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Bio — Belle Plaine guitar-playing, storytelling vocalist Bio Belle Plaine is the stage name of Melanie Hankewich, a singer/songwriter who was raised on her great-grandparents’ homestead on Treaty 4 Territory near the hamlet of Fosston, Saskatchewan. Upon leaving her quiet small town she studied Jazz and Contemporary Music at Grant MacEwan and majored in Recording. Fueled by wanderlust she moved to Calgary, then Victoria and Australia before returning to Saskatchewan to reconnect with her roots. She ultimately stayed, feeling a sense of belonging with the arts scene in the province. After working as the Head of Lights at The Globe Theatre she was inspired by the commitment and growth of the a

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