ABOUT JESSICA
Jessica Rhaye is an independent singer-songwriter and graphic design artist with 8 full length albums to her name, including her recent album Sunshine Baby, which garnered glowing buzz from Americana UK, Americana Highways, BBC Radio, Fatea UK, Great Dark Wonder, Sirius XM “North Americana”. In a career spanning 20 years, Jessica has built an impressive list of accolades and has graced many prestigious stages across Canada including the National Arts Centre, Hugh’s Room, Stan Rogers Folk Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival, Shivering Songs, and has co-written with notable artists like Ron Sexsmith, Steve Poltz, Ken Tobias, and Royal Wood.
Her songs have twice been a finalist in the Canada Music Week National Song-writing competition as well as a finalist in the folk category of the John Lennon Song-writing Contest.
Additionally, as a graphic artist, Rhaye has been honoured with an ECMA for Graphic Artist of the Year and Music NB’s Visual Artist of the Year for her work on both her own musical projects and for collaborations with other artists, including Christina Martin, Tomato/Tomato, Rachel Beck, and Matt Andersen. www.JessicaRhayeDesign.com
Songwriting Achievements:
• John Lennon Songwriting Contest Finalist - “Time Out”
• Canadian Music Week National Songwriting Competition Finalist - "Only One"
• International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Semi-Finalist - “Holding Out”
• Canadian Radio Star National Songwriting Competition 1st Runner-up & Regional Finalist - “Holding Out”
** Co-Writers Include **
Ken Tobias, Ron Sexsmith, Royal Wood, Steve Poltz, Matt Epp, Matt Andersen, Brent Mason,
Dave Gunning, Asif Illyas, Kevin Fox, Ed Woodsworth, Bill Preeper, Sandy MacKay
Placements:
• Episode 306 of CBC TV’s Heartland - “Good Things”
• CMT’s reality TV series Unstable - “Shadow Man”, “Time Out”, “Shining Star”, “Weather Man” & “Where’s An Angel”.
Past Performance Highlights
• Mariposa Folk Festival
• Stan Rogers Folk Festival
• Boxcar Country Music Festival
• Area 506 Festival
• Dooryard Festival
• Paddlefest
• Shivering Songs Festival
• Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival
• Toronto Film Festival Music Café
• United Way - Songs of the City
• Hotel Café, Hollywood
• The Putney, London England
• Red Bird Live, Ottawa ON
• Atlantic Scene Festival - NAC, Ottawa ON
• Major Hill Park, Ottawa ON
• The Cameron House, Toronto ON
• The Dakota, Toronto ON
Media Tools:
THE RAMSHACKLE PARADE
“Our band name - The Ramshackle Parade - is borrowed and bent from a tune on Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros’ Streetcore album. That name feels like it’s a good fit for the sound that we came up with during the recording process of Just Like a Women – Songs of Bob Dylan”
~ JESSICA RHAYE
JESSICA RHAYE (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano)
Jessica Rhaye is an award-winning singer/songwriter/graphic artist with a career spanning 20 years, with a list of accolades including a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination, multiple East Coast Music Award nominations, and Music New Brunswick awards. Jessica has graced many prestigious stages including the National Arts Centre, Stan Rogers Folk Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival, Canadian Music Café, Hotel Café, Half Moon Putney and many more. Jessica is the lead vocalist and plays acoustic guitar and piano with The Ramshackle Parade.
SANDY MACKAY (Double Bass / Mandolin / Piano / Banjo / Vocals)
Sandy plays double bass, piano, mandolin, banjo and sings harmonies with The Ramshackle Parade. Over a 40-year musical career, Sandy toured widely, performed on stages and streets, did theatre work, writing and recording solo and group work.
BILL PREEPER (Electric + Acoustic Guitars / Accordion / Banjo / Mandolin / Vocals)
Bill Preeper has been very content playing folk songs in kitchens, coffee houses and benefits for the last forty years while working a day job at CBC and raising a family with his wife Kathy. Bill plays 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, accordion and mandolin and sings harmonies with The Ramshackle Parade.
CHRIS BRAYDON (Baritone Electric Guitar / Electric Guitar / Vocals)
Chris plays Baritone electric guitar and electric guitar with The Ramshackle Parade. His melodic approach provides some of the band’s sweet feels. Chris uses a variety of pedals along with his mystical sense of melody to create weird and beautiful sounds. Chris is also a gifted songwriter in his own right.
CLINTON CHARLTON (Drums + Percussion / Vocals)
Clinton is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His solo releases include "These Stars We See...Are Never Gonna Fall" (2006); "Parade" (2009) which received airplay on CBC and numerous college stations; and his most recent post-rock/ambient album “Sydney, Can You Hear Me” (2022) . To date, Clinton has contributed to over 40 releases and is the drummer and percussionist in The Ramshackle Parade.