Caitlan Hanford
Musician · b. 1954 · Toronto, Ontario
Caitlin Hanford is an American-born, Canada-based country and bluegrass singer known for a pure, high-and-lonesome vocal quality, best recognized as a founding member of the Canadian country-folk vocal group Quartette.
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- Born October 24, 1954, in Lawrence, Kansas; relocated to Canada in 1976 and graduated from McGill University in Montreal in 1978.
- Released the album Lovin’ in Advance with longtime musical partner Chris Whiteley in 1981 on Troubadour Music.
- Earned a Juno Award nomination in 1984 for her second duo album with Whiteley.
- Co-founded the Adobe Brothers with Whiteley in 1989.
- Became a founding member of Quartette in 1993 alongside Sylvia Tyson, Colleen Peterson, and Cindy Church.
- Quartette won the Canadian Country Music Association award for best vocal collaboration in 1994.
- Also performs with the roots trio The Marigolds, alongside Gwen Swick and Suzie Vinnick.
- Works as an elementary-school music teacher in Toronto.
