Cindy Church
Cindy Church is originally from
Cindy is firmly grounded in country and
cowboy music. She is equally able to sing gospel blues and jazz with warm and
tone that demands attention. Cindy is so able to mix genres with ease in
anything she does. Cindy is a regular performer at the Full Moon Folk Club in
In 1984, she teamed up with guitarist
Nathan Tinkham and the two were soon part of Ian Tyson's band the Chinook
Arch Riders. Cindy has sung background on three of Ian Tyson's albums and
he has sung a duet with her on her latest album.
In 1987, Cindy and Nathan teamed up
with David Wilkie and became the Great Western Orchestra. This was a trio that
achieved national attention and acclaim with their 1988 self-titled album.
Over the past years, Cindy has made appearances on Stuart
McLean's Vinyl Cafe program on CBC radio.
Cindy is following her solo career as well as playing with Quartette. Her third and
self-titled album, Cindy Church, was released on the Stony Plain label.
Find out more
about Cindy Church at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
