Marilyn Faye Parney
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Marilyn Faye Parney is a Canadian
singer/songwriter and horse rider, and has been called "Canada's Singing Cowgirl".
, Canada
. She became a stock car and snowmobile racing champion. Raised on the family farm she grew up with a lifetime involvement with quarter horses.
and Saskatchewan
with Doug Hergott. Her first album self-titled was released in 1992 and featured four singles including "Paradise", a ballad featured in the movie "My Mother's Ghost" and "Cowgirls Prayer" which won 1995 Video Of The Year at the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards ("SMCA").
As an active force in Saskatchewan Country Music Awards she received numerous nominations and awards at the SCMA (Saskatchewan Country Music Awards) including Entertainer Of The Year in 1997.
1997 Song of the Year - "Paradise" composed by Marilyn Faye Parney
1995 Video of the year - "Cowgirls Prayer"
Entertainer of the Year 1998 97 96 95 94
Female Vocalist 1998 97 95 94
Song of the Year 1997 96 95 94
Single of the Year 1997 95 94
Manager of the Year 1998 97 96
Video (for Cowgirls Prayer) 1995
Booking Agent 1997
Bass Guitar - Terry Hoknes (MFP band) 1998 97 96 95 94
Keyboards - Terry Hoknes (MFP band) 1998 97 96 95
Guitar Player - Terry Hoknes (MFP band) 1998 97
Producer - Terry Hoknes (MFP band) 1995
Producer - Doug Hergott (MFP band) 1995
Bass Guitar - Boyd Faulkner (MFP band) 1998 97
Guitar Player - Bob Hoknes (MFP band) 1996
Guitar Player - Rod Jenson (MFP band) 1995
Drums - Gord Moyer (MFP band) 1998 97
Drums - Brett Brissaw (MFP band) 1994
Backup Band - Rose County (MFP band) 1998 97
Touring Band - Rose County (MFP band) 1996 95 94
, France
Country Music Festival in July 2001. At this time Marilyn began to co-write with other songwriters including Mick DallaVee as well as TV and radio interviews to promote her music.
) and featured performances by top performers as Tony Rudner (nominated Canadian Country Music Producer of the Year 1998 for past work with Farmers Daughter), Tom McKillup (recording artist Lisa Brokup) plus a guest performance by solo recording artist Gary Fjellgard. The new album featured 11 new songs all co-written by Marilyn which feature a great variety of musical styles and moods. The first single "How Can I Dance With You" hit #79 nationally on the Canadian Country Charts. The follow-up single "To Say I Love You" hit #50 nationally in 1999.
Canada
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singer/songwriter and horse rider, and has been called "Canada's Singing Cowgirl".
Early career
Born April 4, 1954 and raised in Rosetown, SaskatchewanSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She became a stock car and snowmobile racing champion. Raised on the family farm she grew up with a lifetime involvement with quarter horses.
Music career
After leaving her professional horse career, she focused full time on her songwriting and performing in 1991 and performed shows in AlbertaAlberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
with Doug Hergott. Her first album self-titled was released in 1992 and featured four singles including "Paradise", a ballad featured in the movie "My Mother's Ghost" and "Cowgirls Prayer" which won 1995 Video Of The Year at the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards ("SMCA").
As an active force in Saskatchewan Country Music Awards she received numerous nominations and awards at the SCMA (Saskatchewan Country Music Awards) including Entertainer Of The Year in 1997.
SCMA Awards Won
1997 Entertainer of the Year1997 Song of the Year - "Paradise" composed by Marilyn Faye Parney
1995 Video of the year - "Cowgirls Prayer"
SCMA Nominations
Marilyn and her band mates have received 46 nominations since 1994Entertainer of the Year 1998 97 96 95 94
Female Vocalist 1998 97 95 94
Song of the Year 1997 96 95 94
Single of the Year 1997 95 94
Manager of the Year 1998 97 96
Video (for Cowgirls Prayer) 1995
Booking Agent 1997
Bass Guitar - Terry Hoknes (MFP band) 1998 97 96 95 94
Keyboards - Terry Hoknes (MFP band) 1998 97 96 95
Guitar Player - Terry Hoknes (MFP band) 1998 97
Producer - Terry Hoknes (MFP band) 1995
Producer - Doug Hergott (MFP band) 1995
Bass Guitar - Boyd Faulkner (MFP band) 1998 97
Guitar Player - Bob Hoknes (MFP band) 1996
Guitar Player - Rod Jenson (MFP band) 1995
Drums - Gord Moyer (MFP band) 1998 97
Drums - Brett Brissaw (MFP band) 1994
Backup Band - Rose County (MFP band) 1998 97
Touring Band - Rose County (MFP band) 1996 95 94
Touring Bands
Marilyn formed the band "Legend" in 1992 to tour and promote her debut album featuring Doug Hergott on lead guitar. The next year she formed a new lineup called "Rose County" to tour including Dean Kaplan, Tom Cunningham, Brett Brissaw and Terry Hoknes which toured in late 1993 across Western Canada. New lineup changes later included Billy Ray Houston, Michael Machetti, Keith Read and Gord Moyer.Duo
From 1995 to 2003 she toured back and forth across Western Canada with partner Terry Hoknes. Hoknes created a fully sequenced show to perform Marilyn's music as well as other material. They also toured Western Australia in late 1997 and performed in France including the MirandeMirande
Mirande is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Country Music Festival in July 2001. At this time Marilyn began to co-write with other songwriters including Mick DallaVee as well as TV and radio interviews to promote her music.
Unbridled Heart - Second Album
She began to work on a second album in 1995 with Terry Hoknes and Doug Hergott with whom she co-wrote material and produced various demo recordings. Eventually she teamed with Mike Norman. The second album titled "Unbridled Heart" was recorded in Vancouver, BC, Canada and produced by Mike Norman (multi-instrumentalist for recording artist Suzanne GitziSuzanne Gitzi
Suzanne Gitzi is a Canadian female country music singer. In 1993, Gitzi released her debut album, Fallen Angel, which featured four singles that charted on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks. Her second album, 1996's Dressed in Black, featured her highest charting single, "Judge and Jury", which...
) and featured performances by top performers as Tony Rudner (nominated Canadian Country Music Producer of the Year 1998 for past work with Farmers Daughter), Tom McKillup (recording artist Lisa Brokup) plus a guest performance by solo recording artist Gary Fjellgard. The new album featured 11 new songs all co-written by Marilyn which feature a great variety of musical styles and moods. The first single "How Can I Dance With You" hit #79 nationally on the Canadian Country Charts. The follow-up single "To Say I Love You" hit #50 nationally in 1999.