Sue Foley

Sue Foley (born March 29, 1968 in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada ) is a Canadian blues singer , guitarist and songwriter .

Foley made her first club appearances on the Ottawa blues scene at the age of 16. She received her first record deal at Antone's Records and moved to the United States to Austin , Texas . In 1992 she released her first record there. In 1997 she returned to Canada and moved to Shanachie Records . Since 2001 she has been working on the Guitar Woman project , a story and biography of female guitarists from various musical genres.

In 2020 she received a Blues Music Award in the category 'Best Female Artist Traditional Blues'.

Discography (selection)

1992 - Young Girl Blues
1994 - Without a Warning
1995 - Big City Blues
1996 - Walk in the Sun
1998 - Ten Days in November
2000 - Love Comin 'Down
2000 - Back to the Blues
2000 - Secret Weapon
2002 - Where the Action Is
2004 - Change
2006 - New Used Car
2006 - Sue Foley - Live In Europe
2007 - Time Bomb (with Deborah Coleman & Roxanne Potvin)
2010 - He Said She Said (with Peter Karp)
2012 - Beyond the Crossroads (with Peter Karp)
2018 - The Ice Queen

Awards

2000 - Juno Award for Best Blues Album ( Love Comin 'Down )
2020 - Blues Music Award in the category 'Best Female Artist Traditional Blues'
18 Maple Blues Awards (until 2009)

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personal data
SURNAME	Foley, Sue
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian blues singer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 29, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ottawa , Ontario , Canada