Sue Foley is a multi-award-winning musician and of the one of the finest blues and roots artists working today. She is a veritable triple-threat of musical talent as a guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. As with many blues women of the past, Foley has a long history of defying convention, and being a positive role model for aspiring, young female musicians.
The Canadian has been working professionally since the age of 16, and by the age of 21, Foley had relocated to Austin, TX and began recording for Antone’s—the esteemed blues label and historic nightclub that helped launch the career of Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others. In the two decades that have followed, Sue Foley has been busy touring and recording steadily, all while toting her signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster. In 2001, she won the prestigious Juno Award and also holds the record for the most Maple Blues Awards and has earned three Trophees de Blues de France. She has also garnered several nominations at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, TN.
With now 12 recordings under her own name, an instructional DVD and book, as well as various compilations and projects, Foley released her new album, The Ice Queen in March of this year. The Ice Queen represents Sue Foley’s indefatigable commitment to her craft, and her transparency with the journey that birthed her, further proving that
you can’t keep a good blueswoman down, particularly when she is The Ice Queen.
Awards:
2001 Best Blues Album – Juno Award
2006 Guitarist of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2004 Female Vocalist of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2004 Acoustic Act of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2004 Recording of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2002 Entertainer of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2002 Songwriter of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2002 Recording of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2002 Female Vocalist of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2001 Entertainer of The year – Maple Blues Awards
2001 Guitarist of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2001 Female Vocalist of The year – Maple Blues Awards
2000 Songwriter of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2000 Entertainer of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2000 Guitarist of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2000 Recording of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
1999 Female Vocalist of the Year – Maple Blues Awards
2003 Best Female Guitarist – Trophee De Blues De France
2001 Best Female Guitarist – Trophee De Blues De France
1999 Best Female Guitarist – Trophee De Blues De France
