Heather is the common name for various plants:

The heather family, or Ericaceae, particularly:

*''Calluna vulgaris'' or ling, the sole species in the genus ''Calluna''

*Various species of the genus ''Erica''

*Various species of the genus ''Cassiope''

Heather may also refer to:

Heather, Leicestershire, a village in England

Heather (fabric), interwoven yarns of mixed colours producing muted greyish shades with flecks of colour

Heather (name), a popular given name for girls

''Heather'' (yacht), the original name of the yacht USS ''Sea Gull'', built in 1902

''Heathers'', a 1989 film directed by Michael Lehmann

* ''Heathers'' (musical), a musical by Laurence O'Keefe

Heathers, the name of clique of contestants on the reality television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (season 3)

Music

Heathers (band), an acoustic singing duo from Ireland

"Heather" (song), an unreleased song by Paul McCartney and Donovan

"Heather", a song from fusion drummer Billy Cobham's 1974 album ''Crosswinds''

"Heather", a song from ''Patent Pending'' by Heavens

See also

''Dear Heather'', an album and song by Leonard Cohen

Hurricane Heather (disambiguation), the name for three tropical storms

Heath (disambiguation)

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Coordinates	37°26′48″N48°21′04″N
name	Heather Headley
background	solo_singer
born	October 05, 1974Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago
genre	R&B;, soul, inspirational, gospel
occupation	Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress
years active	1997–present
label	RCA, EMI Gospel
website	www.heatherheadley.com }}

Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian-American R&B; and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has won one Tony Award and one Grammy Award.

Personal life

Headley was born in Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago, the daughter of Hannah and Eric Headley. At age four, Headley began playing the music of her native Trinidad, including calypso, reggae, and soca. In 1989 she moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States at the age of fifteen with her mother and brother Junior, when her father was offered a job as pastor of McKee Street Church of God(Anderson,IN).

Headley attended Northrop High School, and was a member of their resident show choir, Charisma, and starred as Fanny Brice in the school's production of Funny Girl. After graduating from Northrop High School, Headley attended Northwestern University to study communications and musical theatre until the last day of her junior year, when she made the difficult decision to become a part of the musical ''Ragtime'' and drop out of school.

In 2003 Headley married Brian Musso, formerly of the New York Jets. Both attended Northwestern University. On December 1, 2009, they welcomed their first child John David.

Career

In 1997, she originated the role of Nala in ''The Lion King'', the Broadway musical. Headley's performance was well-received and she then originated the title role in the Broadway adaptation of ''Aida'', earning the Tony Award for Best Actress in 2000. In 1999, she appeared in the Encores! production of ''Do Re Mi'', with Nathan Lane, Randy Graff, and Brian Stokes Mitchell. She also starred in a concert version of the musical ''Dreamgirls'' alongside Audra McDonald and Lillias White.

In the autumn of 2006, Heather performed Hal David and Burt Bacharach's song "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", from the 1968 musical ''Promises, Promises'' for "The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize," honoring playwright Neil Simon. The ceremony was later broadcast on PBS.

On 5 July 2007 Headley made a guest appearance for Andrea Bocelli's Vivere Live in Tuscany concert in Lajatico, Italy. They performed Vivo Per Lei and The Prayer. Headley sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (also known as "America") with Josh Groban on January 18, 2009 during the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. On March 12, 2009, Headley sang, "I Wish" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Music

Headley released her debut album, ''This Is Who I Am'', in October 2002 on RCA Records. Although its first single, "He Is", was not very successful, the second single, "I Wish I Wasn't", achieved moderate success. The work on this album earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance and for Best New Artist.

Her second album, ''In My Mind'', was delayed due to the various executive shake-ups associated with RCA parent BMG's merger with Sony.

Under BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis for the first time, Headley released her second album ''In My Mind'' in January 2006. The title track "In My Mind" ( produced by India.Arie collaborator Shannon Sanders ) was released as the first single; and its music video was directed by Diane Martel. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The second single "Me Time" was released to Urban AC outlets only. An album track, "Am I Worth It", served to promote Headley's New March of Dimes Educational Campaign "I Want My 9 Months".

