“...Meg's thorough lyrical groundwork is evident in the elegance and pragmatism of the message she illuminates with each song...”
Bio
Ontario-born songwriter Meg Tennant's songs have been performed and recorded by various artists, including bluegrass singer/songwriter Tammy Fassaert (produced by John Reischman), Canadian ragtime band My Sweet Patootie, and California songwriter Trish Lester. Meg's a capella song “Bucket of Love” continues to be performed by choirs in Canada, the US, Australia and Sweden. She has performed in Ontario and BC as a solo act, was a member of the Vancouver band August with Beverley Elliott, Linda Kidder & Rae Armour, and was in the 90's duo Lingo Sisters with Janet Lillian Russell.
Tennant's latest offering is a single “Any Questions”, released in February 2026, a song co-written with Toronto roots-rock songwriter Mark Ripp, who co-produced her album “Echoed Light” in 2019. Her two previous albums were “The Sweetest Day” in 2007 with the band August (produced by Andreas Schuld & August), and her first solo CD “Driving With You” in 2001 (produced by John Ellis).
At Vancouver's Rogue Folk Club, Tennant has opened shows for the likes of Eliza Gilkyson and Tom Russell, and was part of the BC Artists Showcase to kick off the Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2023.
(Photo by Neil Muscott)
Latest releases
Single released 2026
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Single released 2023
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“ECHOED LIGHT” (album released in 2019)
ECHOED LIGHT was included in Roots Music Canada's list of 11 favourite discoveries of 2019!
Our lives roll on as the light shifts between the seasons. From full band to intimate acoustic arrangements, Meg Tennant's latest album "Echoed Light" offers up some hope, comfort and clarity.
Co-produced by Meg and Toronto roots rocker Mark Ripp, this album has a full, warm sound that settles in around Meg's voice, and carries the listener along through a northern winter break-up (Silence & Snowbanks), a contemplative walk through the woods (Let's Walk This Road), some encouraging words (Not Done Yet), and the loss of a loved one (Shine a Light on Us).
"...The songs, most of them recent, pulse with the ideology of perseverance that Meg brings to all of her stories..." —Paul Corby, Roots Music Canada
"...This sweet-voiced artistically mature singer-songwriter might come as a revelation to many...Meg's voice manages to sound both girlish and world-weary at the same time. And there are some beautiful songs here." —Roots Music Canada
"…I now have this CD ‘Echoed Light’ on repeat, it's that good."
-Cash Box (Canada) & Record World (USA)