Sandy Scofield

Sandy Scofield is a Métis Canadian musician, and songwriter.[1] She composed a piece for the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[2][3]

She won a "best song" award from Canadian Aboriginal Music Award.[4][5][6] She won an "Aboriginal Recording of the Year," at the Western Canada Music Awards.[7]

Life

She graduated from Simon Fraser University.[8]

She was a member of the Crimpolines,[9] Iskwew Singers, and Nitsiwakun. She collaborated with Doreen Manuel.[10]

She appeared at Canadian folk festivals.[11]

Discography
  • Dirty River, 1994
  • Riel's Road, 2000
  • Ketwam, 2002 [12]
  • Nikawiy Askiy, 2007
  • Red Earth, 2022 [13]

References
  1. Institute, Louis Riel (2001). Metis Legacy: A Metis Historiography and Annotated Bibliography. Pemmican Publications. ISBN 978-1-894717-04-5.
  2. "Sandy Scofield". Compaigni V'ni Dansi. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. "Rhythmic Trident Music Publishing". www.rhythmictrident.com. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. Greene, Paul D.; Porcello, Thomas (2012-01-01). Wired for Sound: Engineering and Technologies in Sonic Cultures. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-7062-8.
  5. "Award to Sandy Scofield (2000; Canadian Aboriginal Music Award) | Modernist Commons". modernistcommons.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  6. "GARY CRISTALL: Artists: Sandy Scofield". www.garycristall.com. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  7. Keillor, Elaine; Archambault, Timothy; Kelly, John M. H. (2013-03-27). Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-05506-5.
  8. "Sandy Scofield - Full Circle: First Nations Performance". 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  9. "In Aunties Sing: Music is Medicine, Sandy Scofield joins in sharing matriarchal wisdom". Stir. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  10. Manuel, Vera (2019-05-10). Honouring the Strength of Indian Women: Plays, Stories, Poetry. Univ. of Manitoba Press. ISBN 978-0-88755-574-9.
  11. Wright-McLeod, Brian (2018-01-30). The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-3864-5.
  12. "Scofield, Sandy - Ketwam". citizenfreak.com. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  13. "Sandy Scofield releases her first album in 15 years tomorrow | Roots Music Canada". 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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