Born:
Edmonton AB
Current home: Vancouver BC

While growing up in Northern Alberta, Tammy was always surrounded by music. Her grandparents organized and sang in church choirs, her great-grandfather played the banjo and her mother sang country songs. Tammy (named after famous country singer Tammy Wynette), was encouraged to sing by her mother and grandmother. Performing for guests soon evolved into singing in school festivals and winning talent contests. As she grew older Tammy lost sight of her talent, but when tragedy struck in 1994 with the death of her mother Tammy was faced with some serious soul-searching. While going through her mother's belongings, Tammy came across her songbook. As she went through the pages, Tammy realized her mother had dreamed of recording an album but, with domestic responsibilities, had never had the opportunity to follow that dream. Reality hit hard when she realized she had the opportunity but was not taking it. It was then, while listening to Sarah Vaughan's version of 'Over the Rainbow' that she realized how truly special her mother's gift to her was. Her gift of music. For Tammy that was the moment when she resolved to use the gift to fulfill her mother's and, she realized, her own dream to record an album and to pursue a career in music.