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Born to a working class family Sue grew up listening to her father play and sing Irish folk songs. After seeing James Cotton perform at 15 she made the lifelong decision to play blues guitar. At 16 she started playing professionally around Ottawa with local blues bands. By 21 she was living in Austin TX and recording for legendary blues label Antone’s Records. Her first CD “Young Girl Blues” quickly established her unique talents as a blues guitarist and songwriter. Throughout the 90’s she took to the road with her paisley Telecaster and honed her craft working/sharing the stage with such artists as BB King, Buddy Guy, Lucinda Williams and Tom Petty. In 1997 she moved back to Canada to raise her son. In 2000, her home country honored her with her first Juno Award (Canadian equivalent to the Grammy): Best Blues Album for her CD "Love Comin’ Down." Since 1999 she has received a record-setting 17 Maple Blues Awards, and 3 Trophées de blues in France . Sue also received a nomination for the prestigious W.C. Handy Award for best contemporary female artist in 2002.
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Latest album
From "The Underground, 2005"....Superb audio......
Sue Foley - Absolution
back in time at the Nescafé & Blues Festival. São Paulo Brazil. 1995.
Sue Foley - To Be Alone With You
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