About Michaela Foster Marsh

Michaela Foster Marsh is an acclaimed musician with three albums to her credit whose work has appeared in television and film, including Dawson’s Creek, The Matthew Shepard Story and Breaking Amish. She has been invited to sing at the Monaco International Film Festival, the Cannes International Film Festival, and for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Michaela was the last person to sing for the Queen. She is also the author of the book Starchild. She is the founder and Executive Director of Starchild Charity, which works primarily with vulnerable children and women and has built a School for Creative Arts in Vvumba, Uganda. In 2017, she was a finalist of Scotswoman of the Year by the Evening Times and has received a Prime Ministers Award for her work in Uganda. She has also received a Peace and Unity award and a Community Champion Award. 

 

Her memoir Starchild is the remarkable true story of finding her brother’s family 18 years after his death. It is published in the US and distributed worldwide. It is presently being made into a documentary film with BAFTA award-winning director Alex McCall.  

 

Michaela is presently working on Sunflowers at Christmas, her memoir on Love and Grief.

 

Michaela is also presently working on her first fictional novel, The Matoke Tree, with her publisher Lou Aronica, The Story Plant/ Gramarye media 

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Live performances in various local music venues in and around Ottawa, Toronto, New York City, Atlanta and Glasgow. Michaela has had sold out shows in Ottawa both at The National Arts Centre and Barrymore’s

Michaela has also played support to various artists over the years.

Michaela’s performances include:

  • Performance for Queen Elizabeth, Balmoral Castle
  • The Cannes International Film Festival
  • The Monaco International Film Festival
  • Atlanta Georgia Mythic Journey’s Conference
  • Canadian Music Week Toronto
  • The Women's Voices Festival
  • Ottawa Folk Festival
  • International Writers Festival
  • Celtic Connection Festival Glasgow, Scotland
  • Strawberry Moon Festival
  • North by Northeast
  • Strawberry Moon Festival
  • Ottawa Tulip Festival
  • Kingston Live wire series
  • Ottawa Acoustic waves series
  • Capital Music Conference
  • SuperEX Ottawa
  • St Lawrence Art's Centre Toronto, opening for Jesse Cook
  • National Arts Centre, Ottawa

Michaela awards:

  • Community Champion Award 2020
  • Pease & Unity Award 2018
  • Finalist Scots Women of the Year award 2017
  • Points of light Prime Ministers Award 2016
  • Winner of Majic 100 Song writer’s competition
  • Winner of Ontario Folk Alliance songs from the Heart Competition
  • 2nd runner up in the Canadian National Songwriters competition
  • Michaela has been recognized twice by FACTOR (Foundation to assist Canadian Talent of Records)
  • She has been awarded a "New Talent Demo Award" by FACTOR
  • "Independent Artists Recording Loan" by FACTOR
  • And has been the recipient of VideoFACT grant
  • Michaela has twice been voted Best Female Independent Artist by Ottawa Xpress readerï's poll in conjunction with the Capital Music Conference
  • Michaela's debut album was listed in 2000's The Maclean's Guide to Arts and Culture in Canada as one of the most distinguished CD's in the country. A Great Canadian Recording"