Gwen Swick
Gwen Swick is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Elora, Ontario.Liam Lacey, "Surprising tunes and unusual lyrics: Swick's songs a pure delight". The Globe and Mail, June 28, 1985. Although she has recorded and performed as a solo artist, she has been best known as a member of folk music groups such as Tamarack,Tony Atherton, "Tamarack taps Ontario's roots in folk music". Ottawa Citizen, September 20, 1992. The Three Marias,Peggy Nagle, "Uplifting folkie : Gwen Swick tackles romantic themes that invariably end on positive note". Waterloo Region Record, August 6, 1992. QuartetteTed Shaw, "Blend of seamless grace served up by Quartette". Windsor Star, December 20, 1996. and The Marigolds.Robert Reid, "Marigolds for a State of bliss". Guelph Mercury, September 24, 2009.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she grew up in a variety of Canadian cities as her father was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.Lynn Saxberg, "Swick rides back into Ottawa on rave wave over solo album". Ottawa Citizen, February 15, 1996. After studying music at York University, she began performing as a singer-songwriter in the mid-1980s.Evelyn Erskine, "Gwen Swick's sound piques interest". Ottawa Citizen, October 24, 1985. She recorded demos with Eddie Schwartz for a planned debut album in this era, but paused her career for a few years after giving birth to her daughter Anna with husband Randall Coryell.

She joined Tamarack in 1991,"Fields of rock and folk : LPs highlight Guelph singer's range". Waterloo Region Record, August 15, 1991. and performed with Cherie Camp and Shirley Eikhard in The Three Marias during the same era. She released her self-titled debut album in 1993, and followed up in 1995 with A Pebble of Mercy.

She joined Quartette in 1996 following the death of Colleen Peterson.Ted Shaw, "Quartette copes with loss". Windsor Star, December 14, 1996. 

In 2002 she released her third solo album, Love and Gold.Peter North, "Swick finds her direction with wise, honest view of life". Edmonton Journal, December 6, 2002. In the 2000s she also performed with Caitlin Hanford and Suzie Vinnick as The Marigolds.

Her songs have also appeared in film soundtracks, including Never Talk to Strangers,Joel Rubinoff, "Gwen Swick: Elora singer beats stage fright with personal songs". Waterloo Region Record, January 11, 1996. Heater,Robert Reid, "Gwen Swick; Her lyrics tell stories". Waterloo Region Record, September 21, 2000. and Sleeping Dogs.Robert Reid, "Odette returns to his roots; Award-winning filmmaker drawn to native Kitchener to shoot new project". Waterloo Region Record, September 9, 2006.

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Category:20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Canadian women singers
Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Canadian women singers
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Category:Canadian women singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Ontario
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