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Sherryl Fitzpatrick Fiddler, Teacher, Performer Sherryl has been playing the fiddle since the age of fifteen, the piano since 1998 and most recently the bodhran. She has been classically trained as well as learning many styles of fiddle music. She began competing in fiddle competitions in 1994. To her contest credit is Perth, Ontario (runner-up) (1995), Champion at the Douro competition (1995), Champion Vanier, Ontario (2000).
Having 25 years teaching experience, she is in demand as a teacher, workshop instructor, fiddle camp instructor,
special needs teacher, conference speaker and classical violinist at weddings. She has been a guest instructor at numerous fiddle camps, most notably the Canadian Grand Masters camp 1999-2002,
Ship's Company Theatre Fiddle Camp,
Parrsboro, NS 2006-2008
and Tamworth Fiddle Camp
2005-2010, Fiddles on the Tobique
Fiddle Camp 2002-2004, 2006-2010 as well as instructing groups of Native children in Norway House, Manitoba. She is
the co-ordinator
of her own fiddle camp now in it's eighth year. Sherryl has been
a special guest fiddler with the Cameron Highlanders Pipe & Drum Band of
Ottawa. Having Irish roots, she has been providing fiddle music for
Sue Fay Healy's annual Irish Feis held each December.
Sherryl is currently working
on writing more original tunes in preparation of recording her third CD and
has completed her first original fiddle tune book. Check the "music
page" for more details!
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