Errol Ranville is a Canadian singer and guitarist. He is a founder of the Manito Ahbee (Ah-beh) Festival held in Winnipeg, Manitoba held annually. "A DIFFERENT DRUM". by Rob Williams, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, November 3, 2011 He was a member of the country band Freebird.
Career
Ranville started a band called C-Weed and the Weeds with his brothers Wally and Don when they were in high school."Fontaine juggles music dreams with education". Wataway News, August 2, 2012 Volume 39 Number 23 The band was formed in 1984 and by 1986 had changed their name to C-Weed and released four albums."C-Weed lands plum consolation prize". Brandon Sun, October 2, 1986
In 1987, Ranville left the band and started his own project, Free Bird. Both bands continued to perform the C-Weed repertoire in the Winnipeg area, along with some new material."With the Beat". James O'Connor, Brandon Sun, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, December 31, 1987
In 2010, Ranville was injured in a serious car crash in which his wife Marcie & 4 others died. He was initially charged with careless driving, but later cleared of those charges."Charge against Ranville stayed". Winnipeg Free Press, 11/14/2012
He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards in 2011.
In 2017, a short film about Ranville's life was created by filmmaker Gary Zubeck."'The Last Ride' giving Errol Ranville a second chance at life". APTN News, Nov 4, 2017 The film was shown at the Winnipeg Film Festival and aired on CBC Television."The Road To Here: The Errol Ranville Story". CBC,
In 2021, Ranville published a memoir entitled Run as One: My Story, published by Great Plains Press.
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