Clea Roddick Bio

Born and raised in northern Alberta on an off-the-grid, self sustaining farm called Blue Hills Ranch, Clea Roddick began drawing an audience for her raw vocals as a squeezebox wielding teen in her family's band, playing community halls, rodeos and small festivals. After a few well learned detours, Clea ended up on a Greyhound bus with her accordion, 2 backpacks, an 8 month old baby and $50, fiercely committed to motherhood and music.

Clea has penned songs for the Calgary indie rock band Palm and Sago, co-writes for other artists and is a published poet. After completing a diploma in Contemporary Music at Selkirk College, she recorded her first EP 'Rise Up' (Factor) in 2000 and co-produced the Palm and Sago EP(s/t) in 2005. Her talent with words won third place in the National Bliss Carman Poetry Contest (Prairie Fire Press/Banff Centre) for the poem 'Pryce's Field" and she has been a finalist several times in the Calgary Folk Festival Songwriting Competition. The 2007 Alberta songwriter's compilation CD 'Beautiful Dreamers' features Clea alongside of KD Lang, Ian Tyson and others with her performance of 'Happiness is Not For Sale' (Anne Loree) . She is also featured on Pat Hatherly's 2009 'Songwriters Dream'.

Her newest release, 'Rollerskate,' is a spirited album full of hope for the human race, using our own two feet more often and putting a shoulder behind what we know is right. Groove based themes of environmentalism and learning to start change with forgiveness are threaded delicately alongside gentle tributes that offer a tender side to this compelling and timely record. With her expressive mastery of song and her unique vocal style, reviewers compare Clea Roddick to Feist, Fiona Apple, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer.

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