and
Jane Siberry
. A bad breakup led to more songwriting, much of which took place after
Edwards
moved out of Ottawa and into rural Quebec. Those songs became the basis of
Failer
, her debut full-length, which she recorded in Ottawa in late 2001. The album was a heartfelt mixture of folk and country, and drew upon influences like
Whiskeytown
and
Gillian Welch
. A major critical buzz began then, and gigs at the 2002 South by Southwest and opening for
Richard Buckner
led to a deal with Zoe/Rounder, which released
Failer
on January 14, 2003. The album garnered rave reviews, and
Edwards
and her band toured extensively in support, headlining clubs and theaters and playing arenas opening for
Bob Dylan
and
the Rolling Stones
. In 2004,
Edwards
headed back into the studio to record her second album, with her guitarist and bandleader
Colin Cripps
serving as producer. The final product was called
Back To Me
, and arrived in stores in the spring of 2005. It was followed in 2008 by
Asking for Flowers
. ~ Johnny Loftus
, All Music Guide
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