She began performing in coffeehouses in 1966, and soon attracted the attention of other notable folk musicians such as Bruce Cockburn and David Wiffen.
Oscar Peterson | Roger Tory Peterson | Scott Peterson | Colleen Doran | Colleen Dewhurst | Carl Peterson | Ralph Peterson, Jr. | David Peterson | Peterson Air Force Base | Adrian Peterson | Ralph Peterson | Gilles Peterson | Collin Peterson | Cassandra Peterson | Brandon Peterson | The Colleen Bawn | Rick Peterson | Hjalmar Peterson | Eric Peterson | Colleen Peterson | Peterson | Eugene H. Peterson | Colleen Kay Hutchins | Colleen Holder | Colleen Hewett | Wilhelm Peterson-Berger | Wayne Peterson | Vicki Peterson | Thomas Mundy Peterson | Scott Peterson (convicted murderer) |
The award, created in memory of Canadian country singer Colleen Peterson, is sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF), and is presented to a songwriter selected from 15 nominations put forward by the OCFF's Songs from the Heart songwriting competition, excluding overall winners of the Galaxie Rising Stars Awards.
Visiting artists included John Allan Cameron, Shirley Eikhard, Bob Carpenter, Fraser & DeBolt, Tom Gallant, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Dee Higgins, Tommy Makem, Colleen Peterson, Jack Schechtman, Stringband and Brent Titcomb.