What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today? My family, specifically my mother's side of the family. My mother was a self-taught-by-ear pianist and accordion player with a rolodex of songs in her head that she could pick and choose from to play with passion and flair on our family upright at any time. She was a joyful melody machine and always sang along in her sweet and lilting soprano when she played. My mother's brothers and sisters also all played guitar, piano, percussion and other instruments and my uncles had a dance band for three decades or more. My grandmother and grandfather were both violin/fiddle players who entertained all around central Alberta in the 1930s and 1940s. While I grew up, every holiday and family gathering had a musical component. As a kid, my favourite toy was our console record player in the living room and I know that hearing and participating in music from a very young age is what got me started on this lifelong creative path.
Interview with Henry Lees
Interview with Henry Lees
Interview with Henry Lees
What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today? My family, specifically my mother's side of the family. My mother was a self-taught-by-ear pianist and accordion player with a rolodex of songs in her head that she could pick and choose from to play with passion and flair on our family upright at any time. She was a joyful melody machine and always sang along in her sweet and lilting soprano when she played. My mother's brothers and sisters also all played guitar, piano, percussion and other instruments and my uncles had a dance band for three decades or more. My grandmother and grandfather were both violin/fiddle players who entertained all around central Alberta in the 1930s and 1940s. While I grew up, every holiday and family gathering had a musical component. As a kid, my favourite toy was our console record player in the living room and I know that hearing and participating in music from a very young age is what got me started on this lifelong creative path.