Delivered from the mythic Muskoka wilderness, Hawksley Workman arrived on the scene nearly a decade ago with a fearlessness rooted in an undeniable vocal panache. This Juno Award winning wild-card has already cemented his place as an emblem of Canadian culture here and abroad. 2010 has seen two new records: Meat, which made the Polaris Long List, and Milk, which was released on August 10, 2010. With love from the indie world and commercial rock radio, Hawksley Workman continues to release albums that surprise and impress.

Hawksley’s catalogue (Lover/Fighter, The Delicious Wolves, Treeful of Starling, Between the Beautifuls, Los Manlicious and the one-of-a-kind Christmas album Almost a Full Moon) includes pop tunes, country jangles, anthemic rockers, hip-hop dance beats and gut-wrenching ballads: proof that Hawksley can do it all. Hawksley wrote some of the music for Score: A Hockey Musical, which opens TIFF 2010.