Rachel Matkin

Rachel Matkin is a Canadian country music artist. Matkin first began performing at the age of thirteen with her father and brothers in The Matkin Family Band. They opened for Ian Tyson, Dwight Yoakam, Patricia Conroy, Lisa Brokop, The Moffats and Gary Fjellgaard.^[1] At age fourteen, she won the British Columbia Country Music Association (BCCMA) Junior Vocalist contest.

Matkin recorded one studio album for Cross Country Records, 1995's Living Beyond Our Dreams.^[1] This album produced five chart singles for her on the Canadian country music charts, of which the highest was the No. 18-peaking "So, So Long." At the 1996 BCCMA Awards, Living Beyond Our Dreams was named Album of the Year. Matkin also won the Ray McAuley Horizon Award.^[2] She caught the attention of MCA Records, who signed her to a distribution deal.^[3] At the 1997 Juno Awards, Matkin was nominated for Best Country Female Vocalist. Matkin is a member of the roots/country/Americana group Dirt Road Opera, based out of Kelowna, British Columbia.^[4]