As part of the deal, Siberry was able to release her albums on Duke Street Records in Canada while Windham Hill handled American release and distribution. The album was relatively successful for an independent release, enabling Siberry to sign a three-album deal with A&M Records via the Windham Hill label. On leaving university, she supported her work as a solo performer by working as a waitress, earning enough to finance and tour her debut album, the folk-influenced Jane Siberry, which was released in 1981 on Duke Street Records. First three albums and Canadian success (1979–1986) įollowing the split of Java Jive in 1979, Siberry maintained both a musical and a romantic relationship with John Switzer (who would work with her on her first four records). She began performing in folk clubs in Guelph, linking up first with singer Wendy Davis and then with bass guitarist John Switzer in a group called Java Jive. I would leave the classes ecstatic about tiny things.'įollowing high-school graduation from Richview Collegiate in Etobicoke, Ontario, and then the Canadian Junior College, Lausanne, Switzerland, Siberry moved on to study music at the University of Guelph, later switching to microbiology (in which she gained a BSc degree) when she found freshman music courses to be stifling. 'I started out in music, but switched to sciences when I realised how much more interesting it was to study than music.

Her first song was completed at the age of seventeen, although she had been developing song ideas since much earlier. At school she learned conventional music theory (as well as French horn) and taught herself to play guitar by working through Leonard Cohen songs. Siberry learned piano from the age of four, predominantly teaching herself and developing her own concepts of notation and structure. Many years later, she would explain this choice by stating 'this woman and her husband were the first couple I met where I could feel the love between them and I held that in front of me as a reference point.' She would take her subsequent surname, 'Siberry', from the family name of her maternal aunt and uncle. Jane Stewart was born in Toronto in 1955 and was raised in the suburb of Etobicoke. 2 Musical style and commercial approachĬareer history Childhood and early years.1.3.1 The Walking and Bound By the Beauty (1987–1992).1.2 First three albums and Canadian success (1979–1986).“He was a five-star premier who was the perfect politician because he didn’t ram things through the legislature but worked with the opposition and worked on convincing them. “Losing Bill Davis is not only a big loss for Ontario but for all of Canada,” said Paul Godfrey, former Metro chair and now Postmedia’s chair of the board of directors. Davis, who served as the 18th premier of Ontario, winning four consecutive elections, was 92.Ĭondolences and tributes were quick to pour in from various leaders and dignitaries. The family of Davis announced his passing on Sunday morning. The death of Bill Davis, a key cog in the Big Blue Machine, has been felt across the province and throughout the country. Davis was a visionary who invested in good government, and the social and physical infrastructure we all count on every day. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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