About

“One of the best contemporary singer-songwriters in Canada” Estelle Klein, Mariposa Folk Festival Co-founder

Co-founder of Stringband, the seminal Canadian folk group and indie-record pioneer, Marie-Lynn is known for her unique voice, dynamic stage presence, and brilliant songs, which range from wickedly funny to hauntingly personal—in both official languages. Read more…

Can a folksinger (albeit one with an English degree) edit? Yes. She can help you make your writing better, and do it with patience, kindness, and good humour (or “humor,” if you’re American). Read more…

She has written everything from ad copy to a personal essay on the healing power of animals: from the ridiculous to the sublime, you might say. She has also written plays and co-written a screenplay, all produced. Read more…

The accident that changed her life. On August 26, 2006, at a small horse show, her usually quiet horse, Beau, suddenly and inexplicably began to buck – most likely because of a wasp sting. (He’d never done anything like that before, and hasn’t since.) She was thrown and knocked unconscious and sustained various broken bones and concussion, bleeding in the brain and damage to one of her cranial nerves. Read more…