Errol Ranville is a Canadian singer and guitarist. He is a founder of the Manito Ahbee (Ah-beh) Festival held in Winnipeg, Manitoba held annually. [1] He was a member of the country band Freebird.
Career edit
Ranville started a band C-Weed and the Weeds with his brothers Wally and Don when they were in high school.[2] The band was formed in 1984 and by 1986 had changed their name to C-Weed and released four albums.[1][3]
In 1987, Ranville left the band and started his own project, Free Bird. Both bands continued to perform the C-Weed repertoire in the Winnipeg area, along with some new material.[4]
In 2010, Ranville was injured in a serious car crash in which his wife Marcie & 4 others died. He was initially charged with careless driving, but later cleared of those charges.[5]
He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards in 2011.[1]
In 2017, a short film about Ranville's life was created by filmmaker Gary Zubeck.[6] The film was shown at the Winnipeg Film Festival and aired on CBC Television.[7]
In 2021, Ranville published a memoir entitled Run as One: My Story, published by Great Plains Press.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "A DIFFERENT DRUM". by Rob Williams, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, November 3, 2011
- ^ "Fontaine juggles music dreams with education". Wataway News, August 2, 2012 Volume 39 Number 23
- ^ "C-Weed lands plum consolation prize". Brandon Sun, October 2, 1986
- ^ "With the Beat". James O'Connor, Brandon Sun, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, December 31, 1987
- ^ "Charge against Ranville stayed". Winnipeg Free Press, 11/14/2012
- ^ "'The Last Ride' giving Errol Ranville a second chance at life". APTN News, Nov 4, 2017
- ^ "The Road To Here: The Errol Ranville Story". CBC,
- ^ "Picking his battles". Winnipeg Free Press.