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2008 Ottawa Valley Fiddle Camp
Registration is now open for the
2008 Fiddle Camp.
For those wishing to
register, payment in full is required at
this time.
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Send cheque to: |
Sherryl Fitzpatrick, |
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125 Prem Circle, |
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Nepean, ON, K2J
0C5
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Intermediate Old Tyme and Intermediate Celtic group classes are now full*
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2008 Fiddle
Instructors:
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Beginner Fiddle |
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Tom Wilkinson
was born and raised in Williamstown, Vermont. He began playing
fiddle at age eight. Tom has won numerous contests throughout
New England and
Eastern Canada. His accomplishments include:
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1992 Northeast Regional Intermediate Fiddle Champion
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1997 Vermont State Fiddle Champion
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Top 3 Open Finalist – Maritime Fiddle Contest, NS 98’, 99’,
2001, 2002.
Tom plays a
variety of styles including: Old Time, Down east, Celtic, French
Canadian and Western Swing. In 2003, Tom released his debut CD
entitled “Fiddlin’
Around”. This album is a compilation of original compositions and
traditional favorites.
Tom is now
passing on the gift of music to others, teaching private and group
lessons in Thurman, New York. Each year Tom is a guest
instructor at
the Fiddles on the Tobique Fiddle Camp held in New Brunswick.
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Fiddle |
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Sherryl Fitzpatrick An
Ottawa native, Sherryl has been classically trained as well as
learning many styles of fiddle music.
Having over 20 years of
teaching experience, she is in high demand as a teacher, fiddle
judge, workshop instructor, and fiddle camp
instructor and as a
performer. She has been a guest instructor at numerous
fiddle camps, most notably the Canadian Grand Masters
camp
1999-2002, Fiddles on the Tobique Fiddle Camp 2002-2004, 2006-2007;
Parrsboro Fiddle Camp, NS 2006-07, Tamworth Fiddle Camp 2005-2007
as well as instructing groups of Native children in Norway House,
Manitoba.
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Intermediate-Advanced Fiddle |
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Gordon Stobbe
is considered a master fiddler. His musical
interests include traditional music, especially as it is expressed
in a
variety of North American fiddle styles. He plays fiddle,
guitar, mandolin, and clawhammer banjo. Gordon's performance
history
includes 8 seasons as host and musical director of the
popular T.V. show Up Home Tonight. He developed a
teaching program at
Musicstop's Canadian Conservatory of Music in
Halifax, and is a repeat instructor at numerous fiddle workshops
and camps across Canada and the United States.
You can find out
more about Gordon at
www.fiddlebooks.com.
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Advanced Fiddle |
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Mark Sullivan is a 3x Canadian Open Fiddle Champion
(and current!), 3x Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion
and
3x Pembroke Open Fiddle Champion. Mark has
captured every major award in the Canadian Fiddle Contest scene
and is
now travelling the country performing, teaching and
promoting the Canadian style. With his Old Time Fiddling
roots, his
unique style blends the lyricism of Irish, rhythms of
French Canadian and the creativity of Swing, while paying homage
to
his heroes of Canadian Fiddling. Mark has shared the
stage with some of the finest musicians in his field and is now
sought
after as a studio musician, accompanist (guitar) and fiddle
judge. Please visit
www.marksullivan.ca
for more information on
Mark,
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Intermediate
Celtic
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Terri-Lynn
Mahusky a native of Renfrew, Ontario started
step dancing at the age of 3 and learning the fiddle at the age
of 10.
She
has competed in numerous competitions throughout Ontario,
including the Canadian Grand Masters where she has placed in the
top 11.
She
has toured Europe with the O.P.P. Bearhug Band in 2002 where
they entertained Canadian and American troups.
She
has also toured across Ontario, Quebec and the U.S. with Gilles
Roy and The Stepping Ambassadors. She is in demand as a
fiddle camp teacher,
workshop
instructor and judge at fiddle and step dance
competitions. She currently hosts the Sunday afternoon
radio show on Heritage Radio 98.7FM
and
is performing with the band "The Riverthieves".
She has two recordings at present and is working on a third this
summer.
This
is Terri-Lynn's first time at the Ottawa Valley Fiddle Camp and
we welcome her!
