Hello, everyone!
And here more info on the ALASDAIR FRASER'S FIDDLE TRAIN - Vancouver to Toronto - November 3-7, 2007 (with Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Genticorum)!
THE SCHEDULE
Sat. November 3
Gather at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver for check-in, followed by a kickoff concert at Capilano College in North Vancouver.
Sun. November 4
The day is free for sightseeing; gather mid-afternoon at Via Rail depot. Depart Vancouver 5:30 pm. Dinner on board as we enter the awesome Fraser River Canyon. 8:30 pm - Midnight: Evening Concert on board.
Mon. November 5
Wake up to some of the most magnificent scenery in the world! We'll pass Mt. Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, wend our way through Yellowhead (Tete Jaune) Pass and descend into the mountain town of Jasper at 11am (MT). We depart at 12:20, allowing for plenty of mountain air and leg- stretching. Workshops through the afternoon. In late afternoon we arrive in Edmonton, with a chance to stretch our legs, then we're off again. Starting at 8:30pm as we roll across the prairies, through small towns like Biggar and Viking, we'll be rocking and reeling till midnight in the performance car.
Tue. November 6
Across the prairies and Into Winnipeg at 11:20am (CT), where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet at "The Forks;" depart 12:25pm. The afternoon is filled with workshops, and, as evening falls, we enter the land of 1,000 lakes and the Canadian shield - some of the oldest rock and landscape on earth - over a thousand miles of nearly uninhabited terrain. This night on board features a full compliment of music and song!
Wed. November 7
Morning through the Shield, then into the small railroad town of Capreol for a leg-stretching just after noon. Our final afternoon on board brings us a last round of workshops and shows. We'll have an early dinner as we near Toronto, then, at 8:00pm, we pull into Union Station and cross the street to check in to the magnificent Fairmont Royal York, recently voted Canada's best deluxe hotel.
Thurs. November 8
Time to head home, or (optionally) stay another night for a possible Alasdair Fraser concert in Toronto (details tba). Special ticket price and additional hotel nights available.
For more information, click here.
There are few spaces left.... Enjoy the ride!
Bengal.
PS: I can't speak for any of the hotels, so if you want to check them out (get their links), just follow the link for more info.
Hello, everyone!
Just a quick reminder about the Sierra Fiddle Camp. Check the list of teachers and you will know why we have to be there... :)
Bengal.
Alasdair Fraser's Sierra Fiddle Camp in northern California invites you to a week of intensive study, recreation, and good times with people who share an interest in the music and dance traditions of Scotland and beyond. In 2007 camp will run from June 23rd to July 1.
Alasdair Fraser is recognized throughout the world as one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced; [his] name is synonymous with the vibrant cultural renaissance which is transforming the Scottish musical scene." —Scots Magazine
Pascal Gemme (Quebec) will be teaching at the Sierra Fiddle Camp! Since the completion of his degree in big-band arrangements and classical and jazz guitar, Pascal has been searching for seldom heard songs and melodies and interpreting his own compositions with a unique, unmistakable style. Inspired to take up the fiddle by the playing of his grandfather, he developed a solid technique and acquired a wide repertoire through the years. He has played with and has been inspired by many great Québécois singers and fiddlers. He gave some master classes in the USA in recent years and since 2003 has taught fiddle in a folk music school in Montreal (École des Arts de la Veillée). Pascal is also a great singer of Quebec folk songs with a rich and interesting style and repertoire, mostly learned from older singers. Pascal does most of the arrangements for Genticorum and was also the arranger/composer for the show Chantier by Zeugma, a Québécois-Celtic-World dance company. He’s also working as a producer for different musical projects and a studio musician for commercial radio and television
Also, Tony McManus will be there!! He is from Paisley, Scotland. In a relatively short time Tony’s music has come to define a new role for the guitar in Celtic music. He has come to represent Celtic music in the guitar world, making regular appearances at guitar specific events where just a few years ago jigs and reels would be unheard of. He is now invited annually to the Chet Atkins Festival in Nashville, has appeared at Guitar Festivals in Soave and Pescantina, Italy; Frankston, Australia; Issoudun, France; Kirkmichael, Scotland; Bath and Kent, England; Bochum and Osnabruck, Germany and has taught at five of Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamps in Maryville, Tennessee. He recently appeared at the famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in the “All Star Guitar Night” featuring Steve Morse, Bryan Sutton, Muriel Anderson, Béla Fleck and Victor Wooten and headlined by the legendary Les Paul. In addition to his critically aclaimed guitar albums, he has released a much-loved joint CD, "Return to Kintail", with Alasdair Fraser.
Alasdair Fraser's Sierra Fiddle Camp
Shady Creek, California
JuneE 23rd to July 1st 2007
Hello, everyone!
Check this opportunity. It will be so much fun! Write Beth in the email below and remember to remove the brackets of the electronic address... :)
You all have a great day!
Bengal.
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If you will be in the Greater Toronto area of Ontario, Canada, on June 17th, a fiddle workshop will be held with the wonderful Montreal fiddler Pascal Gemme.
Date: Sunday, June 17th
Time: 1-4 P.M.
Cost: $35.00
Venue: Claude Presbyterian Church
15175 Hurontario Street
Caledon, ON
(905) 838-3512 - (about 45 minutes northwest of Toronto)
Pascal's band Genticorum is playing the nearby Brampton Folk Festival on June 16th. He has learned tunes from many of the Québec fiddling legends and is simply one of the best teachers we all have the pleasure to learn from. At this workshop, Pascal will teach Québec tunes by ear. Participants will receive sheet music to take home. This workshop is suitable for intermediate or advanced fiddle players.
To reserve a spot, please send an email to Elizabeth at:
wjeg[at]3web.net.
Elizabeth.