In 2009, Headley, along with Al Green, released a version of the song People Get Ready on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration.

On the January 31, 2010, Heather won her first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B; Gospel Album for ''Audience of One'' on the EMI Gospel label.

In December 2010, Headley performed a duet version of "Blue Christmas" and "My Prayer" with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli on Bocelli's "My Christmas" tour in six cities. Of special note: at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on December 4, 2010, the audience insisted on a rare second encore with Bocelli, as they were captivated with her as much as Bocelli. Bocelli had to summon the detail to go back and get her to come back on stage. This is noted because Bocelli has other performers with whom he travels, but rarely do they get the ovation on the level of Bocelli, but this crowd clearly and loudly ovated their praise of Headley's stunning performance.

Discography

Albums

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! Name of the Song	! Year	! Album
Can You Feel the Love Tonight	1997	''The Lion King on Broadway Cast Recording''
Shadowland	1997	''The Lion King on Broadway Cast Recording''
The Madness of King Scar	1997	''The Lion King on Broadway Cast Recording''
Love Will Find a Way	1998	''Return to Pride Rock''
Just One Dream	2001	''Golden Dreams'' (film at Disney's California Adventure park)
	2009

Awards

Acting

!Year	!Award	!Role	!Result
2000	Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical		Won
2000	Sarah Siddons Award	Work in Chicago theatre	Won

Music

!Year	!Award	!Recording	!Result
2004		"I Wish I Wasn't"	Nominated
2004		"I Wish I Wasn't"	Nominated
2010		"Jesus Is Love"	Nominated
2010	Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B; Gospel Album	"Audience Of One"	Won
2003	Billboard Music Award for R&B;/Hip-Hop New Artist of the Year	N/A	Nominated
2003	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist	N/A	Nominated
2003	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist	N/A	Nominated
2002	Soul Train Award for Best R&B;/Soul or Rap New Artist	"He Is"	Nominated
2003		"This Is Who I Am"	Won
2003		"He Is"	Won
2003		"He Is"	Nominated
2006		N/A	Nominated

References

External links

Official website

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Coordinates	37°26′48″N48°21′04″N
name	Billy Cobham
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	William E. Cobham
born	May 16, 1944Panama
instrument	Drums, percussion
genre	Jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop, jazz funk, rock music
occupation	Musician, songwriter, bandleader, instructor
years active	1968–present
label	Atlantic, Columbia, CTI, Elektra, GRP
associated acts	Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jack Bruce, New York Jazz Quartet, Jazz Is Dead, Bobby and the Midnites
website	Official website
notable instruments	}}

William C. Cobham (born May 16, 1944 in Panama), is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970s.

Coming to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham is, in the words of Steve Huey, "generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer with an influential style that combines explosive power and exacting precision.

Biography

Early life and career

Born in Panama, Cobham's family moved to New York City during his early childhood. A drummer from his youth, Cobham attended New York's High School of Music and Art, graduating in 1962.

He played in a U.S. Army Band from 1965 to 1968. Following his discharge, Cobham joined the group of pianist Horace Silver for about a year, also playing or recording with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, organist Shirley Scott, and guitarist George Benson.

Jazz fusion work

Cobham branched out to jazz fusion, which blended elements of jazz, rock and roll and funk, playing and recording with the Brecker Brothers (notably on their 1970-founded group Dreams), and guitarist John Abercrombie, before recording and touring extensively with trumpeter Miles Davis. Cobham's work with Davis appears on ''A Tribute to Jack Johnson'', among other recordings. Cobham is also one of the first drummers to play open handed lead: a drummer that plays on a right-handed set but leads with his left hand on the hi-hat instead of crossing over with his left (and also has his ride cymbal on the left side, instead of the traditional right). He typically plays with multiple toms and double bass drums and was well known in the 70's for his large drum kits.

