Édith Butler
Édith Butler OC ONB (born Marie Nicole Butler, 27 July 1942) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and folklorist of Acadian descent. Her career began in the early 1960s with performances in Moncton, followed by national appearances on CBC Television's Singalong Jubilee.

Édith Butler à St-Hyacinthe
Her most recent recording is with Jacqueline Lemay on Jacqueline's albulm 'Mon Folkure', which came out in 2014.
Honours
- Butler was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in June 1975.
- She was one of the four musicians pictured on the second series of the Canadian Recording Artist Series issued by Canada Post stamps on 2 July 2009.[1]
- In 2009, she received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.[2]
- In 2010, Butler was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 French SOCAN Awards in Montreal.
- In 2012 she received the Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts for Performing Arts.[3]
- In 2013, she was made a member of the Order of New Brunswick[4]
References
- Canada Post Stamp Details, July to September 2009, Volume XVIII, No. 3, p. 6
- "Édith Butler biography". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- "2014 LGA Winners". artsnb. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- "2013 Order of New Brunswick recipients".
External links
- (in French) Édith Butler official website
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Édith Butler
- Jam: Édith Butler
- (in French) Quebec Info Musique: Édith Butler
- Édith Butler, Singer – Cover story, Atlantic Insight Magazine – December 1979
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