Cape Breton to Lollapalooza: Goldie Boutilier's fall, and rise, to music's biggest stages

Promising start with major label turned sour and she turned to sex work, struggled with drug and alcohol use

CBC NewsRichard Woodbury

For Cape Breton musician Goldie Boutilier, her first time performing onstage when she was five years old came to symbolize a lot about her future career in the music industry.

Performing with the Men of the Deeps, as Boutilier walked toward the stage, someone told her to be careful not to trip over the cords onstage.

"So of course I walked out, and as we say in Cape Breton, went *** over tea kettle, and tripped and fell on my face," said Boutilier. "And it's a core memory for me."

Boutilier rememb…

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Cape Breton to Lollapalooza: Goldie Boutilier's fall, and rise, to music's biggest stages

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