12 Facts About Basia Bulat

Barbara Josephine Bulat, known professionally as Basia Bulat, is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter.

Basia Bulat is of Polish origin and a member of the Canadian Polonia.

Basia Bulat has said the radio at home was permanently tuned to an oldies station.

Basia Bulat attended the University of Western Ontario in the city of London, Ontario where she received a degree in English; she took some classes with Olenka Krakus of the band Olenka and the Autumn Lovers.

Basia Bulat began an MA in English at Western in 2006 but moved to Montreal to record "an audible memory" of her time there which resulted in her debut album.

Basia Bulat first appeared on stage after she was coaxed by friends into opening for Julie Doiron and soon gained a local following.

Basia Bulat released an independent EP in 2005 and was signed to Rough Trade Records, which released her full-length debut album, Oh, My Darling in April 2007, produced by Howard Bilerman.

Basia Bulat has toured across Canada, the US and Europe; in June 2008, she ventured to Australia.

Basia Bulat played the 2008 Dawson City Music Festival in the Yukon.

Basia Bulat cited the week she spent in the quiet and remote location as an inspiration for her songwriting.

Basia Bulat appeared on Hockey Night in Canada on December 10,2011, during which she sang the Canadian national anthem at an Ottawa Senators game at Scotiabank Place.

On September 30,2013, Basia Bulat released her third album Tall Tall Shadow worldwide via Secret City Records.