Megan Lane fills the gaps between blues, jazz, rock, and soul with fierce passion. An experienced song-writer, performer, and producer, Lane is touring her latest album 'Bow and Drill the Spark', (2009). With this release Lane showcases an incredibly diverse style that is both sensitive and provocative. Igniting her audience from the first note, Lane has shared the stage with Colin James, Buffy St. Marie, and many others. 

Lane’s distinct voice moves back and forth between a deep dark growl and the breaking point of an aching cry, and her weeping guitar is anything but gentle. Her music resonates with the intensity and wisdom of someone who knows how to make fire from friction, and it leaves a burning mark.
 Her second album 'Wrapped in Plastic', (2006) extended the totally unique blues/rock trajectory laid down in 'Purple and Blue', (2004), a debut nominated for Outstanding Blues recording by the Western Canadian Music Awards. Winning awards and grants from the Saskatchewan Arts Board and Rawlco Radio, Lane’s recordings have received national airplay on the CBC and Rawlco Radio. Her performances have been nationally broadcast on CBC television and CTV’s “Good Morning Canada.” . Along with bandmates Kyle Krysa (drums) and Gent Laird (bass), Lane has performed across the country, including at the Calgary International Blues Festival, (2007) and the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, (2008, 2006, 2005, 2004).

Besides touring and promoting extensively, Lane gives much of her time to charity organizations. She has been recognized for her contributions to society by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, (2005). Also involved in a variety of community cultural groups, Lane performed as a featured member of the Saskatoon SLAM Team at the National Spoken Word Festival in Victoria, B.C. (2009), and plays drums as a member of the successful group Kamila Martel and the Ne’erdowells. 
 

Performance Highlights

• Grumpy's in Montreal, 2010
• North Country Stomp, 2010
• Vancouver 2010 Olympics 2010
• Saskatoon Pride Festival, 2009
• The North Country Fair, Slave Lake, AB, 2009, 2005
• Ness Creek Music Festival, Ness Creek, Saskatchewan, 2009
• Trout Forest Music Festival, Ear Falls, ON, 2009
• Cafe Deux Soleil with CR Avery, Vancouver, BC, 2008
• The Toad In The Hole, Winnipeg, MB, 2008
• The Cadillac Lounge, Toronto, ON, 2008
• Le Zericot, Saint Hyacinthe, QC, 2008
• SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Saskatoon, SK, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004
• Calgary International Blues Festival, Calgary, AB, 2007
• Guitarmania 8, Calgary, AB, 2006
• The Lieutenant Governor’s Centennial Gala, Saskatoon, SK, 2005
              - nationally broadcast on CBC television.
              - “The medley tribute to Joni Mitchell, arguably our most famous ex-pat, was terrific . . . especially Lane's steaming hot version of 'Woodstock''” Joanne Paulson The StarPhoenix
                - performed with artists such as, Collin James and Buffy Saint-Marie
              - portions of Lane's performance from The Centennial Gala can be viewed on www.myspace.com/meganlaneband
• Parliament Hill Canada Celebration, Tribute to Joni Mitchell, Ottawa, ON, 2005
            - nationally broadcast on CBC television.
            - other musicians on the bill included: Fiest, Measha Brueggergosman, and Jeremy Fisher
• The Crop Checkin’ Centennial Tour, with Tom Cochrane and Wide Mouth Mason, Saskatchewan, 2005
• Canada Summer Games, Regina, SK, 2005
            - nationally broadcast on CBC television
            - performed with Jack Semple, Chris Craig, and Dan Siljer
• National performance broadcast on CTV’s “Good Morning Canada", 2004

Awards & Nominations

• Saskatchewan Arts Board Grant recipient for Bow and Drill The Spark, 2009
• Rawlco Radio Grant recipient for partial funding of Wrapped In Plastic, 2006
• Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan awarded by Lieutenant Governor Dr. Lynda Haverstock , 2005
- this medal recognized individuals who have made significant contributions to society and honours their outstanding achievements.
• Western Canadian Music Awards Nominee “Outstanding Blues Recording" for Purple and Blue, 2004

Music

Bow and Drill the Spark
Wrapped in Plastic
Purple and Blue

Megan Lane Links