Rachel Matkin is a Canadian country music artist. Matkin first began performing at the age of thirteen with her father and brothers in The Matkin Family Band. They opened for Ian Tyson, Dwight Yoakam, Patricia Conroy, Lisa Brokop, The Moffats and Gary Fjellgaard.[1] At age fourteen, she won the British Columbia Country Music Association (BCCMA) Junior Vocalist contest.
Rachel Matkin | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, flute, autoharp |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Cross Country Records MCA Records |
| Website | dirtroadopera |
Matkin recorded one studio album for Cross Country Records, 1995's Living Beyond Our Dreams.[1] This album produced five chart singles for her on the Canadian country music charts, of which the highest was the No. 18-peaking "So, So Long." At the 1996 BCCMA Awards, Living Beyond Our Dreams was named Album of the Year. Matkin also won the Ray McAuley Horizon Award.[2] She caught the attention of MCA Records, who signed her to a distribution deal.[3] At the 1997 Juno Awards, Matkin was nominated for Best Country Female Vocalist. Matkin is a member of the roots/country/Americana group Dirt Road Opera, based out of Kelowna, British Columbia.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Living Beyond Our Dreams |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | |||
| 1995 | "Over You Now" | 43 | Living Beyond Our Dreams |
| 1996 | "Living Beyond Our Dreams" | 29 | |
| "Waiting for You" | 90 | ||
| "So, So Long" | 18 | ||
| 1997 | "Over the Hardest Part" | 44 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Rachel Matkin: Living Beyond Our Dreams". Theband.hiof.no. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "BCCMA Award Winners". Bccountry.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Rachel Matkin | Country from Westbank, BC, CA". ReverbNation.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Dirt Road Opera Returns To Bowen". Bowen Island Undercurrent. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.