Lindsay Ell

Lindsay Ell is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Calgary, Alberta. She performed at the South by Southwest music festival, held in Austin, Texas in March 2009, the welcome reception of the 2009 Juno Awards held in Vancouver, British Columbia, and "was also a feature artist at the 2010 Winter Olympics".

Early life
Lindsay Ell was born in Calgary. Her father is a bluegrass musician, and her mother has interests in classical music. Ell started songwriting at age 10. Ell was valedictorian for her class in high school, from which she graduated a year early. She went on to study business at the University of Calgary, in addition to pursuing her music career.

Career
Randy Bachman discovered Ell when she was only 15 years old. Bachman described her as "the most talented and multi-faceted artist I've come across in many years". Bachman proceeded to co-write and produce her first album Consider This. It was recorded at Bachman's studio on Saltspring Island, and Ell herself co-wrote most of the 11 songs. The album was released in 2006 on Bachman's record label Ranbach Music and distributed by Fontana North. Ell toured with blues guitarist Buddy Guy in 2008. On her 2009 album, Alone, she moved to a more acoustic sound compared to her debut.

Discography

 * Consider This (2006)
 * Alone (2009)