Shelley Hamilton

09/23/2026

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I am thrilled to finally share with you all that the documentary I scored and created the music for debuts this month!
“Joan’s Kitchen Table” premieres at the Lunenburg Doc Fest on Saturday, September 26 at 3:00 p.m, with the support of

Joan’s Kitchen Table is the story of Joan and Burnley “Rocky” Jones, of their love for each other, their children and a community they helped strengthen and transform during the civil rights movement in Nova Scotia.
Their love was personal, political, complicated and fiercely alive. It lived in family conversations, in acts of resistance, in laughter, in sacrifice and around a kitchen table where private life and public history were never truly separate. Working in this project has been a labour of love, & as always, an honour to bring to light more undiscovered stories of our rich, Canadian and Nova Scotian history.

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09/16/2026

I am thrilled to finally share with you all that the documentary I scored and created the music for debuts this month!
“Joan’s Kitchen Table” premieres at the Lunenburg Doc Fest on Saturday, September 26 at 3:00 p.m, with the support of Telefilm Canada

Joan’s Kitchen Table is the story of Joan and Burnley “Rocky” Jones, of their love for each other, their children and a community they helped strengthen and transform during the civil rights movement in Nova Scotia.
Their love was personal, political, complicated and fiercely alive. It lived in family conversations, in acts of resistance, in laughter, in sacrifice and around a kitchen table where private life and public history were never truly separate. Working in this project has been a labour of love, & as always, an honour to bring to light more undiscovered stories of our rich, Canadian and Nova Scotian history.

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08/30/2026

Dolly… There are no words to express what it feels like to wake up every day in a world now ….without Dolly Parton. When I did this photo shoot this summer, it was to honour how she has influenced my life & work, to be brave enough to do this type of photo shoot at my age. I had no idea it would now be to honour her memory.

There are so many personal stories of the milestones that she holds in my heart about the history of who I am as an artist. When I was working in Japan in the 90’s, the CD that kept my heart alive was “Trio”… Hearing those sweet, three-part harmonies was part of the inspiration for my own Black female a ca****la Trio that I had for years “The Delightful Divas“. One of the 1st songs we did was from that album…”The Pain Of Loving You”.

One of my mantras for living life over the years has been “What Would Dolly Do” because if there was ever a person that I could look at for how she saw everybody in the world, and how to respond… It was her. She was sparkle, authentic, honest, a quiet and generous philanthropist, and one of the most brilliant songwriters of our time. A true icon in every sense of the word. She loved everyone, regardless of race, religion, sexuality,…. and everyone loved Dolly. She showed me that growing older doesn’t mean growing smaller, and for me… It’s been reinvention, and embracing me… At every stage.

In my “Dolly Dream”, she would give me a big ole hug in this outfit and say “darlin, are those Barbie shoes?!” And then do that adorable laugh she would do that made us all smile…

She made glamour, strength, humor, ambition, and authenticity all belong all in the same sentence describing her.

All I can say right now is … I know Carl is so happy to be back with the love of his life. Rest beautiful Dolly… You will be so, SO missed in this world, and as you have said more than once…”I will always love you”… 😢


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👠 Barbie special edition

08/26/2026

And we will always love you

08/16/2026

Happiness is … Stepping into the studio & getting to work with musicians & friends like Sean Bray Dave Patel Roger Williams and watching a story about my grandmother & Africville grow into a song.

Here’s a little behind-the-scenes look as we create “Cleaning Floors At The Morgue”…..

08/07/2026

Is it a dress?! Is it a t-shirt?! At 60+, it’s whatever I say it is.

Thank you Zendaya for the inspiration to be this brave — turns out all you need is golden hour, a great set of heels Christian Louboutin a little attitude, and a country icon or two to remind you whose shoulders we stand on. I think Linda Martell would approve.

Oh yeah… and there’s new music coming soon. Stick around.

With love and zero apologies.

07/24/2026

Some songs never leave you. “Kiss of Life” is one of them. 💋✨

07/11/2026

Here we are - rehearsal time Lynx Music - for my upcoming single “Connected.” ✨

My original song and others I’ve arranged score the featured upcoming Telefilm Canada documentary Joan’s Kitchen Table. To be working on MY music to release to you - is pretty exciting. And I’m in the studio doing more….

✨ Stay connected… this is only the beginning.

06/28/2026

THANK YOU jazzintoronto for having us on the Market Street Stage, and to every single beautiful soul who came out to St. Lawrence Market and sang, swayed, and felt the music with us. Special thanks to the “Sade Experience Dancers”… absolutely adorable.

This is what The Sade Experience is all about — smooth grooves, good people, and pure love in the air. We felt every bit of your energy. 🎶

06/23/2026

Come experience the sensual evening energy. ✨We’ll be kicking off the friday jazz music series in Association with Jazz in Toronto. The Sade Experience comes to St. Lawrence Market — Come indulge yourself in timeless soul, silk-smooth vocals, and pure love. 🎤🖤

📍 St. Lawrence Market
🗓️ June 26 · 5:30 PM
🎟️ FREE — bring someone you love