VANCOUVER, CANADA — Topping off an amazing year since the Stony Plain release of her ONE GUITAR WOMAN album, Sue Foley is honored in her native Canada with a JUNO Award nomination for Blues Album of the Year. In a year that has seen her fourth consecutive Blues Music Award for Female Blues Artist, three Blues Blast Music Awards and a GRAMMY® Award nomination, this distinction is particularly meaningful for Sue, who enthuses:

“I’m beyond thrilled that ONE GUITAR WOMAN has been honored with a Juno Award nomination for Blues Album of the Year. This project has been a true labor of love, and seeing it resonate with so many people since its release has been amazing.

After an unforgettable experience at the Grammys this year — a milestone in my career – I’m especially moved to receive this recognition in my home country of Canada. There’s something truly special about standing alongside my fellow Canadian artists and representing our incredible music scene on the world stage.”

ONE GUITAR WOMAN has been celebrated by ecstatic press, radio and fans alike, gracing magazine covers, topping radio charts, and selling out shows and tours across the US, Canada and beyond. In this moving solo acoustic tribute to the female pioneers of guitar (Elizabeth Cotten, Memphis Minnie, Maybelle Carter, Lydia Mendoza, Elvie Thomas and Geeshie Wiley, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ida Presti, and Charo), Sue not only shows her total mastery of their styles and techniques, she seems to summon the spirits of her long gone teachers, letting them speak through her voice and guitar.

The 54^th Annual JUNO Awards will take place March 30, 2025 in Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.



ALBUM COVER - PHOTO: Mark Abernathy

MORE ABOUT SUE FOLEY

Sue Foley is a multi-award winning blues guitar player and singer/songwriter. Her latest album, ONE GUITAR WOMAN: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar, was nominated for the 2025 GRAMMY® for Best Traditional Blues Album and is currently nominated for a JUNO Award for Blues Album Of The Year.

Growing up in Canada, Foley was captivated by her father’s guitar and began performing professionally at 16. By 21, she was in Austin, TX, recording with Antone’s, the iconic blues label and nightclub that launched the careers of legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Foley has toured extensively, sharing stages with icons like B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Billy F Gibbons. Her high-energy, guitar-driven performances reflect the Texas blues tradition that shaped her sound. She’s also a four-time recipient of the Blues Music Award for Traditional Female Artist (2020–2024).

In addition to her music, Foley is a dedicated scholar of women in guitar. Her interviews with female guitarists have appeared in Guitar Player Magazine and will be featured in her forthcoming book, Guitar Women: Conversations and Life Lessons from the Heroines of Guitar (Sutherland Press, 2025). Foley holds a PhD in Musicology from York University in Toronto.