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The CanadianFiddlerVol 18 - Issue 1 | Spring - March 2010 A Publication of the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association

Canadian Fiddle strikes Gold at the OlympicsBy Rhea Labrie

Dave Pierce is a genius. He was the musical director for the Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and convinced Executive Producer, David Atkins, that a fiddle number should be included in Canada’s biggest showcase to the world. And by all accounts, it turned out to be a highlight of the whole ceremonies show.

The twelve minute portion of the ceremonies show, entitled ‘Rhythms of the Fall’ featured a huge cast of fiddler stand-ins and a chorus of dancers, but the real stars were some of Canada’s brightest fiddlers playing tunes composed by none other than Canada’s Fiddling Sensation and Alberta Fiddler Calvin Vollrath, who also participated in the ceremonies by playing his fiddle proudly alongside the orchestra.

Five fiddlers representing five different regions were on stage to perform the fiddle style of their region. The number was topped off with the most Canadian fiddle tune of them all, Ward Allen’s Maple Sugar, in an homage to our past. The entire number wrapped up with an energetic performance by celtic phenom, Ashley MacIsaac. --- Continued on page 10

In this issue:

1 Canadian Fiddle Strikes Gold at the Olympics

2 A Word from the President

3 CGM to be held at the Shenkman Arts Centre / Championnat du CGM qui se tiendra au Centre des arts Shenkman

4 2010 CGM Competition - Program Preview

6 2010 Election Results

7 Donation Form

8 2010 CGM Judges Bios

9 By-the-Fiddle Camp Registration Form

10 Alex Lamoureux performs at the Olympics

11 CGM 2010 Announced!

12 Wild Rose’s Annual Grand North American Old Tyme Fiddle Championship

(Left to Right) Ashley MacIsaac, Sierra Noble, Calvin Vollrath, April Verch, Samantha Robichaud, André Brunet & Daniel Lapp

©Photo Courtesy of Calvin Vollrath

The Canadian Fiddler | Spring - March 2010

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A Word from the President The January General Meeting and

the CGM elections are now behind us, and I am pleased to announce that your Executive remains exactly as it was in 2009, a great team to be sure. It is, however, somewhat disappointing that there were no new nominations to the Board this year. In order to continue to be successful and progressive “new blood” is essential. The tenure for the Board, as elected, will be until the end of August, 2010, when a new Board will be elected for the period September 1, 2010

till August 31, 2011. This time period fits better with the activities of the CGM.

Registration is now in full swing for the August, 2010, “By-the-Canal Fiddle Camp”. For the past several years the camp has operated at capacity, so I advise you to get your registration in as soon as possible if you are planning to attend.

In closing, I wish to thank the 2009 Board and committee members for a job very well done, and it is with great pleasure that I look forward to working with you all again this year. Thank you for staying “on board” and committing to yet another excellent year for the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association.

- Peer Norgaard, President

The Canadian Fiddler Incorporated in 1989, the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association (CGMFA) is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Canadian Traditional Fiddling.

The Canadian Fiddler was established to assist in achieving the goals of the CGMFA.

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CGMFA Board:President: Peer NorgaardVice President: Bonita Leblanc Secretary: Marg CôtéTreasurer: Todd Thompson

Directors: Ron Bourque, Trent Bruner, Bob Daly, Randy Foster, Brian Hebert, Geoff Horrocks, Jim Hunter, Patti Lamoureux, John Miller, Calvin Vollrath, Rick Wedge

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21st CGM Competition to be held at the Shenkman Arts Centre in Ottawa East (Orléans)

By the CGMFA Committee

For the last 20 years, the CGM Competition has been held at Centrepointe Theatre in Ottawa West (Nepean) but due to renovations at Centrepointe throughout the summer of 2010, the CGM Competition will be held at the brand new Shenkman Arts Centre in the east end of Ottawa (Orleans).

The 500-seat Harold Shenkman Hall is a fully serviced performance venue. The theatre has a proscenium opening and a 3,640 sq/ft stage. It is a purpose-built facility with state-of-the-art acoustics, seating, equipment, broadcast-ready capacity, sprung floor and back-stage facilities, including a fully equipped green room, dressing rooms and wardrobe room.

There is plenty of free parking in the area for cars and trailers. The Theatre is located at 245 Centrum Boulevard in Ottawa’s east-end and anyone I’ve spoken to has highly recommended it. It’s just a short drive from downtown, an 18-minute drive from the Travelodge West Ottawa and just a few minutes walk from OC Transpo’s Orléans Station at Place d’Orléans Shopping Centre.

