Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2017-05-11
Invested on: 2018-01-24
Paul Mills, C.M.
London, Ontario
Paul Mills has been an instrumental presence in Canada’s folk music community for 45 years. A singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer and studio owner, he lives and breathes the folk tradition. His impact as a record producer is substantial; with close to 200 albums produced for such Canadian artists as Stan Rogers, Sharon, Lois and Bram, Ron Hynes and John Allen Cameron, he has helped bring folk music to Canadians from coast to coast to coast.