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 The Chronicle Herald. 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.