Quartette is a

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country-folk group consisting of Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick and

Sylvia Tyson Sylvia Tyson, (''née'' Fricker; born 19 September 1940) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and broadcaster. She is best known as part of the folk duo Ian & Sylvia, with Ian Tyson. Since 1993, she has been a member of the all-female folk ...

. Each of the four members also record as solo artists in addition to their work as a group.

History

The group was originally formed in 1993 and included Tyson, Hanford, Church and

Colleen Peterson Colleen Susan Peterson (November 14, 1950 – October 9, 1996) was a Canadian country and folk singer, who performed both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Quartette. Career Peterson began performing in coffeehouses in Ottawa in 196 ...

. In 1994 Quartette released a self-titled album,"Quartette brings Christmas to Morinville"
. ''St. Albert Gazette'', Nov 25, 2015 Anna Borowiecki and later that year won a

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award for best vocal collaboration. In 1995 and 1996 they were nominated for

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in the category of best country group. Peterson had toured and recorded with Quartette until early 1996, when she was diagnosed with cancer and was unable to perform with the band during her cancer treatment. She chose her friend and collaborator Gwen Swick to fill in for her, and later died in Toronto on October 9 that year. She is interred in Little Lake Cemetery in Peterborough, Ontario. All four current members of the group are also solo performers who have toured throughout Canada, having performed on '' Adrienne Clarkson Presents'' and at the

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. Quartette's recordings and live performances have been reviewed favorably by ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. At the end of 2016, Quartette continued to perform live, completing a month-long tour in December."A Quartette Christmas with Sylvia Tyson and friends"
''Ottawa Citizen'', Lynn Saxberg, December 16, 2016

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Quartette
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Quartette Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups from Toronto Canadian country music groups Vocal quartets Country music supergroups 1993 establishments in Ontario Canadian all-female bands All-female folk groups All-female country bands