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One of Teresa’s latest releases, Orrachan; The Divine Feminine in Gaelic Song, is a collection of ancient sacred music sung entirely in Irish Gaelic. "Your CD, Orrachan,was my absolute favorite of the many things I collected at the North American Folk Alliance this year. I like it immensely—it is a beautiful record and you should be proud of it." — Cheryl McEnaney, U.S. Label Manager, Real World Records Doyle had the good fortune to perform with the late jazz pianist Doug Riley, Dr. Music. Teresa spent seven years on the Montreal jazz scene in the ‘80s before returning to live on Prince Edward Island. Bassist Jamie Gatti joined Riley and Doyle at CBC Studio H in Halifax for their “live off the floor” recording, Summerfly. "As refreshing as a late summer breeze, Teresa Doyle's voice and lively style rejuvenates both standards and quirky numbers… Summerfly features infectious and intelligent arrangements and a saucy vocal style that is sure to please both the aficionado and the casual listener." — Larry Rossignol, Producer and Artistic Director, The Distillery Jazz Festival, Toronto Doyle’s recordings have met with critical acclaim across North America and British Isles. With her three very successful Celtic children’s recordings, Teresa created adult/child crossover music, “…doubly attractive — enticing kids, even as it intrigues the parents.” (Dirty Linen). These recordings garnered numerous awards including two East Coast Music Awards, A Parent’s Choice Recommended award, and two JUNO nominations. Teresa Doyle moves effortlessly from one musical passion to another. For a decade she teamed up with Japanese lute player Toshizo Tanaka for three tours to Japan and a recording of Renaissance lute songs, Songs for Lute and Voice. The birth of her son in 1994 inspired her to create quality children's music from the Celtic tradition including Dance to Your Daddy, If Fish Could Sing, and Cradle on the Waves. Teresa credits much of her recording success to her longstanding musical relationship with producer Oliver Schroer. This partnership allows her to continue to live in rural Prince Edward Island, and still work with some of Canada’s finest musicians.. "Artful production and arranging that absolutely shows off Doyle's sweet, pure vocals." — The Atlantic Gig "Doyle's vocals have a cutting edge and a projection as powerful as her song material." — RPM "Her voice, whether focused on traditional or jazz tunes, is pure and strong and fluid as a wave." — Telegraph-Journal "One of the most innovative new interpreters of Canadian folk songs." — Rock ’n’ Reel, England If asked to describe singer Teresa Doyle in one word, it would have to be versatile. Her ever growing catalogue includes children’s recordings as well as folk and traditional recordings and a critically acclaimed album of sacred Gaelic songs. And now there’s Summerfly, an impressive offering that paired Doyle with legendary Canadian keyboard player and composer Doug Riley for an album of classic jazz. To anyone whose familiarity with Doyle is restricted to her traditional recordings, her grasp of this material may come as a surprise. But it should come as no surprise to anyone who knows her background. Doyle spent the first several years of her career studying voice and singing in the jazz clubs of Montreal. This timeless music is like a second skin to her. "There is terrific chemistry here between Doyle and Riley. Riley…brings out the best in Doyle on this record and she gives him plenty of room to stretch out. The end result serves both well. Doyle and Riley were aided by two of the Maritimes’ top session players, Tom Roach and Jamie Gatti." — Doug Gallant, The Guardian Teresa lives with her husband Brett and son Patrick in the rolling hills of Caledonia, PEI. Her music appears on more than a dozen compilations including three collections by Putumayo World Music with releases in twenty-two countries. Doyle’s nine recordings are distributed in Canada by Festival Records, around the globe at www.teresadoyle.com or by calling 1-888-703-7471.  Teresa Doyle has nine recordings on her own label, Bedlam Records: Summerfly…Teresa performs eclectic and classic Jazz standards with virtuoso pianist Doug Riley, Dr. Music. ORRACHAN, The Divinine Feminine in Gaelic Song…a collection of ancient Irish Gaelic sacred music. Layered ethereal vocals, a deeply restful and contemplative work. Cradle on the Waves…a collection of lullabies and slow aires both original and traditional. This recording garnered a JUNO nomination and an East Coast Music Award. If Fish Could Sing…more up-tempo Celtic songs for children with the chorus "The Boys & Girls of Bedlamb". This album won an American Library Association Award, Parents Choice Recommended and was nominated for both an East Coast Music Award and a JUNO Award. Dance to Your Daddy…traditional Celtic and Maritime songs carefully chosen to appeal to children as well as their parents. This recording won an East Coast Music Award for children’s album of the year. Songs for Lute and Voice…Renaissance lute songs with lute player Toshizo Tanaka. Stowaway…traditional Celtic and original songs based on P.E.I. legends of witches, stowaways and land struggles collected by Teresa. Forerunner…traditional Celtic and original songs based on ghost stories that Teresa collected on P.E.I. Prince Edward Isle, Adieu…traditional Celtic and Maritime songs.  