# Lawrence Martin

Artist · Cochrane, ON

Lawrence Martin, also known as Wapistan, is a Cree singer-songwriter from Moose Cree First Nation whose country, folk, and rock music carries stories from Northern Ontario.

## Links

- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/19USU50LosOeX1eEJrcyC5)
- [Deezer](https://www.deezer.com/artist/4726701)

## Sources

- [Exact Spotify artist 19USU50LosOeX1eEJrcyC5 resolving Lawrence Martin, the matching Train of Life catalog, genre metadata, and a provider image](https://open.spotify.com/artist/19USU50LosOeX1eEJrcyC5) — 2026-07-23
- [Exact Deezer artist 4726701 resolving Lawrence Martin and the matching Train of Life catalog while reproducing the documented Poradu collision](https://www.deezer.com/artist/4726701) — 2026-07-23
- [Exact Spotify Train of Life album with June 2, 2014 date, 13 tracks, self-released rights lines, and UPC 888174901626](https://open.spotify.com/album/6s4T29B918eHmUyxSSAT38) — 2026-07-15
- [Poradu metadata documenting a separate 2024 Thara Local Pasanga release with Edwin that is misattached to Lawrence Martin's Spotify identifier and excluded from this catalog](https://open.spotify.com/album/05Uh68HiphlKuRipfAMGLn) — 2026-07-15
- [Official JUNO history identifying Lawrence Martin as the inaugural Best Music of Aboriginal Canada winner in 1994](https://junoawards.ca/about-us/about-the-juno-awards/50-years/) — 2026-07-15
- [Official JUNO nominees and winners archive documenting Lawrence Martin and Message in the 1996 category](https://junoawards.ca/awards/past-winners-nominees/?search_tag_val=Lawrence+Martin&sort=ASC&sortby=name&submit=submit) — 2026-07-15
- [Current Cochrane Times-Post event report listing JUNO winner Lawrence Martin and his son Neil as a father-and-son musical duo in Cochrane in June 2025](https://www.cochranetimespost.ca/news/ininew-friendship-centre-national-indigenous-peoples-day) — 2026-07-15
- [Current public professional profile controlled by Lawrence Martin identifying Cochrane, Ontario and the same distinctive political, community, and Cree-language history](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-martin-761a0a41) — 2026-07-15
- [Current Five Nations Energy leadership page listing Lawrence Martin as chair and corroborating his continuing professional activity in the Mushkegowuk region](https://www.fivenations.ca/index.php/about) — 2026-07-15
- [Library and Archives Canada preservation copy documenting Martin's Moose Cree identity, Moose River Crossing upbringing, Wapistan name, songwriting, guitar, and music career](https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/storytelling/cado.ayn.ca/lawrence_martin.asp?nodisclaimer=1) — 2026-07-15
- [Direct 2006 interview with Lawrence Martin documenting Cochrane, music and public-service identity, the inaugural JUNO win, catalog history, and country-rock description](https://www.ammsa.com/publications/ontario-birchbark/martin-balances-politics-music-family-and-tradition) — 2026-07-15
- [Direct 1995 Wapistan interview documenting Lawrence Martin, Message, the Cree, country, rock, drum, and language elements of his music](https://ammsa.com/publications/windspeaker/wapistan-releases-new-album) — 2026-07-15
- [Current official label page for the artist-cooperatively researched Native North America anthology listing Lawrence Martin and I Got My Music](https://lightintheattic.net/products/native-north-america-vol-1-aboriginal-folk-rock-and-country-1966-1985) — 2026-07-15
- [MusicBrainz identity record used only to reconcile the five known album titles and dates after the artist identity was established from stronger sources](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dc49fd13-8f67-43d0-aaca-9f0e5934af3c) — 2026-07-15

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/lawrence-martin
Last checked: 2026-07-23