Tag: fiddle

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Morgan Toney is making a name for himself by combining ...

In the Mi’kmaq community of Nova Scotia there are songs built upon the strong foundation of the drum. You’ll also find the fiddle, which has been adapted from Celtic traditions over the years by the Mi’kmaq people. But for the ...
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Trad ‘supergroup’ Vinta is releasing an EP every month!

During these days of the pandemic, there are artists who’ve recorded new albums and released a song a month leading up to the album’s official release. There are others who’ve recorded a new song a month not necessarily with the ...
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Shane Cook has teamed up with some impressive partners for ...

There’s a certain magic that happens when musicians get together to play songs or tunes, and right away they’re on the same wavelength. They don’t even have to have the same music background; they just “get” each other. When they ...
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Alexis Chartrand and Colin Savoie-Levac – Le Tranino

Two of the finest young players in Québec’s traditional music scene got together in a studio one weekend last September and jammed, improvising arrangements while their friend recorded them.  The result is a simply superb collection of tunes from the ...
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3 acts to catch on the Festival Place Patio in ...

Festival Place is thrilled to open the patio doors once again for the 22nd annual Qualico Patio Series. Each Wednesday, rain or shine, Festival Place in Sherwood Park, Alta., will present two acts featuring an eclectic variety of pop, jazz, world, ...