The preface to his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra was his work on guitarist John McLaughlin's album ''My Goal's Beyond''.

In 1971, with fellow Davis alumnus McLaughlin, Cobham co-founded Mahavishnu Orchestra, a definitive jazz fusion ensemble. Cobham toured extensively from 1971 to 1973 with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, who released two studio albums and one live album. The original studio versions of tunes on the live album were later released as ''The Lost Trident Sessions'' in 1999.

In May 1973, while still with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham recorded his first solo album ''Spectrum'' with keyboardist Jan Hammer, from the Mahavishnu Orchestra, guitarist Tommy Bolin, who later played with heavy rock band Deep Purple, and bassist Lee Sklar. Just before the Mahavishnu Orchestra's last touring leg, in late 1973, Cobham recorded and toured with guitarists Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, in concerts which featured material from their album ''Love Devotion Surrender'', and Cobham's own material. As band leader and composer, Cobham recorded a number of other ground-breaking fusion records during the 70's, Total Eclipse, Funky Thide of Sings, and Crosswinds. You can also hear his 70's playing well represented on George Duke & Billy Cobham European Tour Live. It was on this tour that Billy reported (in a Down Beat interview) experiencing astral projection during shows, wherein he found himself hovering above and in front of his drums, watching himself play ideas he'd never thought of or executed previously.

In the 1970s, Cobham recorded extensively for the fusion-oriented CTI Records, founded by producer Creed Taylor.

During the 1970s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet.

In 1976 Cobham played drums on the album "To the Heart" by Mark-Almond (Jon Mark, Johnny Almond)

1980s work and later

In 1980, he worked with Jack Bruce, in a band called Jack Bruce & Friends. In 1994, he joined an all-star cast at the Greek Theatre (in LA) and the results appeared on ''Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham, Najee and Deron Johnson Live at the Greek''. The concert was predominantly Clarke's music but all the musicians contributed material.

In 1984 he also played with the band Bobby and the Midnites (which included Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Dave Garland, Bobby Cochran, and Kenny Gradney) and recorded the album "Where The Beat Meets The Street". In 1998, he joined up with Grateful Dead cover band Jazz Is Dead.

A number of solo albums followed (as of July 2005, Cobham has released over 30 recordings under his own name), and continues to record, perform and teach.

In 2006, Cobham released ''Drum n voice 2''. This was a return to the 1970s jazz-funk sound, with guests including Jan Hammer, Buddy Miles, John Patitucci, Jeff Berlin, Dominic Miller, Mike Lindup, Airto Moreira, Frank Gambale, Brian Auger, Guy Barker and the band Novecento. The CD was produced and arranged by Pino and Lino Nicolosi for Nicolosi productions.

Billy was announced as a patron and visiting artist of top London drum college Drumtech in June 2008.

In 2009, Cobham released ''Drum n voice 3''. Guests included Chaka Khan, Gino Vannelli, George Duke, Alex Acuna, Bob Mintzer, Brian Auger, John Scofield and Novecento. The CD was produced and arranged by Pino and Lino Nicolosi for Nicolosi productions.

Billy Cobham performed with John McLaughlin at the 44th Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Friday, July 2, 2010, for the first time since the band split up.

As of March 2010, Cobham had begun working on a new project with acclaimed Jordanian guitarist Kamal Musallam.

In August 2011 the album "Rock the Tabla" is released. Featuring Billy Cobham, A.R. Rahman, Hossam Ramzy, Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Manu Katché.

Sampling

He has been sampled by Massive Attack in their tune "Safe from Harm", centered on the beat and bassline of Cobham's "Stratus", from his debut album ''Spectrum''; by Souls of Mischief's "93 'til Infinity", based on the bassline and keyboards of "Heather", from 1974's ''Crosswinds'', and by DJ Shadow on "Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain", which uses elements of "A Funky Kind of Thing" from 1975's ''A Funky Thide of Sings.'' Cobham is also covered extensively by "hyperfunk" jam-band RAQ.

