Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 2019

Members: Laurence Stevenson, Grit Laskin, Peter Shepheard, Ian Bell (7), Alistair Brown, Margaret Christl, John Bowden (3), Ian Robb, Jim Strickland (3), Rick Avery (2), Tam Kearney, David Parry (6), Rosemary Brown (3), Stewart Cameron, Jeff McClintock, Ian Clark (17), Cherie Whelan

Canadian folk ensemble established in 1971.

The Toronto-based "Friends" boast six versatile musicians, four fine singers, three songwriters, a brilliant joke teller, the occasional fiery dragon, one Order of Canada, one Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal and one of the longest track records in Canadian Folk Music. The Friends were recipients of the 2003 Estelle Klein Award, given by the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals for service to folk music in Ontario.