Musical Inspiration – Jaco Pastorius
I talked in my last musical inspiration about how you should always look for inspiration from musicians that don't play your primary instrument. The reason is that sometimes being inspired by musicians that don't play...
Musical Inspiration – Victor Wooten
Over the years since I started playing the fiddle, I have listened to a lot of fiddlers for inspiration, and it has served me well. I definitely think that you should see what is being done on your instrument before you switch...
Musical Inspiration – Jacob Collier
Someone that has been inspiring me a lot lately is Jacob Collier. He is not a fiddler, he’s not even a folk artist, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t appreciate how much of a musical genius he is. For those of you who don’t...
My Audition at the Berklee College of Music
My Audition at the Berklee College of Music Back in October I submitted my application to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Right after the submission I booked an audition and interview. During this process I got to...
Musical Inspiration – Quinn Bachand
Musical Inspiration - Quinn Bachand Many of you may know who Quinn Bachand is through various groups that he is in; Qristina & Quinn Bachand, Brishen, Kittle & Co. I first saw Quinn when he was touring as a...
James Hill and Vancouver Island Music Fest
James Hill is known to some as the world’s best ukulele player. Obviously, that is a very subjective label, but it must say something about his creativity and skill. James has previously toured a solo show,...
Musical Inspirations – March 2019 – Shane Cook
In the depths of northern winter Fiddelium, the fiddle group I am a part of, decided to attend the annual sourdough rendezvous in Whitehorse. This is an annual festival that has musical performances as well as traditional...
Musical Inspirations – February 2019 – Liz Carroll
There are many fiddlers that really speak to me in a very inspiring way, but often there are only a few ways that these fiddlers inspire me. Not with Liz Carroll. She writes so many different types and styles of tunes and plays...
Canadian Grand Masters and more…
Canadian Grand Masters and more… Over the summer, since I wasn’t in school, I had lots of time to do festivals, gigs, camps and just fun jams with other musicians. It's always sad when the summer ends, but at least we can...