The Buzz - October 2007 Teresa Doyle Wins Victor Martyn Lynch–Staunton Award On October 3rd, the Canada Council announced the 2007 winners of Victor Martyn Lynch–Staunton Awards. Annually, the Awards recognize outstanding mid-career artists. A single Canadian artist in each of seven disciplines is named as recipient of the $15,000 prize. When Teresa Doyle heard that she'd won for music, she went through a number of emotions. Her first reaction was shock -- she had no idea she'd even been nominated. Once the idea that she'd won began to settle, she started thinking of all the people that should have won rather than her, beginning with her producer, Oliver Schroer. Coming happily to terms with the fact that she was the chosen recipient, however, Doyle started to have extravagant ideas about uses for the cash. (I believe a wood shed was mentioned.) Finally, Doyle was left with a feeling of affirmation that her meandering artistic path had led her to this recognition. She has sometimes worried that her fickle nature might be bad for her career. Having done Celtic music, Renaissance music and jazz -- for starters, Doyle thought perhaps she might get somewhere faster if she just picked a genre and stuck with it. There's a philosophical theory, known as the principle of obliquity, that seems to be in play here. According to this theory, the fastest path to success is not typically the most direct one. For example, individuals who are most concerned with their own happiness are not typically very happy and companies that value profit more highly than integrity or service are not typically the most profitable. In Teresa Doyle's case, obliquity translates to success as an artist resulting from following her interest wherever it takes her, both musically and geographically, rather than plugging doggedly away at whatever seems most likely to lead to success. A good deal of Doyle's energy also goes into teaching music and the administration of the Rock Barra artists' retreat. For the past year or so, she's been teaching her own blend of sound yoga (which combines chants and vocal exercises with gentle postures and movements) integrated with classical and world folk music. Doyle's system may not be traditional but I can vouch for the results. I swear, leaving sound yoga is the only time in my life I ever felt like the song "Walking on Sunshine" could be my soundtrack. In fact, it's the only time I've ever come close to getting the concept. A friend once told Doyle that he could tell which people walking down Queen were coming from her sound yoga class by the spring in their steps and the smiles on their faces. When Doyle was interviewed about the Award for the CBC, she was asked how she copes with being so busy. And she is busy, no mistake, said Doyle. But she's busy running from one thing that she loves to something else that she loves. The path may not be straight but the journey is happy and, as demonstrated by this award, is going somewhere good. Chatelaine Teresa Doyle - Opening up to enriching experiences When you think about the music business, certain images spring to mind: gleaming limos, two-martini power lunches, a glass-and-steel office in a 52-storey building. But for Teresa Doyle, a folksinger who runs her own company, Bedlam Records, the preferred means of transportation is a kayak. Lunch is likely to include succulent fruit and veggies from her own garden and work takes place within her rambling house with grey cedar siding in the hills of Caledonia, P.E.I. Married and the mother of a seven-year-old son, Doyle, 44, realizes that for her, balance means variety. "There's a single-mindedness among a lot of dedicated artists," she observes. "Most of the musicians I know live and breathe their work and often there's not much time for anything else. They're driven! But that's not how I want to live my life. I have a lot of interests and, in spite of the fact that I run this company on my own, it doesn't take up a terribly big chunk of my time." The make-your-job-fit-your-life approach seems to be working: her last two albums, Celtic tunes for kids, Cradle on the Waves and If Fish Could Sing, won Juno nominations and two others have won awards. An interest in watercolours - the cover art on her lastest CDs is her own - helped ground Doyle even further. "I need creative things to feed me. Since I've begun painting, I feel much more in balance. When things get too lopsided and work pulls me too far away from the other things in my life, I feel it." In addition, Doyle says that being a parent fulfils her both emotionally and creatively. "When people think about having kids, they think about the incredible time commitment. But being a good artist is opening yourself up to the world. And nothing brings you more in contact with other people than having a child. The whole experience is so rich." |
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