A
singer, actor and dancer since childhood, Carroll has had a
varied musical career, which has taken her all over North America.
She came to Canada from the U.S. in 1984 to attend the Jazz
Studies program at St. Francis University, where she fell in
love with Nova Scotia and decided to make Canada her home.
A regular on the Halifax music scene since 1992, Carroll has
performed in clubs, concert halls, and at the Atlantic Jazz
Festival. In 1999, she garnered an ECMA nomination as Jazz Artist
of the Year for her debut CD, Close Your Eyes.
Carroll has also worked as an actor throughout the region on
stage and radio, and in television and film. On television she
played Mrs. Kent on Emily of New Moon. She has appeared
on stage at Neptune Theatre in Sincerely, A Friend...The
Music of Leonard Cohen, My Fair Lady, and Our Town.
She's also appeared, in both musical and non-musical roles,
with every other major theatre in Atlantic Canada, and several
other theatres in the United States and Canada.
For the past four years, Carroll has taken a "break" from performing
in order to complete her Jazz Studies work, earning a Diploma
in Jazz Studies from Humber College, and a Bachelor of Music
Degree from Thompson Rivers University.
She looks forward to sharing her love of music with the students
at Buckley's Music's Education Centre.
Janet Munson is a multi-instrumentalist and singer who has
performed and recorded with musicians such as Leonard Cohen,
Sylvia Tyson, Archie Fisher, Tommy Makem and Lennie Gallant.
Janet has worked as far abroad as Athens, Greece, to Kerrville,
Texas, and Dawson City in the Yukon Territory.
Janet has experience in national television and radio. She performed
with Dream a Little Dream, which featured Denny Doherty of
The Mamas & Papas. An accomplished
arranger, her clients have included Symphony Nova Scotia, the
Stadacona Band and Lennie Gallant. She has also received Nova Scotia
Arts Council and Canada Council Awards for writing, research and
composition.
Over most of the last 20 years Janet has maintained an active
teaching practice where she enjoys teaching children and adults
alike..