Discography

Filmography

2002: ''Glass Menagerie''

2004: ''Live Palais des Festivals Hall Cannes 1989''

2005: ''Billy Cobham - Culturemix: New Morning Paris Concert''

2005: ''Billy Cobham - Drums for the Soul - Solo Concert - Drums and Percussion Paderborn''

2005: ''Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie: Live in Riazzino''

2007: ''Billy Cobham Live At 60''

2007: ''Cobham Meets Bellson''

2007: ''Cobham: Crosswinds''

2009: ''Live in Cannes''

References

External links

Billy Cobham Homepage

Billy Cobham management

Interview with Billy Cobham

Billy Cobham Drummerworld.com Page

Billy Cobham Interview about working with A.R. Rahman and Hossam Ramzy

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Coordinates	37°26′48″N48°21′04″N
name	Andy McKee
background	solo_singer
born	April 04, 1979 Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
instrument	Guitar, baritone guitar, harp guitar
genre	Folk, Instrumental, Fingerstyle guitar
occupation	Guitarist
years active	2001 – present
label	Razor & Tie, CandyRat Records
website	www.andymckee.com
religion	Atheist }}

Andy McKee (born April 4, 1979 in Topeka, Kansas) is an American fingerstyle guitarist, currently signed to the American record label Razor & Tie. His style of playing and his compositions have earned him a considerable international fanbase; in late 2006, a live performance of his signature song "Drifting" became a Featured Video on YouTube and MySpace, achieving over 40,000,000 views on the former to date and remaining one of its highest rated music clips. A handful of McKee's other songs have experienced lesser success on YouTube, such as "Rylynn" with over 19,000,000 views. Similarly, McKee's cover of "Africa" reached over 9,000,000 views before suddenly being removed by Candyrat Records.

Life and career

McKee played his first guitar, an Aria nylon string bought by his father, at age 13. Initially underwhelmed by his guitar lessons, McKee's electric guitar-playing cousin inspired him to continue learning, taking him out for his 16th birthday to see a guitarist named Preston Reed perform live at a clinic. McKee later bought an instructional videotape from Reed and began to learn more complex guitar techniques from it, also earning his GED that year in order to quit attending high school. He began to draw influence from guitarists such as Michael Hedges, Billy McLaughlin, Pat Kirtley, and from ''Passion Session'' by Don Ross, as he continued studying the instrument on his own.

Nocturne (2001)

In 2001, McKee independently released his first album, ''Nocturne''. That same year, he was placed third at the National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in Winfield, Kansas. In 2003, McKee toured in Taiwan with Jacques Stotzem, Isato Nakagawa, and Masaaki Kishibe, and earned first place in the ''Miscellaneous Acoustic Instrument contest'' of the ''Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships'' with a Ron Spillers harpguitar he purchased from Stephen Bennett in 2002.^, The instrument can be heard in a number of his songs, such as "Into The Ocean" and "Gates of Gnomeria". Only 1,000 copies of ''Nocturne'' were ever produced and the album is now out of circulation.

Dreamcatcher (2004)

McKee released his second album, ''Dreamcatcher'', in 2004. The album includes his cover of "Africa" , as well as "The Friend I Never Met", a song written in tribute to Michael Hedges. McKee used the title track to win the opportunity to perform with bassist Michael Manring, with whom he has since toured. Additionally, he placed second in the ''Fingerstyle Guitar Competition'' of the ''Canadian Guitar Festival'' that year. The album was later re-released by McKee's label in response to the popularity he garnered on YouTube.

Art of Motion (2005)

McKee's third CD, ''Art of Motion'', was released on Candyrat Records in November 2005 and earned considerable praise from established acoustic guitarists such as Don Ross, whom McKee is currently on the same label with and has noted as one of his favorite artists. Most of the songs that McKee is known for on YouTube appear on the album, which has a handful of tracks carried over from ''Dreamcatcher'' as well. During the early stages of McKee's success on YouTube in late 2006 and early 2007, ''Art of Motion'' was the only album of his carried by Candyrat Records, and saw the most mainstream exposure as a result. In a couple of his songs he plays a harp guitar shown down and to the right.

