Carrie Ann Edwards Biography, Wiki – Sister of Shania Twain
Carrie Ann Edwards as a child she was told by her mother that her biological father was part Cree, a claim his family denies. Her confirmed ancestry includes English, French, and Irish. Her maternal great-grandmother was a descendant of French carpenter Zacharie Cloutier. Her Irish maternal grandmother, Eileen Pearce, emigrated from Newbridge, County Kildare.
She has said she had a difficult childhood. Despite the hardships she faced, she persevered and found success. Her parents earned little money, and food was often scarce in their household. She learned the value of hard work and the importance of frugality from a young age.
Twain did not confide her situation to school authorities, fearing they might break up the family. She was determined to provide for her family and never gave up, no matter what the odds. Her mother and stepfather’s marriage was stormy at times, and from a young age she witnessed violence between them. Her mother also struggled with bouts of depression.
Twain eventually convinced her mother to take her and the children and run away to a homeless shelter in Toronto, however Sharon returned to Jerry with the children in 1981.
As a child, Twain began singing at bars to help pay her family’s bills; she often earned $20 between midnight and 1 a.m. performing for remaining customers after the bar had finished serving alcohol. Twain disliked singing in those bars, but she views them as a roadside performing-arts school.
During the ordeal, she said, “My deepest passion was music and it helped. There were moments when I thought, ‘I hate this.’ I hated going into bars and being with drunks. But I loved the music and so I survived.” She states that the art of creating, of actually writing songs, “was very different from performing them and became progressively important”.
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