Heartbreak Hill was a Canadian bluegrass music band based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Members of the band were lead singer/bassist Jenny Whiteley, her brother Dan Whiteley on mandolin and guitar, banjoist Chris Quinn, and singer/guitarist Dottie Cormier.[2]
History
The Whiteleys, Quinn and Cormier performed in local venues and travelled together to a number of bluegrass festivals in 1994 and 1995. They formed Heartbreak Hill in 1996.[3] By 1998 the band was performing weekly at the Silver Dollar Club in Toronto.[4][5][6] That year they performed at the Stardust Picnic festival at Historic Fort York, Toronto, and independently released a self-titled album, produced by Chris Whitely.[3] The album was nominated for a 1999 Juno Award.[7][8]
Heartbreak Hill performed again at the Stardust Picnic in 1999, this time on the main stage,[9] and also performed at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa.[10]