The after-party will be held at Darcy McGees Irish Pub at 260 Centrum Blvd. This is a great pub with an excellent outdoor patio and I’ve heard they are looking forward to having fiddlers there to party! Stay tuned for more details in the June edition of the Canadian Fiddler.

21e Championnat du CGM qui se tiendra au Centre des arts Shenkman dans le secteur est d’Ottawa (Orléans)

Par le comité de la CGMFA

Au cours des 20 dernières années, le championnat du CGM s’est tenu au Théâtre Centrepointe du secteur ouest d’Ottawa (Nepean); toutefois, à cause des rénovations qui y seront effectuées au cours de l’été 2010, le championnat du CGM se tiendra au tout nouveau Centre des Arts Shenkman situé dans le secteur est d’Ottawa (Orléans).

La salle Harold Shenkman dotée de 500 sièges, est un lieu de présentation entièrement équipé. Le théâtre offre une ouverture de scène et une scène de 3 640 pieds carrés. L’édifice a été spécialement conçu pour accueillir des appareils d’acoustique à la fine pointe de la technologie, des sièges, de l’équipement, une capacité d’audiovisuel, un parquet flottant ainsi que des coulisses aménagées qui incluent un foyer des artistes tout équipé, et des salles d’habillage et de costumes.

Il y a amplement de stationnement gratuit dans le secteur pour accommoder des autos et des caravanes. Le Théâtre est situé au 245, boulevard Centrum dans le secteur est d’Ottawa et tous ceux à qui j’en ai parlé me l’ont fortement recommandé. Il est situé à un court trajet en voiture depuis le centre-ville, 18 minutes depuis le Travelodge West Ottawa et à seulement quelques minutes de marche de la station d’autobus d’OC Transpo au Centre d’achat Orléans.

La soirée se terminera au pub irlandais Darcy McGees situé au 260, boulevard Centrum. Il s’agit d’un excellent pub doté d’une très belle terrasse extérieure et j’ai appris qu’on espère y voir des violoneux faire la fête! Soyez attentifs aux détails qui suivront dans l’édition de juin du Canadian Fiddler.


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Coming up in the 2010 CGM Competition - Program Preview

Guest Ensemble, When Here Meets There, to perform for CGM 2010

What do you get when you pair an ECMA Award Winner with a Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champion? You get a dynamic live performance featuring two of the most highly acclaimed fiddlers around! When Here Meets There is the coming together of Shane Cook’s swinging Ontario-oldtime fiddle with Troy MacGillivray’s driving Nova Scotian fiddle and piano. Winner of the 2009 East Coast Music Award for Traditional Group Recording of the Year, When Here Meets There showcases why these two young Canadian fiddlers are at the top of their game!

(Left to Right) Troy MacGillivray and Shane Cook©Photo by: Pam Wamback

Troy MacGillivray of Lanark, Antigonish County, NS is an accomplished fiddler, pianist and step dancer who has travelled around the world with his talents, including Afghanistan to entertain the troops this past May. With four highly acclaimed CD’s to his credit, his most recent release, Live At The Music Room, won him the 2008 East Coast Music Award for Instrumental Recording of the Year and Music Nova Scotia’s 2008 Traditional/Roots Recording of the Year. Troy made his first appearance as a judge for the highly prestigious Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Competitions in 2008 and is also a winner of the Danny Kyle Stage at Scotland’s Celtic Connections Festival and the Auleen Theriault Young Tradition Award from the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival—both of which are awarded to an outstanding talent who clearly demonstrates a passion and commitment to traditional and roots based music.

Shane Cook of Dorchester, Ontario is one of Canada’s most highly awarded old-time fiddlers: 3-time Canadian Open Fiddle champion, 3-time Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion, Grand North American Fiddle Champion, and the only Canadian to win the US Grand National Fiddle Championship. Shane is also a cast member of Bowfire, a powerful group of the leading names in each genre of modern string playing with shows that feature the top violinists and fiddlers on the continent.

Featuring: Troy MacGillivray, Shane Cook, Ray Legere, Skip Holmes and Sabra MacGillivray

©Photo by: Pam Wamback


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Individually, these two fiddlers are virtuosic musicians and dynamic performers; together, stimulating and feeding off of each other and their top-tier back-up musicians, they are inspirational! It’s a mix of East Coast and Ontario, of bluegrass, country and Scottish tradition. In concert, Troy and Shane together provide an astonishing breadth of styles, tunes, and arrangements individually but together there is an obvious excitement and spark between the two players and their ensemble that is infectious!

