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A Brief Biography of Rick Scott
For the past twenty-five years Rick Scott has enjoyed a varied and colourful
career as a singer, songwriter and actor for stage, radio, film and television.
He first rose to prominence in 1974 as singer and dulcimer player in the
legendary folk groups Pied Pumkin String Ensemble
and Pied Pear, with Joe Mock and Shari Ulrich, with whom
he recorded five albums. In 1982 he turned to acting, starring in numerous
stage productions including Reflections on Crooked Walking, The
Late Blumer, Barnum and Angry Housewives. In 1985
he formed The Rick Scott Band with Harris Van Berkel, Andy
Graffiti and Connie Lebeau, touring across Canada and winning Best Independent
Club Act and Independent Album of the Year for the You Better Dancing
album in the Tribute to West Coast Music.
In 1990 Rick turned his attention fulltime to young audiences and has
since performed more than a thousand family concerts in schools, theatres
and festivals across Canada, the U.S., Asia and Australia. he currently
performs regularly on Fred Penner's Place on the CBS Television
Network. he has released three best selling family recordings: The
Electric Snowshoe (1989) which went gold in 1998; Rick Around
The Rock (1992) which contains his popular rap introduction to
Mozart, The Yo Mo Concerto; and the CD Philharmonic
Fool (1996) which was nominated for 1996 Juno Award and 1997 Pacific
Music Industry Association award for Best Children's Album. From that
album the video ANGELS DO, celebrating special needs children and starring
Rick's granddaughter Mielle, is currently being shown on Treehouse TV,
The Knowledge Network, Rogers Cable and the Disney Channel. An enhanced
CD single of ANGELS DO and GRANDMA was released in late 1998 in the UK.
In May and June 1998 Rick reunited with Shari Ulrich and Joe Mock (who
now lives in France) for a 27 concert tour of BC and Alberta as Pied
Pumkin String Ensemble. For the '98 tour Rick and engineer Si
Garber produced an anthology CD Entitled Plucking deVine: Selected
Recordings 1974-80, making the Pumkin's music available
for the first time on CD (Nominated for Best Folk Album in the 1998 Pacific
Music Industry Association Awards). The tour was such a success that the
trio will stage a 25th Anniversary Tour in May and June 1999. Tour details
at www.ambleside.com/pumkin.
Rick's recordings are available on the Jester Records label distributed
in Canada by Festival Distribution (1-800-633-8282) and in the U.S. by
Family Planet Music (1-800-985-8894). For further information on Rick
Scott, please contact Valley Hennell or Doug McKnight at (604) 736-7676
or visit www.rick-scott.com.
What People Say About Rick Scott
"He is dynamic: a man of a thousand faces, a superball of energy.
He is a natural storyteller and a magnet to people large and small."
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
"His ability to capture the essence of the child's world is nothing
short of remarkable."
San Diego Children's Festival
"One of the best things to ever happen for children at the Festival."
Vancouver Children's Festival
"One of the most popular performers we have ever brought into our
schools . . . Over 1500 students and teachers were all enthralled."
Cultural Consultant, Alberta
"Canadian performer wows schoolchildren . . . We ask teachers to
rate on a scale of one to seven. Rick has rated a 10 at every school."
Class Acts, San Antonio, Texas
"His gift for enriching and healing the human spirit will not soon
be forgotten."
Rogue Folk Review
"Rick Scott is a treasure."
Heather Bishop, Children's Performer
"It was a gracious concert."
Chi Yan, Grade 2
"Canada is an acknowledged leader in kids' music. Rick Scott sits
right at the top."
Jurgen Gothe
CBC Radio's DiscDrive
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