Loretta Hale
Musician in Canada
(Hamilton, ON) Musician. Loretta is a multi-instrumentalist that performs, records, and teaches. She performs with The Andre Bisson Band in Canada, US, UK, and Europe. Director of The Loretta Hale Big Band and cellist with Rosetta Strings. Other groups that Loretta has performed and recorded with are Foreign Films, Dylan Hudecki - The Dill & Justin Sawicki. Loretta was Nominated for a Hamilton Music Award for "Special Instrumentalist" in 2011 for Justin Sawicki and 2016 for her work with Andre Bisson Band.
She played cello on 2016 Juno Nominated Album "Desire Will Rot". She was Nominated for Tour Manager of the Year for the HMA's for her work with Andre Bisson Band. Loretta was recently nominated for a 2019, 2022, and 2024 Maple Blues Award in Toronto for "Horn Player of the Year" for her work with the Andre Bisson Band.
Studied Cello at Mohawk College for Music & Berklee College of Music for a Specialist Certificate for Music Business.