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Originally a California girl, Shari Ulrich settled on the west coast of Canada in 1970, and soon launched her life in music. A singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (violin, mandolin, piano, guitar, dulcimer, harmonica), she continues to win hearts across North America with her voice, sublime songs and on-stage charisma ever since. From her time with the legendary Pied Pumkin to The Hometown Band, and on as a solo artist, her career has resulted in 25 albums to date, including collaborations with Bill Henderson and Roy Forbes (UHF), Barney Bentall and Tom Taylor (BTU), The High Bar Gang, (a 7 piece bluegrass band with Barney Bentall and Colin Nairne). Along the way, she has garnered 2 JUNO awards and several nominations, an induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, and a Canadian Folk Music Award for Songwriter of the Year.

A songwriting educator Shari leads workshops and has taught at both Humber Polytechnic and the University of British Columbia.

Shari’s daughter Julia Graff, also a multi-instrumentalist, began accompanying Shari on stage at the age of 12. Receiving a Master of music in Sound Recording from McGill University, Julia is now a busy engineer, producer, and Emmy winning music editor in film and television. Among other projects, Julia engineered and co-produced Shari’s last three albums with partner and fellow McGill grad, James Perrella.

Shari tours much of the year in a variety of configurations: from solo to a trio to a full band and though 2026 as a shared bill with the remarkable “Unfaithful Servants”. Shari continues to perform with BTU, High Bar Gang and The Luckies with songwriters Hilary Grist & Jeanne Tolmie. She produces and hosts Vancouver’s SongBird North series (since 1995) for the Songwriters Association of Canada.

An accomplished and dynamic performer, Shari makes any size audience feel they are in her living room – drawn in by her insightful lyrics, and her engaging warmth and humour.