biographical info
Meaghan Blanchard is a 20 year old
singer/songwriter from Hunter River PEI. Her passion is music. She is
in her third year at the University of Prince Edward Island this fall
and studies English and Theater studies. She began performing when she
was very young in front of school, church and community benefit concert
audiences, graduating to all ages shows and coffee houses in high
school and now to concert venues, bars, and restaurants. She released
her first album “Changing Things” in September 2008. The album was
recorded in Charlottetown at Big Grey Sound Studios. It was produced by
John Connolly and engineered by Jon Matthews. Mastering was handled by
Paul Milner.
Meaghan began writing songs at 14 just after she
took up the guitar. She plays both acoustic and electric and also
dabbles in piano.
Meaghan won 4 Music PEI Awards at the annual
awards show held in January 2009. She won Female Vocalist , Songwriter
of the Year, Folk Album of the Year and New Artist. She was also
nominated for two ECMA 2009 awards for rising Star and Folk Album. She
also was invited to showcase several times during the event and
appeared on the nationally televised awards show.
She has played
numerous all ages shows, coffee houses and community benefits as she
continues to develop her skills and talents. Meaghan is also featured
in a pod cast series produced by Sandbar Music featuring 15 of the best
songwriters from PEI that is now available on line for download and
listening at www.closetothecoastradio.com.
When you listen to
Meaghan, you are struck by her powerful but controlled voice and her
ability to sing her material with total commitment. In her songwriting
you will also notice a maturity beyond her years. She writes songs that
connect to listeners much older than herself which is a rare gift in
one so young.
The stairwell in the family home is still where
you can find Meaghan playing her guitar and singing for hours whenever
she is home from school. It is where the music of Meaghan Blanchard is
shaped and sculpted before it is heard in public.
One thing is
for certain Meaghan Blanchard is a singer/songwriter with a bright
future. Her stage presence, her voice and the songs she writes tell
anyone who listens that they will be hearing much more from her sooner
rather than later.
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Meaghan Blanchard singer/songwriter