Winnipeg's Holly McNarland began her music career in ernest at the age of 15 when a boyfriend showed her some guitar chords and began expressing herself through her poignant songwriting.
It was only a matter of time before she began appearing in talent contests and Winnipeg clubs following shiftwork as a waitress (a job at a pet store was short lived after she was asked to destroy sick hamsters).
She would later relocate to Vancouver and network with that City's musical underworld and released the independent EP 'Sour Pie'. With a positive response to her songs she continued writing material in isolation in a cabin on Galliano Island in British Columbia.
The resulting songs would become the basis for her debut album, 'Numb', a critically acclaimed record by critics across Canada featuring guest appearance by ex-Pixies guitarist Joe Santiago. It managed to land her some recognition in Billboard magazine in the US and give her impetus to relocate to the epicentre of the Canadian music industry - Toronto. In late 1996 she signed a recording deal with Universal and began seriously touring the album with band which consists of bassist Matt Pullyblank, guitarist Matt Kelley, and drummer Adam Drake.
Singles
1997 Numb (Universal)
Albums
1996 Sour Pie [EP]
1997 Stuff (Universal)
1999 Live Stuff (Universal)
2002 Home Is Where My Feet Are
Video
Compilation Tracks
1999/05/18 Elmo on 'Lilith Fair Vol. 2' (Nettwerk)
COMING IN OCTOBER 2011: The book version of the Encyclopedia.
