Suzie Vinnick is a Canadian roots and blues singer-songwriter.[2] She performs as a solo artist and contributes to variety of band projects, including The Marigolds (with Gwen Swick and Caitlin Hanford), Vinnick Sheppard Harte (with Kim Sheppard and Elana Harte), Betty and the Bobs and as a duo with Rick Fines.
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Vinnick is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.[2]
Vinnick has won twelve Maple Blues Awards - she is a seven-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for Best Female Vocalist, winning in 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2022, a two-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for Best Songwriter, winning in 2006 and 2011 and Best Acoustic Act in 2023 and 2013. She also won the award for Best Bassist in 2006.
She is also a two-time winner in the blues category at the International Songwriting Competition, for her songs "The Honey I Want" and "Sometimes I Think I Can Fly".[4]