Nancy White (2003)
 Vibrant sex goddess,
mother of two (formerly mother of one), embattered champion of the
adverb, Nancy White enjoys what many would call "an odd little career,"
flutttering around the edges of music, journalism and theatre. Born
in the Maritimes, hardened in Toronto, she rose to national prominence
(OXYMORON ALERT) as the writer and singer of topical songs on a
CBC radio show, but is perhaps best appreciated for her CD on the
torture of motherhood: Momnipotent: Songs for Weary Parents which,
like the Pope's album, has been slow but steady seller over the
years. Her new album, Stickers on Fruit is a jolly mixture of the
whimsical ("Les Belles Belles Fesses") and the thoughtful ("River
Mend my Heart"). It's on the Borealis label, as are her two previous
cd's, Gaelic Envy and Nancy White:Unexpected.
Nancy sings at comedy festivals (most recently Moncton and Winnipeg) as well as folk festivals, gives lots of concerts, and writes to order. One of her best gigs this year was a comedy double bill in Toronto with possibly the most hilarious man on earth, Roger James. This year she also narrated a film about the founding of the CCF, sang (and wrote) several World War 1 songs for "The History Project" on CBC TV, and had a song ("Hockey Widow") included on a compilation cd called World's Best Hockey Songs.Vol.1. She recently wrote and taped a song called "Big Science" for the 42nd anniversary of "The Nature of Things", to be broadcast on CBC Nov.28.
She's been the recipient of many honours, most recently an Ontario Motor League 25-year certificate and Sticker of Warning. Her foundation, The Palmerston Institute of Inquiry into Peculiar Behaviours has just commissioned a study of why some people remove the husks from corn IN THE SUPERMARKET.
Although she is a woman of considerable sophistication, she has never made a martini, lanced a boil, or corresponded with a prisoner. She is afraid of balloons and when she changes her guitar strings she secretly believes one will snap and hit her in the eye. It has been said that she had to leave her native Prince Edward Island because she just wasn't friendly enough. This is not entirely true.
Nancy White's stage show has been described as "a carnival ride through life's little perversities". Whatever. A banjo is involved. And usually a fabulous, very funny piano player named Bob Johnston. And occasionally, her daughters, The Wilde Sisters, who sing like a house on fire.
http://www.nancy-white.com
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