21 Facts About Kathleen Edwards

Kathleen Margaret Edwards was born on July 11,1978 and is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician.

Kathleen Edwards's father is Leonard Edwards, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

At age 5, Kathleen Edwards began classical violin studies that continued for the next 12 years.

Kathleen Edwards's brother bought her her first record, a Tom Petty album.

In 1999, Kathleen Edwards recorded a six-song EP entitled Building 55 and pressed 500 copies.

Kathleen Edwards played at SXSW in 2002 and was signed to Rounder Records and MapleMusic shortly after.

In 2005, Kathleen Edwards released Back to Me, which garnered considerable critical acclaim, and led to the release of the singles "Back to Me" and "In State".

In 2008, Kathleen Edwards released her third studio album, Asking for Flowers.

In contrast with 2005's Back to Me, on which Kathleen Edwards relied on her working band, Asking for Flowers predominantly features session musicians.

In fall 2010, Kathleen Edwards began working on her fourth studio album in Wisconsin.

Kathleen Edwards appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on January 17,2012, singing "Change the Sheets" from her new album Voyageur.

In November 2019, Kathleen Edwards released "It's Christmastime ", her first new single since Voyageur, on the Dualtone Records compilation album A Dualtone Christmas.

In May 2020, Kathleen Edwards released the single "Options Open" and announced Total Freedom, her first new album in eight years.

In 2005, Kathleen Edwards lent her vocals to the duet "The Plan", recorded with Matt Mays and El Torpedo for their self-titled album.

In 2007, Kathleen Edwards worked with John Doe, of the punk rock band X, on his solo album A Year in the Wilderness.

In 2008 Kathleen Edwards sang backup vocals on Bryan Adams' album 11, and supported one of his tours.

In 2011 Kathleen Edwards contributed vocals on Arkells' song "Agent Zero", off their second album Michigan Left.

Kathleen Edwards co-wrote the song "Good Woman", from Maren Morris's 2019 album Girl.

Kathleen Edwards stepped back from the music scene in 2014, launching a coffee house in Stittsville called Quitters along with Rick Tremblay.

Kathleen Edwards insisted that she is not leaving music but just taking a break, and that the name Quitters is "kind of tongue-in-cheek".

Quitters closed on March 6,2022 after Kathleen Edwards sold the business, so that she could return to her music career.