artist Julie Ann Bertram

Julie began her songwriting career in a tent, with guitar and backpack, while seeking solitude in the Canadian wilderness, and to hone her artistry.  

In home town Toronto, the fruits of this edification became apparent, winning two first-place medals for guitar composition from the Royal Conservatory of Music (Peel Music Festival), and the Sylvia Tyson Songwriting Scholarship (CMPA).  She released her EP JAB, and was the top finalist in two popular competitions, the John Lennon Songwriting Competition and Lilith Fair's Talent Search.

She found many fans in Copenhagen, Denmark while trying to escape Toronto's crowded music scene.  Refreshed and inspired, this alternative folk-artist released Ecstatic Songs, an unusually beautiful project of music accompanying the poetry of 13^th century mystic poet, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi.  Recognition kept coming in, as top finalist in the Q107 Radio talent search, and the title of Best Acoustic Female Artist at the Toronto Independent Music Awards.

In 2006, Julie gave birth to her most beautiful projects yet- a third offering of music, Woe is Me, for release in Autumn 2007; and to her gorgeous daughter Linden!

Currently, she is building an eco-retreat for artists, with her family along the pristine Sturgeon River in Northern Ontario.