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The Métis Fiddler Quartet is acclaimed for fidelity and youthful zest in performing traditional Canadian Métis and Native fiddle music. Born with proud Métis roots in Winnipeg, this versatile bilingual (French/English) family ensemble is currently based in Toronto. Siblings Nicholas, Conlin, Alyssa, and Danton believe in the importance of sharing this ancestral idiom of fiddle music, and continue to acquire and interpret fiddle tunes, exploring their cultural repertoire. Collaboration with senior artists has been key for the group in order to ensure that these important cultural traditions are received and passed on to future generations. The Métis Fiddler Quartet is dedicated to exposing new audiences to, and involving them with the diversity of this remarkable music.
Ancestry: Metis
Genre: Fiddle
Albums
Awards, Nominations & Submissions
| 2011 | Best Fiddle CD | A Tribute to Walter Flett | Nominee |
Biography
The Métis Fiddler Quartet is acclaimed for fidelity and youthful zest in performing traditional Canadian Métis and Native fiddle music. Born with proud Métis roots in Winnipeg, this versatile bilingual (French/English) family ensemble is currently based in Toronto. Siblings Nicholas, Conlin, Alyssa, and Danton believe in the importance of sharing this ancestral idiom of fiddle music, and continue to acquire and interpret fiddle tunes, exploring their cultural repertoire. Collaboration with senior artists has been key for the group in order to ensure that these important cultural traditions are received and passed on to future generations. The Métis Fiddler Quartet is dedicated to exposing new audiences to, and involving them with the diversity of this remarkable music.
The Métis Fiddler Quartet has been fortunate to be able to work and collaborate with some of theleading scholars, teachers and performers of thegenre. Toronto based artist Anne Lederman has been instrumental in helping the group to develop their repertoire and sound drawing on her many years of research into Métis and Native fiddletraditions. Additionally, the group has been honouredto study and perform with accomplished Elders:Lawrence “Teddy Boy” Houle and James Flett fromEbb and Flow, Manitoba; James Cheechoo fromJames Bay, Ontario; John Arcand from Debden,Saskatchewan; and, Colin Adjun, Kugluktuk, Nunavut.
