Shannon Linton is an indie songwriter with a powerful voice and stories to tell.
After narrowly avoiding a career in opera, she began performing and recording her own songs inspired by artists like Ani Difranco, Sarah Harmer and Carsie Blanton who aren’t afraid to speak the truth.
Shannon’s debut EP, In Spite of Everything, was released in 2022. She has played the Blue Skies Festival, Cultivate Festival, Hibernate Festival, and has opened for artists such as the Lemon Bucket Orkestra and the Angelique Francis Band. Her song At the End of the World has been played on CBC radio.
Shannon writes a weekly newsletter, Joy Just Because, and is passionate about building her local artistic community and championing young artists. You can listen to her music on Bandcamp or wherever you stream music.
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Cynthia Reyes
This week we are rebroadcasting an early episode of Word on the Hills with Cynthia Reyes. Cynthia has been a writer all her life.She was a writer and producer for the CBC for many years and won awards both nationally and internationally. Cynthia has given numerous workshops and has taught many memoir writing courses. In this episode she discusses the creation of her own memoirs and reads from A Good Home.
She is also the author, with her daughter Lauren, of a successful series of children’s books about Myrtle the PurpleTurtle. She currently writes a lively blog. Look for her on her own website cynthiareyes.com and on Facebook.
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