The ensemble, When Here Meets There, includes New Brunswick mandolin player Ray Legere, Nova Scotia guitarist Skip Holmes and Troy’s sister, Sabra MacGillivray who dances during the show.

Ray Legere • is one of the best musicians that exist who is definitely proud of his East Coast roots and it shows in his personality and his music.

Skip Holmes • was a regular face on “Up Home Tonight” for a number of years and has played with hundreds of fiddlers from around the world”.

Sabra MacGillivray • is a highly acclaimed highland and stepdancer, not to mention plays a mean bodhran!

Gordon Stobbe named as Master of Ceremonies for CGM 2010

Gordon Stobbe, master fiddler, teacher and composer, makes his home on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. He has developed and continues a teaching program at the Canadian Conservatory of Music in Halifax. Gordon’s performance history includes theatre, radio host, television host, composing and recording scores for CBC dramas, producing and performing on other artists recordings, as well as composing and recording his own compositions. He is a publisher of fiddle music and instructional books and recordings. Gordon is in demand for work-shops, camps and music retreats across Canada. www.fiddlebooks.com

Jake Charron, piano accompanist

Jake Charron is continuing to build a reputation as one of Canada’s finest accompanists for fiddle music. He has become a much sought-after musician for traditional styles, playing guitar and piano with artists across the country. Jake has performed with fiddle champions Shane Cook, Mark Sullivan, Louis Schryer, Pierre Schryer, and many others including his younger brother Kyle. Jake has also had the opportunity to work with Stephanie Cadman’s Celtic Blaze, and with fiddler/ stepdancer Dan Stacey. He has been the house pianist at the Canadian Open Fiddle Championships in Shelburne for the past 5 years. Jake has also worked with Cape Breton tenor Tom Leadbeater, renowned tune writer Brian Pickell, and more recently toured with ECMA winner Troy MacGillivray. Jake continues to enjoy teaching at camps, and has recently graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an Honours degree in Kinesiology.

--- Continued on page 6

©Photo by: Lois Siegel

©Photo courtesy of Charron


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2010 CGM Competition - Program Preview continued...Martine Billette, house accompanist

Martine Billette est originaire de Ste-Barbe, Québec. Issue d’une famille de musiciens, elle a chaussé ses premiers souliers de gigue à l’age de quatre ans. Elle a pris ses premières leçons de gigue avec Serge Mathon et a par la suite approfondi ses connaissances avec Martin Duhème et Gilles Roy. Martine est une gigueuse

professionnelle reconnue comme une des meilleures au Québec. Elle a dansé pour 7 ans aux côtés de Pierre Chartrand et de Marie-Soleil Pilette dans un trio nommé Rapetipetam.

Mais Martine n’excelle pas seulement à la gigue. Elle-même pianiste reconnue, elle se produit tant comme musicienne que comme danseuse. Son père étant violoneux, Martine a eu la chance d’apprendre l’accompagnement dès sont tout jeune âge, formant ainsi son oreille à la musique traditionnelle. Ayant également eu une formation en piano classique à l’université de Montréal, Martine est devenue une pianiste respectable et accomplie, étant de plus en plus en demande auprès des grands musiciens canadiens. Elle a joué pendant près de 4 ans avec André Brunet et a tourné aux Etats-Unis, en Angleterre, au Japon et en France avec plusieurs groupes dont Ménage à trois, Manigance et The Pierre Schryer band, représentant ainsi la musique traditionnelle de son pays. Après un deuxième baccalauréat en musique, concentration musicothérapie à l’université du Québec à Montréal, Martine travaille maintenant auprès des personnes âgées dans deux centres d’hébergement dans la région de Lanaudière.

Martine Billette was born into a family of great traditional fiddlers from Ste-Barbe, Quebec. She put on her first pair of dancing shoes at the age of four while taking lessons with Serge Mathon. After spending a couple of years with Serge, Martine continued to learn the art of dancing from other notable dancers like Martin Duheme and Gilles Roy. With a strong foundation established from years of hard work, Martine has become one of the most respected young professional Quebecois dancers. She has performed for seven years with Montreal based trio, Rapetipetam, with Pierre Chartrand and Marie-Soleil Pilette.

Martine credits her father, for introducing her to this rich traditionnal music. Along with her talents as a dancer, Martine also possesses great credentials as a piano player. After receiving her Bachelor of Music from the University of Montreal, Martine has found herself in high demand for both recording and performing engagements with many well-known Canadian artists. She played with Andre Brunet for about four years. To date, Martine has toured the USA, England, Japan and France with such talents as Menage a Trois, Manigance and The Pierre Schryer Band, all representing the rich traditionnal music that Canada has to offer. Martine completed her second Bachelor’s degree at the University of Quebec, in Montreal, a three- year Music Therapy program and is now working in two retirement homes in the Lanaudière area.

