Geraldine Hollett grew up in Pathend, Burin. Her father Charles is an inshore fisherman and her mother, the former Elizabeth Power, keeps a shop. Geraldine went to Father Berney Memorial School in Salt Pond and then on to Sir Wilfred Grenfell College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre) in 1999 and embarked on a successful acting career.
Geraldine co-founded The Once with Phil Churchill and Andrew Dale in September of 2007 during the Rising Tide Summer Theatre Festival in Trinity. She has been performing and recording with them ever since since. They even toured the world with British singer/songwriter Passenger.
Geraldine Hollett's Songs
From The Once Row Upon Row of the People They Know. Borealis Records. 2011.
Cradle Hill. Al Pittman's lovely song remembering the constant joys of love.
Jack the Sailor. A traditional song of true love tested.
Song for Memory. George Murray's song of old men playing cards and singing.
The Glow of the Kerosene Light. Wince Cole's beautiful song of past lives lived.