The first album released by Canadian country singer Stephanie Beaumont caught the attention of music lovers in a big way. When Love and Dreams was released in 1996, it snagged a pair of Canadian Country Music Association nominations that year and four more the following year in the categories of Vocal Collaboration, Independent Female Vocalist, Wrangler Rising Star, and Female Vocalist. A half-dozen of its singles made it onto the country charts. More nominations came her way with the release of Way Over My Heart in 1998.
Beaumont traveled a lot while she was growing up due t...