Grant Lawrence has long been a leading voice for Canadian arts and culture. For years, the gregarious and encyclopedic Lawrence has hosted the CBC Radio 3 Podcast, a weekly showcase of Canadian independent music. Grant also hosts a live and interactive daily program on CBC Radio 3’s popular web radio station, also airing on Sirius 152.
Grant can be heard throughout the week on various CBC Radio One programs such as The Wild Side, DNTO, On The Coast, Mainstreet, All In A Day, and All Points West, and hosts many major music events, such as the Polaris Music Prize Gala, the Western Canadian Music Awards, and various festivals around North America. Prior to his work at CBC, Grant Lawrence was the lead singer of the internationally acclaimed Vancouver garage band The Smugglers.
Grant's first book, Adventures In Solitude, published in the fall of 2010.
interests
Music, radio, hockey, writing, kayaking, hosting things, sitting in waterfalls, teasing blog commentors, Crokinole, summer festivals, travel.