Gwen Swick
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Gwen Swick is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Elora, Ontario.[1] Although she has recorded and performed as a solo artist, she has been best known as a member of folk music groups such as Tamarack,[2] The Three Marias,[3] Quartette,[4] and The Marigolds.[5]
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she grew up in a variety of Canadian cities as her father was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.[6] After studying music at York University,[3] she began performing as a singer-songwriter in the mid-1980s.[7] She recorded demos with Eddie Schwartz for a planned debut album in this era,[7] but paused her career for a few years after giving birth to her daughter Anna with husband Randall Coryell.[3]
She joined Tamarack in 1991,[8] and performed with Cherie Camp and Shirley Eikhard in The Three Marias during the same era.[3] She released her self-titled debut album in 1993, and followed up in 1995 with A Pebble of Mercy.[6]
She joined Quartette in 1996 following the death of Colleen Peterson.[9]
In 2002, she released her third solo album, Love and Gold.[10] In the 2000s, she also performed with Caitlin Hanford and Suzie Vinnick as The Marigolds.[5]
Her songs have also appeared in film soundtracks, including Never Talk to Strangers,[11] Heater,[12] and Sleeping Dogs.[13]