[4][5] Moore grew up in Brandon, Manitoba where she studied art before moving to British Columbia to pursue music.
Her first hit came by co-writing the song "Heaven in Your Eyes" (with John Dexter), which would later be recorded by Loverboy for the Top Gun soundtrack in 1986.
She sang background vocals on and appeared in the music video for the Legendary Heart's "She's My Inspiration" song from that album.
Three singles were released, including "I'll Watch Over You" and "Red Clay Hills", which ranked among the top Adult Contemporary hits of 1990 and 1991, respectively, in Canada.
She collaborated with Steve Kilbey, the lead singer from the Australian band The Church, and the resulting recordings featured a more atmospheric sound than her first album.
[3] The title track, which The Washington Post described as "a softly intoned rap song",[13] was released as a single and reached number 26 in Canada in November 1992.
[18][19] The album adopted a less urban style than on Bohemia, which Moore explained to Billboard by commenting that "I tend to celebrate a bit more.
[28] In the year-end 1996 issue of RPM, Moore's "Love Won't Find Us Here" placed at number 92 on the Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks ranking.
[29] In November 1996, Moore received a SOCAN award for "Genuine", recognizing it as one of the previous year's ten most popular Canadian pop songs.
[1][32] Folklore is an ode to Canada, an exploration of friendship and for the first time features Moore on the Appalachian mountain dulcimer, an instrument that she has played since the mid-'70s.
The record features Joby Baker (Cowboy Junkies, Alex Cuba), Rick May, Marc Atkinson, Daniel Lapp and Scott Sheerin.