Myriam Gendron is a Canadian musician and songwriter based in

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Biography

Myriam Gendron was born in

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, Canada. in 1988. She spent part of her childhood and adolescence in

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, in

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, and in

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In 2014, her first album ''Not So Deep as a Well'' set poems by

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to music. Most vinyl editions of the album included a raving one sheet insert by pioneer rock critic

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: “the disc you now hold is the hottest—and FINEST!—Impossible Love collection in, I dunno, 30 years. 35! (True.) … ARE U READY 4 WOE?�

Two other poems by Parker were also set to music and released in 2015: “Bric-à-brac” and “The Small Hours”. A second album was released in 2021, titled ''Ma Délire. Songs of Love, Lost and Found'' and largely oriented around her contemporary interpretations of popular Canadian music. It notably includes “Au cœur de ma délire”, a traditional song first popularized by Dominique Tremblay and Philippe Gagnon, two members of

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’s touring entourage . It also includes a version of “Par un dimanche au soir”, and “Le tueur de femmes”. The song “Poor Girl Blues” is an interpolation of “Un Canadien errant”. The album also includes her interpretations of several traditional songs from other cultures, such as “Go Away From My Window”, a traditional American folk song collected by

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, and songs with more complex histories, such as “Shenandoah”, an American

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dating from the early nineteenth century with French-Canadian origins. “Literature is a passion for me, and in folk music I’ve found a literary form that suits me well”, she explains, adding: “I love all kinds of music: alternative music, metal… I like when it rips, and folk is not incompatible with that.” She also works as a bookseller in Montreal. On may 10th 2024 her third album

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was released to critical acclaim as a corelease on American labels Thrill Jockey and Feeding Tube Records for physical and digital copies and on Canadian label Chivichivi for streaming. The album was longlisted for the

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'', June 10, 2025.

Discography

* 2014: ''Not So Deep as a Well'', Feeding Tube Records, Mama Bird Recording Co. * 2015: "Bric-à-brac" / "The Small Hours", Feeding Tube Records, L'Oie de Cravan Records * 2021: ''Ma Délire. Songs of Love, Lost and Found'', Feeding Tube Records, les albums claus * 2024: ''

'', Feeding Tube Records, Thrill Jockey

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gendron, Myriam Canadian women folk singers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Singers from Ottawa Thrill Jockey artists French-language singers of Canada 21st-century Canadian women singers Singers from Quebec Canadian women singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters