Crystal Shawanda Band at Crossroads Music Series

Multiple Juno Award winning performer (including 2021 Blues Album of the Year, 2013 Best Aboriginal Artist), Crystal Shawanda, grew up on the Wikwemikong reserve on an island in Ontario, Canada, Her parents raised her on country music and taught her to sing and play guitar, but it was her oldest brother who introduced her to the blues.

Her latest fiery blues collection, Midnight Blues (also Juno-nominated), showcases her full-throated, raspy voice, unmatched in today’s musical landscape, and an authentic appreciation for the genre. Her 2008 album, Dawn of the New Day, was the highest charting album by a full-blooded indigenous country artist (in the SoundScan-era)....

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Multiple Juno Award winning performer (including 2021 Blues Album of the Year, 2013 Best Aboriginal Artist), Crystal Shawanda, grew up on the Wikwemikong reserve on an island in Ontario, Canada, Her parents raised her on country music and taught her to sing and play guitar, but it was her oldest brother who introduced her to the blues.

Her latest fiery blues collection, Midnight Blues (also Juno-nominated), showcases her full-throated, raspy voice, unmatched in today’s musical landscape, and an authentic appreciation for the genre. Her 2008 album, Dawn of the New Day, was the highest charting album by a full-blooded indigenous country artist (in the SoundScan-era).

“Crystal Shawanda puts down some serious heat on her new album, Midnight Blues.
Rock & Blues Muse

“If you’re a fan of those hard-hitting female blues stars of the past, you’ll be a fan of hers too. In a word, this album is exceptional.”
American Blues Scene

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