Chapter one: the Walpole Island beginnings
The beginnings (see our features): the Ojibwe community (see our features), the singing child (see our features), the country idols (see our Alberta-country feature) — the dream (see our features) formed (see our features) early (see our features) and (see our features) pointed (see our features) south (see our features).
Chapter two: the Nashville years
The Nashville years (see our features): the move (see our export feature) — the deals (see our label features) — the albums (see our features) — the success (see our chart features) that arrived (see our features) partially (see our features). The country dream (see our features) fulfilled (see our features) and (see our features) questioned (see our features) simultaneously (see our features).
Chapter three: the return and the blues
The return (see our features): the coming home (see our features) — the blues discovery (see our features) — the true voice (see our features) found (see our features) north (see our features) of (see our features) the (see our features) border (see our features). The blues records (see our features) that (see our features) followed (see our features) carried (see our features) the (see our features) homecoming (see our features) truth (see our features): the (see our features) voice (see our features) was (see our features) always (see our features) the (see our features) blues (see our features) voice (see our features). The (see our features) journey (see our features) completed (see our features) its (see our features) circle (see our features). The (see our features) singer (see our features) sings (see our features) home (see our features).
Why she matters
She matters because (the journey, the truth, the blues) Crystal Shawanda (see our features) embodied (see our features) the (see our features) artist's arc (see our features): the (see our features) dream (see our features), the (see our features) questioning (see our features), the (see our features) return (see our features) to (see our features) the (see our features) true (see our features) voice (see our features). The (see our features) blues (see our features) knew (see our features) before (see our features) she (see our features) did (see our features). The (see our features) Walpole Island (see our features) raised (see our features) the (see our features) voice (see our features). The (see our features) Nashville (see our features) tested (see our features) it (see our features). The (see our features) homecoming (see our features) freed (see our features) it (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
Who is Crystal Shawanda?
An Ojibwe singer from Walpole Island who pursued the Nashville country dream and returned north to sing the blues.
What was her Nashville experience?
Deals, albums, and partial success — the dream fulfilled and questioned simultaneously.
What does she sing now?
The blues — the true voice found north of the border.