Gates of Gnomeria (2007)

After his popularity due to his performances on YouTube and touring extensively throughout much of 2007, McKee returned to the studio to record his fourth CD, ''Gates of Gnomeria''. The album contains six new songs, one of which had already been seen on YouTube ("Gates of Gnomeria"), as well as two cover songs. McKee spent the majority of 2008 on tour throughout the world, performing with other Candyrat artists and promoting both ''Gates of Gnomeria'' and his collaborative album with Don Ross, ''The Thing That Came From Somewhere''. He released a split DVD that same year with labelmate Antoine Dufour, each artist contributing eight songs to the disc; two of McKee's from ''Gates of Gnomeria''.

Common Ground EP (2009)

In between touring extensively, and helping promote his duo guitar record with Don Ross, McKee recorded an EP of 2 re-recordings of songs from his Dreamcatcher album, and a cover song by Japanese guitarist Masaaki Kishibe. The album was released digitally only, along with videos available on iTunes that include his performance of his 2 compositions, a video each that either does or does not include commentary.

Joyland (2010)

McKee announced in May 2009 that he was intending to finish touring in the second half of the year and concentrate on recording his upcoming album. He stated in July 2009 that it will most likely be titled "Joyland", the title track of the album which originally went under the name "Music For A Vacant Amusement Park". The album was completed in November 2009 and was released in iTunes on March 23, 2010, and in stores on March 30, 2010 on Razor & Tie Records. According to McKee, "On this album I've branched out a bit and included some instrumentation on a couple of songs. There's also a new harpguitar tune and a couple of covers such as "Layover" by Michael Hedges and one of my favorite 80's tunes." (That one is Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World".) The album also features a DVD full of 75 minutes worth of additional video material, including a documentary called ''Andy McKee: Joyland'', and four new performance music videos. All four music videos have been released on YouTube and can be found at:

"Never Grow Old"

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

"Hunter's Moon"

"Joyland"

The documentary is currently only available for purchase as a part of the Joyland album CD/DVD.

Career progression

Self-described as "just this guy from Topeka, Kansas who kind of blew up on the Internet about a week before Christmas", McKee became one of Candyrat Records' best-selling artists after their video of "Drifting" was massively upvoted by users at Digg. In the wake of this exposure, he appeared by invitation on Woodsongs as well as Last Call with Carson Daly, and his online store completely sold out of his various guitar tablature books. Due to the increased demand, he began to offer sheet music for nearly all of his songs on his official website. He also contributed to Josh Groban's 2007 Grammy-nominated Christmas album, ''Noël'', playing guitar on the song "Little Drummer Boy". Groban's album went on to become the best-selling CD of 2007 in the U.S., hitting #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. In 2010 McKee contributed to Lee Ritenour's highly acclaimed CD ''6 String Theory'' that also features guitarists like Steve Lukather, Slash, Neal Schon, Tal Wilkenfeld, and Mike Stern.

Response to filesharing

McKee has, at least once in the past, personally commented on BitTorrent websites hosting his music, chastising downloaders for their actions. Posting to The Pirate Bay under the name "AlteredTuning" (which is the same handle he uses in all his internet message board appearances as well as on his own website's message boards), McKee sarcastically echoed other commenters' thanks to the original uploader of his album and urged people to purchase his work legitimately. His comments were met with approval while some pointed out that the exposure on The Pirate Bay might lead to increased sales.