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Advanced
Celtic |
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James Stephens is known for his work both as a
performer and producer/recording engineer. In performance,
he plays a multitude of stringed
instruments with an emphasis on fiddling. James has worked
extensively with many bands such as Fat Man Waving,
The Black Donnellys, Terry Tufts, Ian Tamblyn,
Jennifer Noxon. He can presently be found performing with
traditionally
influenced groups such as The Brian Pickell
Band, Finest Kind, Ecosse and JIIG to name a few. James has
co-produced
and engineered recordings with all of these
musicians as well as such others as Pierre Schryer (Blue Drag -
Nominated for a 2004
Juno Award), Lynn Miles (2003 Juno winner),
Denis Lanctot, Danny O'Connell. We are pleased to welcome
James to the camp! |
French Canadian
Jacquelin Guerette (Quebec City)
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Advanced Piano |
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KIMBERLEY HOLMES
Kimberley has been playing the piano since the age of five, and
the fiddle since 1984. She has been the house accompanist on
piano for both the
Maritime Old-Time Fiddle Contest and the Downeast Old-Time Fiddle Contest for many years.
She is also well known for her fiddle
playing. She won first in the group class with Dave Bagnell in
1987, and with Jocelyn Bourque in 1993,
both at the Maritime
Old-Time Fiddle Contest. Most recently, Kimberley won first place
in the duet class in 2002 with Samantha Robichaud.
She has worked with such artists as Graham
and Eleanor Townsend, Richard Wood, Winnie Chafe, Alasdair Fraser,
and April Verch among others,
and has appeared on a long list of
recordings by such artists as Richard Wood, Jocelyn Bourque, Ray Legere, J.P. Cormier, Tara Lynne Touesnard and
Gordon Stobbe,
Peter Dawson, Sherryl Fitzpatrick and Kelli Trottier.
Kimberley has been a guest instructor on both
piano and fiddle at numerous workshops and fiddle camps, most
notably the Fiddles on the
Tobique Fiddle Camp in New Brunswick
2002 and 2003 as well as at the Gaelic College in Cape Breton in
1990.
Kimberley has toured Canada and the U.S. with
the April Verch Band, and is currently a member of Lochaber, a
Celtic group based in Nova Scotia.
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Beginner - Intermediate Piano
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Geoff Horrocks
is a "by ear" player. He plays Piano, Fiddle and Guitar and is delighted to
be teaching piano at this years camp. Geoff has played shows
with some of
Canada's great musicians including Mark Sullivan, Patti Lamoureux, Gordon
Stobbe, Calvin Vollrath, Shane cook, Jacinthe Trudeau
and numerous other gifted, inspiring and talented players.
Geoff enjoys the thrill of accompanying fiddle players. He loves to try to
inspire and motivate fiddle players by creating interesting chord
arrangements
"on the fly". Geoff writes - " I like to feed off of the mood
and energy created by the fiddler. Their playing directly affects how I feel
and what I will ultimately play."
He is involved in several recording projects and teaches at fiddle camps
across Canada and privately at his home in Ottawa. "I am honoured
to be
able to help people improve and become more confident in their playing.
Music is a gift to be developed and shared with all".
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Message from Sherryl
Fitzpatrick 2007: (Pictures to follow soon!)
Firstly, I wish to thank all the students who came this
year. We could not possibly run a fiddle camp without your dedication
and love of the music. I also wish to thank all the instructors
who did an excellent job once again. Many thanks to all those who
volunteered setting up chairs, moving pianos, organizing the audition,
selling tickets, etc. I couldn't have done it without all your help!
This year, the money that was received for the
instructor's concert went directly to a school in Kanata, March Academy.
This is a school that teaches children with learning differences.
We managed to raise $500.00 which will be going into their music program!
The principal, Kerry Armitage, and one of the primary teachers, Cathy Smith,
were on hand to receive the donation and to answer questions from parents.
For more information about Kerry Armitage and March Academy, I would
encourage you look on their website at
www.marchacademy.ca
Plans are already underway for the 2008 Ottawa Valley
Fiddle Camp. Please mark your calendars for June 6,7,8, 2008 at the RCMP Campsite, Long Island Locks, Manotick. I will be sending out
advance registration for those who were at the 2007 camp in October.
I hope you all have a great summer and I look forward
to seeing you again at the 2008 Ottawa Valley Fiddle Camp…Ahhhhhh
Yeehaw!!
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