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Little Miss Higgins is the stage name of Jolene Yvonne Higgins , [1] a Canadian folk and acoustic blues singer-songwriter who has performed both as a solo artist and as the lead singer of Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five . [2]

Born in Brooks , Alberta , and raised both there and in Independence , Kansas , she settled in Nokomis , Saskatchewan after meeting and marrying guitarist Foy Taylor. [3] She modeled her performance style on that of American blues singer Memphis Minnie . [4]

She independently released an EP in 2002 before releasing her full-length debut album The Cobbler Shop Sessions in 2005. [5] She followed up in 2007 with the album Junction City , [4] which was a Juno Award nominee for Blues Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008 . [6]

After separating from Taylor and moving to Winnipeg , Manitoba , she teamed up with the Western swing band The F-Holes for the 2013 album Bison Ranch Recording Sessions , which was released as Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five. [7] The album was recorded in a converted barn on bassist Patrick Leclerc's family farm. [8] Bison Ranch Recording Sessions was a Juno Award nominee for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year ? Group at the Juno Awards of 2014 . [9]

Her most recent album, My Home, My Heart , was released in 2017, [10] following which Higgins received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Solo Artist of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2018. [11]

In 2020 Higgins announced plans to cease recording music, arguing that the contemporary era of streaming music services have made recorded music no longer a viable source of income for most musicians, although she plans to continue performing live and touring. [12]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "DEAD COW HILL" . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . Retrieved March 13, 2023 .
  2. ^ Cayley Dobie, "Q&A: Little Miss Higgins, singer/songwriter" . Burnaby Now , August 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Gerry Krochak, "Miss Higgins will put on a show". Regina Leader-Post , October 27, 2005.
  4. ^ a b Cam Fuller, "Little Miss Higgins making name in music". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , May 10, 2007.
  5. ^ "Little miss who?". Nelson Daily News , May 26, 2006.
  6. ^ Cassandra Szklarski, "Ladies first; Music Female-heavy Juno nods led by Celine with six Avril and Feist tied with crooner Buble for five each". Telegraph-Journal , February 6, 2008.
  7. ^ Bill Robertson, "Jolene Higgins is simply indefatigable". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , September 12, 2013.
  8. ^ Christopher Tessmer, "Higgins goes against the grain with new alt-country album". Regina Leader-Post , November 7, 2013.
  9. ^ Rob Brown, "Juno nomination for former resident". Brooks Bulletin , February 11, 2014.
  10. ^ Eric Volmers, "Songs For Joe; Little Miss Higgins puts her son front and centre on latest record". Calgary Herald , October 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "Gunning & Cormier, Papillon up for Canadian Folk Music Awards" . Halifax Chronicle-Herald , September 20, 2018.
  12. ^ Ashley Martin, "Little Miss Higgins resolves to thrive on live music" . Regina Leader-Post , January 23, 2020.

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