"Yeah thanks a lot for uploading! It's not like I need to make a living with my music or anything. 8,676 thieves. If you really appreciate what I am doing, buy my CD legitimately so I can continue to compose music rather than work at K-Mart. I'm not Metallica. I don't have hundreds of thousands of dollars, much less millions. Andy McKee"

Equipment and influences

McKee currently uses the following equipment:

Greenfield G4 and GB Guitars

Greenfield HG1.2 Harp Guitar

Lance McCollum Baritone Guitar

Ron Spillers Harp Guitar

K&K; Sound Pickups (internal)

DTAR Solstice Pre-Amp

D'Addario Phosphor Bronze Medium Gauge

Shubb Capos

McKee's influences include: Eric Johnson, Dream Theater, Michael Hedges, Preston Reed, Billy McLaughlin, Tommy Emmanuel, Björk, Steve Lukather, Metallica, Joe Satriani, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Steve Erquiaga, Vince Di Cola, Toto, Peter Gabriel, Imogen Heap, King Crimson, Primus, Pat Metheny, and Don Ross,

McKee began listening to metal, such as Dream Theater, at the age of 13. He described on Woodsongs how he was a "metal freak" during childhood, even performing a Metallica song in his high school talent show. It was not until he saw Preston Reed that his influences began to shift towards acoustic songwriters such as Don Ross and Michael Hedges. Both walks of music continue to influence him, though he has stuck with acoustic music in his professional life.

In response to certain comments regarding the source of his creative talent, McKee has proudly admitted to have never taken any recreational drugs in his life—a fact lauded by many of his fans online, including fellow guitarist Don Ross. Commenting on McKee's MySpace, Ross wrote:

:"I too have never touched weed, pills, blow or needles. I'm always insulted when people find that hard to believe. 'How can you write such insane music straight?!?' Frick! Some of us are just creative using only the chemicals already present in our bodies. That goes for almost any musician I've had a close association with, contrary to the stereotypes. Hell, Zappa was sober all the time! :Bravo, Andy. I appreciate the fact that when you and I tour together, there's no junk going around, no smokes, no nothing. Keeping it clean. And we always have a fabulous time."

Discography

Album Title	Year
	2001
	2004
	2005
''Gates of Gnomeria''	2007
Split DVD with Antoine Dufour	2007
	2008
	2009
	2010

References

External links

McKee's Official Website

Andy McKee's MySpace

Andy McKee @ Razor & Tie

McKee @ Candyrat Records

Interview @ InstruMentalCase

2011 Andy McKee Interview on FingerstyleGuitarists.com

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Coordinates	37°26′48″N48°21′04″N
Name	Heather Martin
Birth date	November 10, 1963
Curling club	Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Skip	Stacie Devereaux
Third	Erin Porter
Second	Alysha Renouf
Lead	Heather Martin
Alternate	Julie Devereaux
Hearts appearances	9 (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011)
Grand slam victories	}}

Heather Martin born on November 10, 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia is a Canadian curler. She currently plays lead rocks for Stacie Devereaux out of the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Career

1991-2000

Martin’s first Scotties appearance was in 1991, where she was an alternate for Cathy Cunningham. The team would finish 2-9 in round robin play. She would return to the Scott for four consecutive years, from 1994-1997 playing lead for Laura Phillips. From 1994-1996 the team would not make the playoffs, however, at the 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts, they would finish round robin play with a 7-4 record advancing as far as the semi final, where they would lose to Ontario’s Alison Goring.

2000-2004

She would return to the Scott in 2002, 2003 and 2004, this time playing for lead for Cathy Cunningham. At the 2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the team would finish round robin play with a 6-5 record, which was enough to secure 4th place. They would go on to win the 3-4 page play off game, the semi final, but would end up losing the final to Colleen Jones.

2009-Current

Starting in the 2009-2010 season Martin would join forces with Canadian Junior Champion Stacie Devereaux, once again playing lead stones. They would compete in the 2010 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts finishing round robin with a 4-2 record. The would lose the semifinal to Heather Strong. At the 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts they would finish round robin undefeated at 5-0, defeating Shelley Nichols in the final. At the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts the team would finish with a 1-10 round robin record.

References

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