Basia Bulat

Basia Bulat
Bulat performing with her autoharp in 2008
Background information
Born	(1984-04-13) April 13, 1984 (age 32) Toronto, Ontario
Origin	London, Ontario
Genres	Folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, autoharp, hammered dulcimer, piano, ukulele, charango
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Rough Trade, Hardwood, Secret City
Website	www.basiabulat.com

Barbara Josephine Bulat, known simply as Basia Bulat (born April 13, 1984) /ˈbɒʃə buːˈlɒt/, is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is known for performing with an autoharp.

Bulat grew up in Etobicoke, Ontario where her mother was a music teacher who taught piano and guitar. She is an honorary member of Ontario's "Polonia" Polish community. She has said the radio at home was permanently tuned to an oldies station. “I don’t think I realised the radio had more than one station until I was 11 or 12,” she says.

She attended the University of Western Ontario where she received a degree in English; she also took some classes with Olenka Krakus of the band Olenka and the Autumn Lovers. While a student there, she was coaxed by friends into opening for Julie Doiron and soon gained a local following.

Bulat released an independent EP in 2005 and was subsequently signed to Rough Trade Records, which released her full-length debut album, Oh, My Darling in April 2007. The album was later released in Canada by Hayden's Hardwood Records.

Her singles "Snakes and Ladders", "Little One" and "I Was a Daughter" have been playlisted on CBC Radio 3 while various tracks have received airplay on college radio in Canada and the United States. Her album Oh, My Darling made the short list for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.