Sister Ray is the stage name of Ella Coyes, a Métis singer-songwriter. They were born and raised in Sturgeon County, Alberta. Their debut full-length album Communion was released in May 2022 on Royal Mountain Records, and was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.
When is a cover not a cover?
Some musicians will take an existing song and record their own version, keeping the essence and feel of the original song. Others will create a piece totally unrecognizable.
And that's okay.
I heard this song and had no idea what the original was. If you are a fan of the band (I am but this song eluded me) you will know it by the title, if not you might be surprised at who it turns out to be.
Did you guess? Listen to the original here: Answer
And since I missed it yesterday:
In case you missed it:
-Leon
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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
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