©Photo courtesy of Billette --- CGMFA Committee

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Contact Information:

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Information collected is solely for use by the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association. The Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Association does not rent, lend or sell its membership information to any person or organization for any reason.

Voting Results from the January 2010 Election

Executive Board Members:Peer Norgaard, President

Bonita Leblanc, Vice-President

(Chairperson of Membership)

Todd Thompson, Treasurer

(Chairperson of Finance, Corporations

& By-Laws)

Marg Côté, Secretary

(Chairperson of Publications & Website)

Directors & Steering Committee Members:Randy Foster, Director

(Chairperson of Entertainment)

Jim Hunter, Director

(Chairperson of Centrepointe Sound /

CD Recording & Sales)

Patti Lamoureux, Director

(Chairperson of Contestants

& Junior Showcase)

John Miller, Director

(Chairperson of Promotion)

Rick Wedge, Director

(Chairperson of Sponsorship Advertising)

Ron Bourque, Director

(Chairperson of Fiddle Camp)

Trent Bruner, Director

Bob Daly, Director

Brian Hebert, Director

Geoff Horrocks, Director

Calvin Vollrath, Director

TBD, A new auditor to be assigned in near

future.

Helena Guzmán,

Publications Editor & Website Manager


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Ray LegereRay Legere is the 2003 ECMA (East Coast Music Award) Winner for “Bluegrass Artist of the Year” which he also won in 1996. The Amherst, Nova Scotia native is becoming known as one of Canada’s premiere fiddle and mandolin players. Ray is a five-time winner of

the Eastern Division Bluegrass Awards in the categories of Mandolin and Fiddle Player of the Year, honors which have distinguished him with a Masters Award for each.

Ray’s talents continue to be recognized and sought out. As an ongoing performer of many styles, Ray plays great stages like the Grand Ol’ Opry and Carnegie Hall. Not only does Ray perform on his own, he also performs with the group, Bowfire.

Knowing Ray’s credits and television experience, CBC asked him to be musical director for a Country music television series called Fiddlehead Country. Ray is now the house fiddler for the French music show Pour l’Amour de Country. Because of his busy schedule Ray has been transcribing his solos to be printed in tablature and music notation. When time permits, a video of the solos will be broken down and will be available so one can learn the musical ideas that Ray has picked up over the past 25 years. Ray has recorded on hundreds of sessions and presently has five solo projects of his own.

Mark SullivanMark Sullivan is a 3-time Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion and 3-time Canadian Open Fiddle Champion. Regarded as one of the finest musicians in his field, his playing is

simultaneously brilliant technically and full of feeling. Mark has toured throughout the world and has

performed alongside some of the finest names in the industry. A leader in Canadian fiddling, Mark is in demand as a spirited performer, sideman, recording artist, guitarist, and teacher. He is a regular instructor at prominent Music Camps in Canada and the United States. Mark holds his Masters in Education and is currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia working as a teacher and active as a musician. www.marksullivan.ca

Calvin VollrathCalvin Vollrath to date has composed just over 400 tunes, many of which have become standard contest and dance tunes across North America & Europe. His influence in the fiddle world is very evident. He has to his

credit, over 50 of his own albums, numerous music books of his original tunes and an instructional DVD.

Just recently, Calvin was commissioned to compose 5 fiddle tunes for the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 Opening Ceremonies to represent the various styles of fiddling our country has to offer. He also wrote the theme for the international fiddle convention Fiddles of the World, held in Halifax, Nova Scotia in July 1999.

Calvin is very active in the teaching aspect of fiddle music and is touted by the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society as one of the driving forces behind the revitalization of fiddle music. Calvin has taught annually at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Camp in Ottawa since its inception in 1996. He also teaches at numerous workshops throughout Canada and the United States.

Calvin is a world-class fiddler, represents Alberta and Canada internationally and is also a veteran recognized for his performing, teaching, judging and composing abilities. Calvin is now producing recordings for fiddlers from across the country in his home studio in St. Paul, Alberta.

