Lenore: Personal
Personal Info
- "I was born, Lenore Elaine, in Rossland, B.C., Canada, was raised in Port Arthur (Thunder Bay) and Oshawa, Ontario and then lived in Toronto while going to school and working.
I had a career in Personnel Management in Toronto before gleefully quitting work to stay home and raise a family...my long term goal was to go back to school and study law so that I could eventually get involved in politics.
I also decided to fulfill an age-old dream and learn how to play the guitar - as soon as I'd figured out 3 chords I wrote my first song and discovered that my notebooks of half-finished poetry were full of great hooks - my lifelong writing hobby connected with my lifelong love of music (see influences) and I realized that I'd much rather spend my life performing songs (political and otherwise) than anything else."
Genre
- I tend to call my music "Acoustic Rootsy Folk", and call myself a "Contemporary Singer/Songwriter" but as the following review snippets show, listening is subjective!
"funky, folky"
"down home folk with a rock and roll soul"
"high energy folk/pop/countryl"
"folk country blues"
"country-flavoured folk/rock"
Influences
- My early heroes were Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Simon & Garfunkel.
And then, Bob Dylan, John Prine, The Eagles, CCR, The Band, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead (to name a few).
And, of course, there's Bruce.
For fun, I've added everybody else. Thanks to a ticket stub collection, I've put together a list (updated regularly) of all the amazing artists that I've had the privilege of seeing perform live. Inspirations, each and every one of them.
* - Have seen them more than once
** - Never miss(ed) a Toronto show
Al Stewart
Alan Parsons
Allman Brothers Band **
Bette Midler *
Bill Munroe *
Billy Joel
Blue Oyster Cult
Blue Rodeo
Bob Dylan *
Bob Dylan and The Band
Bob Marley
Bob Seger
Bonnie Raitt *
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band **
Buddy Guy
Crosby, Stills, Nash *
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young *
David Bowie
Don Henley *
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Eagles *
Earle Scruggs *
Electric Light Orchestra
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Eric Clapton *
Fairport Convention
Frank Zappa
Fred Eaglesmith
Genesis
Gentle Giant
Gordon Lightfoot*
Grateful Dead **
Guy Clark*
J. Geils Band
Jefferson Starship
Jethro Tull *
Jimmy LaFave *
Jimmie Vaughn
Joan Baez
Joe Ely
John Hiatt *
John Mellencamp**
John Prine *
Johnny Clegg and Savuka
Joni Mitchell
Justin Rutledge
Kasey Chambers
Keith Richards
Little Feat *
Los Lonely Boys
Lucinda Williams *
Lyle Lovett
Melissa Etheridge *
Mark Knopfler
Martyn Joseph *
Mary Gauthier *
Melanie
Mott the Hoople
Myles and Lenny
Neil Young *
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Pat Benetar
Paul McCartney *
Peter Gabriel
Phil Lesh & Friends
Pink Floyd **
Queen
Ray Bonneville
Robert Palmer
Robert Plant*
Rod Stewart and the Faces *
Rodney Crowell
Roger Waters
Steve Miller
Supertramp*
The Band *
The Constantines
The Good Brothers *
The Jayhawks
The Pretenders
The Rolling Stones *
The Strawbs
The Tragically Hip
The Who *
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers **
Tom Rush *
Tom Russell *
Van Morrison
Yes *