Loma Lyns

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Loma Lynn (formerly Mathias), known professionally as Loma Lyns, is a Canadian singer-songwriter [1] and television personality.

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Career

Her single "Red Handed" was a Top 40 hit on the Canadian country charts in 1990, and her single "Countin' on You This Time" was a Top 40 hit in Europe. She also had chart success in 1998 with "Love Me, I'm Alive", the theme song for the Canadian Special Olympics which she co-wrote with Chuck Labelle. She has shared the stage with many country music celebrities, has appeared on CBC, CTV and performed on the last season of the Tommy Hunter Show as an upcoming artist and also sang back-up for country superstar Colin Raye. She has performed at festivals and clubs across Canada and into the U.S. In the early 90s her music video "Who's the Stranger" garnered airtime on Canada's CMT.

In the early 90's, Loma was also familiar face on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), as co-host of the hit series "Cooking With the Wolfman" and was for years the host of the documentary series "Aboriginal Voices".

Honors

In 2017 she was inducted into the Great Northern Ontario Opry's Hall of Fame.

Personal

Loma is affiliated with Whitefish River First Nation. Her gifted Anishinaabe name is Epigishamok Anangoonhs Kwe (Western Star Woman). She and her spouse share a blended family of eight children, and for many years offered a safe home for many foster children. Loma continues to write and co-write music and performs live on stage a few times a year.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum
1990Red Handed
1994Who's the Stranger
1998Lake of Tears

Singles

YearSingleCAN CountryAlbum
1996"Who's the Stranger"85Who's the Stranger

References

  1. Keillor, Elaine; Archambault, Timothy; Kelly, John M. H. (2013-03-27). Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-0-313-05506-5.