Emmylou Harris: Red Cowboy Boots

Dolly Parton Dept: "I remember my mom telling me that when she was pregnant with me they went to a Santana concert and she recalls that I was kicking in her belly really hard during that concert," said the lauded Ontario-raised singer-songwriter, whose warbling honeyed vocals have drawn comparisons to Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, according to CTV. Yet the stunning brunette -- known for wearing red lipstick and red cowboy boots -- is nominated for new artist of the year at this weekend's Juno Awards. Her 2011 full-length album, "Little Red Boots," is also a contender for best roots and traditional album of the year and tORONTO You could say Canadian alt-country artist Lindi Ortega has been jamming since she was in the womb, when her dad played bass in a Latino band and was heavily immersed in the genre. No doubt, Ortega has been immersed in music a long time: she's recorded and released original heartbreak tunes on several discs, toured with Hollywood star Kevin Costner's band Modern West, and sung backup for Brandon Flowers The Killers on a year-long tour that took her through Europe and to the studios of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.