Shari Ulrich

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Shari Ulrich
Birth nameSharon Ulrich
Born (1951-10-17) October 17, 1951 (age 72)
San Rafael, California, U.S.
OriginBritish Columbia
GenresFolk, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Violin, guitar, piano, mandolin, dulcimer, flute
Years active1973–present
Labels A&M, Esther, MCA, Borealis
Website shariulrich.com

Sharon "Shari" Ulrich (born 17 October 1951) is a Canadian/American musician and songwriter. [1] She has also worked as a television host, actress, film composer, and educator. A multi-instrumentalist, she plays Violin, Mandolin, guitar, piano, and Dulcimer.

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She has been nominated for a Juno Award four times, winning "Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year" in 1982. [2] At the 15th Genie Awards in 1994, Ulrich, Graeme Coleman and David Graff received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song, for the song "Every Road", which appeared in the film Max . [3]

Early life

Ulrich was born in San Rafael, California to Esther and Stanley Ulrich; she was the youngest of three children. Esther was proficient on piano, while Stanley (who worked in banking), played the recorder for relaxation. Shari picked up music early, playing violin at age nine. Stanley died when Shari was 10 years old, leaving Esther to raise their family as a single parent. [4] Ulrich moved to British Columbia at the age of 18. [5] [6]

Career

Ulrich performed on the coffeehouse circuit around Vancouver in the early 1970s. In 1973, she met up with Rick Scott and Joe Mock, and together they formed Pied Pumkin which first performed that year.

Ulrich toured with Valdy in 1976 as a member of The Hometown Band. [7] [8] [9] After they disbanded in 1978, the same year they won the Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year", she went solo, and won a 1981 Juno Award for "Most Promising Female Vocalist" [10] and received Juno nominations in the following two years for "Best Female Vocalist". [11] [12]

Ulrich wrote for Sesame Street and composed theme music for several networks, including the CBC. In 1989 she formed the folk music group UHF along with Bill Henderson (Chilliwack) and Roy Forbes. [13]

In 2009, Ulrich joined Barney Bentall and Tom Taylor and formed BTU (Bentall Taylor Ulrich), releasing the album "Live" at Cates Hill followed by the studio album Tightrope Walk. [7]

Ulrich continues to perform solo (often accompanied by daughter Julia Graff on violin, piano, mandolin, guitar, accordion and vocals). Graff also engineered and produced Ulrich's 2014 release "Everywhere I Go" and Bentall Taylor Ulrich's 2016 "Tightrope Walk", and 2019's "Back to Shore" (co-produced and engineered by Julia's partner James Perrella). She tours occasionally with the Pied Pumkin, UHF, BTU and the bluegrass group The High Bar Gang. [14] She lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia.

Personal life

Ulrich was married (1989 - 1996) to musician, songwriter and artist David Graff, Julia Graff's father, who performs in his band as well. She is also a busy audio engineer, music editor in film and television, and videographer. Shari also has a son, Oregon architect Mike Magee, who was put up for adoption in 1967, and with whom she reunited in 2009.

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  5. ↑ "Salmon Festival: You won't get bored at the main stage gig: Ulrich". Christopher Sun, Richmond News, June 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cleugh, Janis (October 8, 2022). "Shari Ulrich to bring Bowen Island guest to Port Moody show".
  7. 1 2 "Folk trio BTU serves up a solid set of new material on Tightrope Walk". The Guardian, February 20, 2016
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  14. ↑ "High Bar Gang playing for literacy", Victoria News, June 16, 2011
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