Hi everybody!
What a summer we've had! Hope everybody got as much out of NAFCO as I did. Wasn't that incredible!
I had lots of good comments about our performances at NAFCO and the Folk Festival from all sides - people especially were impressed with the fiddling and dancing at the same time!
Welcome Aboard to new STEP fiddlers Lauren Gosse, Leslie Amminson, Ben Delaney and Jean Patey.
CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS
We've got some more performances coming up - Here's something to really get excited about! Another prestigious gig!
We have been asked by the Canadian Folk Music Awards to play on their gala show, which will be taking place November 23, at the Arts and Culture Centre.
Our role would be a tribute to Oliver Schroer, one of Canada's foremost fiddlers who died this summer of leukemia. Oli was a great fiddler and famous for turning young people on to fiddling. One of Oli's youth projects was called Random Acts of Violins - here's an example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHBQ4uQM6E&NR=1
One of Oli's star students - Emlynn Stamm, will be coming the week beforehand to work with us on some music using his teaching techniques, which emphasized improvisation, rhythm, and creativity. Emlynn has worked with groups in BC and Ontario with great success. So not only do we get to play at the CFMA national conference awards gala, we also get a free workshop as well.
This will be an adventure, and a fabulous learning experience for everybody! Please let me know if you'll be unable to do this.
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
The STEP fiddlers have been invited to perform at a benefit concert on Sunday afternoon, November 30. at St. David's Church. This is part of a series of concerts and events leading up to the Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, and all proceeds will go to Amnesty International.
Please let me know whether or not you are available to play in this concert.
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