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Wyrd Sisters (band)

The Wyrd Sisters are a Canadian folk music group formed in 1990 in Winnipeg by founding members Kim Baryluk, Nancy Reinhold and Kim Segal. Presenting initially as a trio, the group later grew to include a full band.

Band members
The band has evolved throughout its history, always centred on a trio of vocalists, and backed on stage and in recordings by additional instrumentalists. Members of the core vocal trio have included: • Kim Baryluk (1990–present) (all recordings) • Nancy Reinhold (1990–2002) (vocals & guitar) (Leave a Little Light, Inside the Dreaming, Raw Voice, Sin & Other Salvations) • Kim Segal (1990–1992) (Leave a Little Light) • Lianne Fournier (1993–2000) (vocals & keyboard) (Inside the Dreaming, Raw Voice) • Kiva (2000–2005) (vocals & keyboard) (Sin & Other Salvations) • Lindsay Jane (2003–2004) (vocals & guitar) • Jennifer Gibson (2005–2006) (Wholly) • Delina (2006) (Wholly) • Johanna Hildebrandt (2006–present) (vocals & violin) (Wholly, A Little More Light) • Dem McLeod (2006–present) (A Little More Light) Additional touring musicians have included: • Carolyna Loveless (2008–present) (drums, percussion, background vocals) Additional musicians on recordings have included: Leave a Little Light: Don Benedictson – bass, Greg Lowe – guitars, Sandy D'Aoust – guitar, Marilyn Lerner – keyboards, Mitch Dorge – percussion, Karen Erhardt – cello, Reg Kelln – snare Inside the Dreaming: Don Benedictson – bass, Marilyn Lerner – piano & keyboards, Andy Stochansky – percussion, Paul O'Neill – guitars & mandolin, Gilles Fournier – upright bass, Lori Freedman – bass clarinet, Eli Herskovitch – clarinet, Dave Lawton – Trumpet, Sasha Boychouk – soprano saxophone, Richard Moody – viola, Larry Roy – guitar, Veronique Potvin – viola, Glenn Matthews – percussion Raw Voice: Don Benedictson (as '''') – bass, Rob Lee – drums, Paul O'Neill – guitars, mandolin & synth, Darryl Havers – organs, Sasha Boychouk – saxophones, Marilyn Lerner – piano, Richard Moody – viola, Celso Machado – percussion, Paul Janzen – EWI, Gord Kidder – harmonicas, Monica Guenter – viola, Karen Moffat – violin, Christina Zacharius – violin, Leanne Zacharius – cello, Sal Ferraris – percussion, Bill Spornitz – penny whistle, Shane Nestruk – baritone saxophone, Rick Boughton – trumpets, Lori Freedman – clarinets, Murray Pulver – guitar, Norm Dugas – organ Sin & Other Salvations: Murray Pulver – guitars, mandolin & additional vocals, Daniel Roy – drums & percussion, Don Benedictson – bass, Bill Spornitz – soprano saxophone, Richard Moody – violin & viola, Marc Arnould – organ, Ron Halldorson – pedal steel, Pierre Guerin – bouzouki & mandolin, Kevin Breit – national steel guitar, Marilyn Lerner – piano, Paul Balcain – tenor saxophone, Lindsay Bart – Irish wooden flute, additional vocals: Sunny Breaks, John Schritt & Sam Baardman Wholly: Daniel Roy – drums & percussion, Paul Yee – bass, Murray Pulver – guitars, mandolin, percussion & background vocals, Marc Arnould – piano, accordion & organ, John Schritt – vocals, Richard Moody – strings, Julene Gravette – drums, Marie Josee Dandeneau – bass, additional vocals: Annali Braul, Lottie Enns, Gail Zacharias, Karin Kliewer ==Discography==
Discography
Leave a Little Light (1993) • Inside the Dreaming (1995) • Raw Voice (1997) • Sin and Other Salvations (2001) • Wholly (2007) • A Little More Light (2008) ==Compilations==
Compilations
The Wyrd Sisters' music has been featured on the following compilations: • ''We Are Each Others' Angels'' – Benefit Compilation CD, Lifeworks Media, NY (2000) • Folk Alliance Showcase Compilation III – North American Folk Alliance (1999) • The Hanging Garden – Movie Soundtrack, Virgin Music Canada (1997) • Christmas From Home Benefit Compilation CD – Radio Canada (1997) • If A Tree Falls – Earthbeat! Records Compilation CD (1996) • New Canadian Women Singers – CBC Variety Compilation CD (1993) ==Additional works==
Additional works
A Web Not a Ladder – film score, a National Film Board of Canada documentary (1993) • Making It Work – TV series theme, WTN & Out of Breath Productions (1993) ==See also==
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