(©Photos courtesy of Vollrath, Sullivan and Legere)

2010 CGM Judges’ Biographies


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By-the-Canal Fiddle Camp 2010Mail-in Registration Form

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Questions? Please contact Ron Bourque at:Phone: (613) 834-5531 / Email: [email protected]


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Alex Lamoureux Performs at 2010 Olympics

By The Lamoureux Family

Courtenay fiddler Alex Lamoureux was recently chosen as one of only six fiddle players from across the province to perform at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

The main stage performance under the Olympic epicentre was part of a Victory Ceremony at the 2010 Olympics on February 14. The ceremony was the first night of medal awards and was attended by 22,000 plus people and was witnessed by some of the greatest athletes in the world.

Each night, a different province from Canada organized a half hour showcase of talent. The performance was a collaboration with Victoria-based musician Daniel Lapp. He said, “The criteria that I’ve set forth in my talent search is to find talented, enthusiastic and dedicated young players but also those whom embody the infectious spirit of fiddle music and who I foresee having an impact on our BC fiddle culture for years to come”.

Alex Lamoureux, a grade 12 student at Highland Secondary, is the 2008 & 2009 BC Fiddle Champion, and was thrilled to have been chosen.

“It’s an honour to be able to perform at the Olympic Victory Ceremony, and I’m really pumped to have had this opportunity to work with Daniel and the other 5 BC fiddlers. It was a blast,” said Lamoureux. Alex was a junior showcase performer at the CGM in 2007 and a competitor in 2008 and 2009. Other CGM notables who performed with Alex at the Olympics included: Sydney Wilson of Prince George, who was a junior showcase performer in 2005 and a competitor in 2006 and 2007, and Sarah Tradewell who will be invited to compete in 2010, her first invitation to the CGM competition.

Canadian Fiddle strikes Gold at the Olympics continued...Fiddlers included past CGM Champions: André Brunet from Québec representing the French

Canadians; Pembroke’s April Verch representing the Ottawa Valley; Daniel Lapp of Victoria represented the West Coast; Sierra Noble of Manitoba represented the Métis fiddle; and Samantha Robichaud of New Brunswick represented East Coast/Acadia. A career highlight none of these fiddlers will soon forget.

With autumn colored maple leafs filling BC Place, from big fold up leaves to colored leaves projected on the audience to falling leaves from the sky, it was a tribute to one of Canada’s most recognizable symbols. CTV claims that 3.5 billion spectators worldwide watched the show and it was the biggest Canadian viewing audience in history. What an incredible boost to Canadian fiddle music.

If you missed it, you can always go online to to watch the entire opening ceremonies:

www.ctvolympics.ca/video/collections/collectionid=40427/index.html


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Canadian Grand Masters 21st Fiddling Competition & Show

Saturday August 28th, 2010Shenkman Arts Centre - Orléans Town Centre, 245 Centrum Road, Ottawa, Ontario

Top Fiddlers have been invited to compete for the top prize and title of Canadian Grand Master Fiddler.

Special Guests(©Photo by: Pam Wamback)

Canadian Grand Masters2010

Visit us at: www.canadiangrandmasters.ca

Competitors Showcase & DanceTravelodge Ottawa Hotel & Convention Centre1376 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario613-722-7600 or toll free 1-800-578-7878 www.travelodgeottawa.com

CGMFA General Meeting 3:30pm - 5:00pm (Rotary Room)

Competitor Showcase & Dance 6:30pm - 11:00pm (Beachcomber Room)

Admission -

$15.00 per person includes snacks. All tickets will be sold at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.

To book reservations at Travelodge, please use the CGM booking code (CGMF).

For more information, contact us at:[email protected]

Friday, August 27th

Canadian Grandmasters Fiddling Competition & Show

NEW VENUE! Shenkman Art Centre Orléans Town Centre, 245 Centrum Road, Ottawa, Ontario

TWO DIFFERENT SHOW FORMATS: Preliminaries are Traditional; and Finals are open to Competitors choice of style and tunes

Preliminaries begin at 12:00pm: $33.00Finals begin at 7:00pm: $33.00Tickets for both shows: $48.00*Note: All taxes are included.

Purchasing tickets - Tickets go on sale mid-April!

In person: Shenkman Art Centre Box Office or at Capital Ticket outletsOrder online: www.shenkmanarts.ca

Order by phone: 613-580-2700 or toll free 1-866-752-5231

Saturday, August 28th

Master of Ceremonies: Gordon Stobbe - Nova Scotia (©Photo of Gordon by: Lois Siegel; ©Photos courtesy of Vollrath,

Sullivan and Legere)

Judges: Calvin Vollrath

Mark Sullivan

Ray Legere

‘When Here Meets There’ featuring Shane Cook & Troy MacGillivray in both shows!


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