[2] In 1980, Crowe moved to Toronto, Ontario to further her musical career and help her partner through medical school by working as a waitress and at the Canada Post.
[2][6] Eight years later she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she worked multiple jobs, including stints as a waitress, art gallery assistant, mail carrier and beekeeper.
[1][2][7] The production of This Far From Home was paid for using proceeds from a coffee shop located in the south side of Vancouver that Crowe had opened.
[1] In the early 2000s Crowe toured the Czech Republic with artists including Katherine Wheatley and Lenka Slaba.
[8] She joined Laura Smith and Cindy Church to form the trio brava in 2002 at the urging of music agent Chris Hopkins.
[3][11] She also won Music Nova Scotia's 2004 Female Artist of the Year award for her work on Book of Days.