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"This is the sort of sound you'd want to hear pouring out of roadhouses as you drive up expecting to get drunk and maybe fall in love." (Americana UK Magazine) Quoted
as being one of the hardest working independent musicians in Canada,
Romi Mayes has toured internationally to festivals, theatres, dance
halls, bars, pubs, cafes, and living rooms. Her last two albums "Living
Room Sessions" (2005) and most recent "Sweet Somethin' Steady"
(Gurf Morlix, 2006) have been nominated for prestigious Canadian music
awards. Both of Mayes' albums have charted on radio stations worldwide
landing on a plethora of "Best of" top year picks. Most recently,
Romi Mayes took home the awards for Songwriter of The Year and Album
of The Year at the 2007 Western Canadian Music Awards. Encouraged from a young age in her hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Romi Mayes has been on the stage since she was 15. Now, at age 33, Mayes has shared the stage with the likes of Ricky Skaggs, Billy Joe Shaver, Corb Lund, Iris Dement, Jim Cuddy, Joe Ely, Fred Eaglesmith, Sue Foley, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Gurf Morlix, Bo Ramsey, Martha Wainwright, Hayes Carll, Lynn Miles, Barney Bentall, and many more. With
her unique mix of bourbon infused country blues, Romi Mayes will make
you miss your mouth when sippin' your beer. Her sexy, sincere vocals
break hearts, her bad-ass guitar playing breaks strings, and her honest,
edgy songwriting is putting her on the Americana map of performers as
a force to be reckoned with.
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