Stephanie Hardy
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Stephanie Hardy is a Canadian
singer-songwriter
, from Cape Breton Island
, Nova Scotia
.
Hardy is featured on three recordings; "Brand New Skin" - produced by Fred Lavery
(2006), Canso Causeway
's Anniversary CD (2005), featuring Hardy's song "The Canso Causeway", and "Back To Your Shores" (2001) recorded on Cape Breton Fiddler Jennifer Roland's second album Wings. Her song "Wonder Why" was named
“Best Song Of The Month”.
She has performed with the Dixie Chicks
, George Canyon
, Gordie Sampson
and J.P. Cormier.
Hardy has performed her original songs in a series of television commercials promoting Cape Breton Island tourism aired on CTV Atlantic
.
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...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, from Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
.
Hardy is featured on three recordings; "Brand New Skin" - produced by Fred Lavery
Fred Lavery
Fred Lavery is a music producer, singer-songwriter, and co-owner of Lakewind Sound. He was born and raised in Cape Breton. In 1978 he released "Song For Noel". In 1981 the artist's full length album “First Impressions” was released on Glencoe Records, produced by Paul Mills and engineered by...
(2006), Canso Causeway
Canso Causeway
The Canso Causeway is a rock-fill causeway in Nova Scotia, Canada.The causeway crosses the Strait of Canso, connecting Cape Breton Island by road to the Nova Scotia peninsula...
's Anniversary CD (2005), featuring Hardy's song "The Canso Causeway", and "Back To Your Shores" (2001) recorded on Cape Breton Fiddler Jennifer Roland's second album Wings. Her song "Wonder Why" was named
“Best Song Of The Month”.
She has performed with the Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks
The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
, George Canyon
George Canyon
George Canyon is a Canadian country music singer. He was runner up Nashville Star 2 in 2004. He grew up in Fox Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia and later lived in Hopewell, Nova Scotia before he moved west. He currently lives in High River, Alberta...
, Gordie Sampson
Gordie Sampson
Gordie Sampson is a singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada.He has written songs for Carrie Underwood , Martina McBride , LeAnn Rimes , and George Canyon and produced and sound engineered...
and J.P. Cormier.
Hardy has performed her original songs in a series of television commercials promoting Cape Breton Island tourism aired on CTV Atlantic
CTV Atlantic
CTV Atlantic is a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media...
.