Suzie Vinnick (born April 26, 1970) is a Canadian roots and blues singer-songwriter.Greg Quill, "Suzie Vinnick: Why this songwriter rents her home". Toronto Star, 10 January 2009. She has won 12 Maple Blues Awards, including best female vocalist and best song writer. Her music has been used for advertising campaigns for brands including Tim Hortons and Tetley's Tea. In 2019 she was awarded the Special Recognition Award by the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival in recognition of her musical career.
Personal life Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Vinnick moved to Ottawa in the early 1990s, and then to Toronto in 1997. She moved to Wainfleet in 2012 and currently resides there. Vinnick is of Ukrainian descent.
Career Vinnick is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, playing bass, guitar, saxophone, piano, dobro, lap steel guitar and mandolin. She performs as a solo artist and also contributes to variety of band projects, including The Marigolds (with Gwen Swick and Caitlin Hanford), Vinnick Sheppard Harte (with Kim Sheppard and Elana Harte), Betty and the Bobs and as a duo with Rick Fines. She has also performed in the Persian Gulf and Bosnia for the Canadian Armed Forces. Her music has appeared in commercials for Tim Hortons, Interac, Ontario Foodland, Tetley's Tea and Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as the soundtracks for MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives, ReGenesis and the film A Touch of Grey.
Discography
YearAlbumWith1992Dig DeepTony D And His Cool Band1994Angel on the SidelinesSolo2000And They All Rolled Over Vinnick Sheppard Harte200233 Stars Solo2005The MarigoldsThe Marigolds2006Nothing HalfwayRick FinesBetty and the BobsBetty and the Bobs2007My Favourite ShirtVinnick Sheppard Harte2008Happy HereSoloDancing Alone: Songs of William Hawkins: Frankly StonedCompilation2009That's The State I'm InThe Marigolds2011Me 'n MabelSolo2012Live at Bluesville2018Shake The Love Around2022Fall Back Home2023A'Court, Spiegel & VinnickA'Court, Spiegel & Vinnick2026Outside the Lines Guest vocalistEthan Askey & The Elevators
Awards
| 2003 | Best Female Vocalist | Maple Blues Awards
| rowspan="3"|2006 | Best Bassist | Maple Blues Awards
| Best Female Vocalist | Maple Blues Awards
| Best Song Writer | Maple Blues Awards
| 2008 | Best Female Vocalist | Maple Blues Awards
| rowspan="2"|2009 | Best Female Vocalist | Maple Blues Awards
| Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Happy Here | Juno Awards
| 2010 | Blues category"SOCAN members make big splash in 2010 International Songwriting Competition". SOCAN, 4 May 2010. | International Songwriting Competition
| rowspan="3"|2011 | Best Female Vocalist | Maple Blues Awards
| Contemporary Singer of the Year | Canadian Folk Music Awards
| Best Song Writer | Maple Blues Awards
| 2012 | Blues Album of the Year Me 'n Mabel | Juno Awards
| rowspan="2"|2013 | Best Female Vocalist | Maple Blues Awards
| Best Acoustic Act | Maple Blues Awards
| 2018 | Producer of the Year: Shake the Love Around | Canadian Folk Music Awards
|2019 |Special Recognition Award |Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
| rowspan="2"|2023 | Best Female Vocalist | Maple Blues Awards
| Best Acoustic Act | Maple Blues Awards
| 2024 | Contemporary Singer of the Year Fall Back Home | Canadian Folk Music Awards
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