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Trisha Gagnon

voc, b, CA
Singer / Musician of World and Country

From Chilliwack, BC, Canada Lead vocalist Bassist and Songwriter In her early days played with the award-winning B.C. bluegrass band Tumbleweed. Her solo album includes guests Vince Gill and Peter Rowan. A Juno Award nominee's Made a name for herself playing in acclaimed bluegrass bands Tumbleweed and John Reischman and the Jaybirds. Became involved with the Pacific Heritage and Bluegrass Society in Vancouver, and joined together with Chris Stevens and her sister, Cathy-Anne McClintock, to form Tumbleweed. Trisha began to play upright bass with the band and found it was exactly the right fit for her. The trio went on to be voted "Best Bluegrass Band" by the British Columbia Country Music Association for nine consecutive years. Trisha was then handpicked by John Reischman to join his band and now, after nearly ten years and four albums with the Jaybirds, Trisha is set to release her first solo album. Her lively original, "The Jaybird Song," which was nominated as the Just Plain Folks Bluegrass Song of the Year in 2009 One standout track on the album is "On My Way to You," Trisha's duet with Vince Gill. "A Story About You and Me" was released in Fall of 2010, a collection of original compositions.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Bass

Genres

• World
• Country

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