Lindsey Walker

Passionate, profound, at times hilarious, yet always touching, Lindsey Walker is a force to be reckoned with.

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Lindsey moved out west to Edmonton on a dare over 6 years ago. Lindsey studied jazz performance at Grant MacEwan College, and always being seen as the rock-and roll rebel Lindsey never stuck to the norm. Upon graduating from Grant MacEwan, she started touring with Edmonton-based rock and roots bands. It wasn't until 2011 she had begun perfecting her guitar skills and started playing shows solo. It proved to be the right choice for Lindsey, who played many local festivals, was asked to perform live on local radio and created a devoted mass of fans in less than one year.

In early 2012, Lindsey made a bold move to ask audience and friends for financial contributions to help fund her debut album. Within the 55 days she had allotted for the campaign, she was stunned see that her audience had helped raise more money than what she was asking for. In return they received completed copies of Our Glory, free tickets to shows and even homemade jam by Lindsey herself.

Lindsey officially released Our Glory May 4th 2013 to a packed house at The Artery in Edmonton, which was also the first night of her solo Our Glory tour which had stops in Kelowna, Jasper, Vancouver, Golden, and Winnipeg, among others.

Our Glory

While starting to make her mark on the Edmonton music scene, Lindsey learned of a family secret that would stay with her for years to come. After many years of hiding the information, Lindseys parents told of her aunt who had gone missing many years before. Her name was Gloria. She lived in Vancouvers notorious Eastside, a place where drugs and prostitution were rampant. Gloria was a part of that community, and was last heard from January, 1992. Once the horrible stories of the now notorious killer Robert Pickton arose, there was much speculation that Gloria fit the description of the women Pickton was luring. It was in 2002 when RCMP started to put the pieces together to arrest Pickton. By then it had been 10 years since Gloria had gone missing, so the chances of putting the pieces and the evidence together was slim. Pickton was only convicted on 6 counts of murder after he had admitted to killing 49 women.

Upon hearing this, Lindsey felt she had to do something to honor her aunt and all those from Vancouver's Eastside. Lindsey wrote Our Glory, which is dedicated to Gloria.