Sylvia Tyson, CM (born 19 September 1940) is a Canadian musician, performer, singer-songwriter and broadcaster.[1] She is best known as part of the folk duo Ian and Sylvia, with Ian Tyson. Since 1993, she has been a member of the all-female folk group Quartette.[2][3]
Tyson was born Sylvia Fricker in Chatham, Ontario.[4] She was the second of four children;[5] her father was an appliance salesman for the T. Eaton Company, and her mother was a church organist and choir leader.[6] At a young age Fricker decided to become a singer; although her parents tried to discourage her from pursuing a career as an entertainer, she left Chatham in 1959 to perform in Toronto.[5]
From 1959 to 1974, she was half of the popular folk duo Ian
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