Heartbreak Hill (band)

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.^[3] By 1998 the band was performing weekly at the Silver Dollar Club in Toronto.^[4][5][6] 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.^[3] The album was nominated for a 1999 Juno Award.^[7][8]

Heartbreak Hill performed again at the Stardust Picnic in 1999, this time on the main stage,^[9] and also performed at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa.^[10]