Artist Information
Megan Lane fills the gaps between blues, jazz, rock, and soul with fierce passion. An experienced song-writer, performer, and producer, Lane is touring her latest album Bow and Drill the Spark (2009). With this release Lane showcases an incredibly diverse style that is both sensitive and provocative. Igniting her audience from the first note, Lane has shared the stage with Colin James, Buffy St. Marie, and many others.
Lane’s distinct voice moves back and forth between a deep dark growl and the breaking point of an aching cry, and her weeping guitar is anything but gentle. Her music resonates with the intensity and wisdom of someone who knows how to make fire from friction, and it leaves a burning mark.
Her second album Wrapped in Plastic (2006) extended the totally unique blues/rock trajectory laid down in Purple and Blue (2004), a debut nominated for Outstanding Blues recording by the Western Canadian Music Awards. Winning awards and grants from the Saskatchewan Arts Board and Rawlco Radio, Lane’s recordings have received national airplay on the CBC and Rawlco Radio. Her performances have been nationally broadcast on CBC television and CTV’s “Good Morning Canada.” Along with bandmates Kyle Krysa (drums) and Gent Laird (bass), Lane has performed across the country, including at the Calgary International Blues Festival (2007) and the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival (2008, 2006, 2005, 2004).
Besides touring and promoting extensively, Lane gives much of her time to charity organizations. She has been recognized for her contributions to society by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (2005). Also involved in a variety of community cultural groups, Lane performed as a featured member of the Saskatoon SLAM Team at the National Spoken Word Festival in Victoria, B.C. (2009), and plays drums as a member of the successful group Kamila Martel and the Ne’erdowells.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Grumpy's in Montreal, 2010
North Country Stomp, 2010
Vancouver 2010 Olympics 2010
Saskatoon Pride Festival, 2009
The North Country Fair, Slave Lake, AB, 2009, 2005
Ness Creek Music Festival, Ness Creek, Saskatchewan, 2009
Trout Forest Music Festival, Ear Falls, ON, 2009
Cafe Deux Soleil with CR Avery, Vancouver, BC, 2008
The Toad In The Hole, Winnipeg, MB, 2008
The Cadillac Lounge, Toronto, ON, 2008
Le Zericot, Saint Hyacinthe, QC, 2008
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Saskatoon, SK, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004
Calgary International Blues Festival, Calgary, AB, 2007
Guitarmania 8, Calgary, AB, 2006
The Lieutenant Governor’s Centennial Gala, Saskatoon, SK, 2005
- nationally broadcast on CBC television.
- “The medley tribute to Joni Mitchell, arguably our most famous ex-pat, was terrific . . . especially Lane's steaming hot version of 'Woodstock''” Joanne Paulson The StarPhoenix
- performed with artists such as, Collin James and Buffy Saint-Marie
- portions of Lane's performance from The Centennial Gala can be viewed on www.myspace.com/meganlaneband
Parliament Hill Canada Celebration, Tribute to Joni Mitchell, Ottawa, ON, 2005
- nationally broadcast on CBC television.
- other musicians on the bill included: Fiest, Measha Brueggergosman, and Jeremy Fisher
The Crop Checkin’ Centennial Tour, with Tom Cochrane and Wide Mouth Mason, Saskatchewan, 2005
Canada Summer Games, Regina, SK, 2005
- nationally broadcast on CBC television
- performed with Jack Semple, Chris Craig, and Dan Siljer
National performance broadcast on CTV’s “Good Morning Canada", 2004
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Saskatchewan Arts Board Grant recipient for Bow and Drill The Spark, 2009
Rawlco Radio Grant recipient for partial funding of Wrapped In Plastic, 2006
Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan awarded by Lieutenant Governor Dr. Lynda Haverstock , 2005
- this medal recognized individuals who have made significant contributions to society and honours their outstanding achievements.
Western Canadian Music Awards Nominee “Outstanding Blues Recording" for Purple and Blue, 2004
Media Quotes
v “ As her fingers light up across the fret board, a colossal sound escapes from her amplifier, sailing throughout the crowd and straight out the front door . . . People passing by outside hear the wailing music and glance at the marquee as they pass, to see who’s kicking up the impressive blues-rock fuss.” – Craig Silliphant, Planet S
v “. . . she has talent, passion and stage presence of a woman well beyond her years. . . Lane and her band continually rocked the packed bar. . . Lane often reminded me of a younger, modern-day Janis Joplin" - Shannon Boklaschuk, The StarPhoenix
v “ Petite in stature at 5’4”, gentle blue eyes, youthfully mature and philosophically poetic in very word . . . this is Megan Lane” – Alyssa Ingold, The Session
v “To say Lane looks comfortable on stage is an understatement. . . .she performs with confidence musicians twice her age would kill for.” – Nichole Huck, The Carillon
v “. . . categorizing her and her band seems wrong because they seem to have no limits to where their music can go. . . Megan’s fingers move on the strings like friction is non-existent and the only way to tell she is putting effort into playing is by the distortion of her face and her body twisting as the emotion of the music takes over” – Crystal Clark, The Sheaf
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