New this year, our Friday night concert, Friday night Ceilidh, and our musical presentations all weekend long will be held in our new, larger than ever before Ceilidh tent!
2009 Entertainment Line Up
Katherine Moller
Performing Saturday July 25th, 11am in the Ceilidh Tent
A recipient of a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, Katherine is a versatile musician who is equally comfortable performing fiddle, classical, and baroque music. As well as performing regularly with Symphony NB, the Atlantic Sinfonia, Collegium Musicum and the Seasons Baroque Ensemble, Katherine can be heard as a fiddler, either performing solo or as a member of Pinch O’Celt, at many civic events and summer concert series.
She has released one solo recording (Take the Happy Road) of fiddle music on which she performs not only tradition music from Cape Breton, Ireland, Scotland, and New Brunswick but also original composition.
Originally from Fredericton, NB, Katherine now resides in Harvey and teaches violin and fiddle in both areas. An active member of the musical community Katherine founded Moller Music, the York Early Music Ensemble, and the NB Fiddle Camp. Katherine is also co-founder of the Fredericton Early Music Festival and Early Music Fredericton.
Website: www.katherinemoller.ca
Brollachan
Performing Saturday July 25th, 2pm in the Ceilidh Tent
Brollachan is a group of talented musicians whose mandate is to preserve and promote Celtic Culture through music. Each has a long standing career with excellent reputations provincially, nationally, and internationally. Prior to the band's formation they were involved in many of the various Celtic cultural activities here in Fredericton and beyond. So Brollachan is really a natural culmination of Fredericton's Celtic cultural community.
Website: www.brollachan.ca
Stanford School of Irish Dancing
Performing Saturday July 25th, 1pm in the Ceilidh Tent
The Stanford School of Irish Dance opened in September 2001 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It is New Brunswick's first Irish Dance school registered officially with An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha in Dublin, Ireland. An Coimisiun serves to preserve the standards and quality of Irish Dance worldwide. Only the students of registered schools are eligible to attend any sanctioned competition. The Stanford School of Irish Dance will focus on encouraging all of its students to reach their full potential in this dynamic and exciting art form, through both solo and team dancing.
Mark Roberts
Performing Saturday July 25th, 2pm in the Ceilidh Tent
Mark is best known as a long time Fredericton radio voice. Not only co-hosting the morning show on 105fm the FOX, but he has hosted his E-C-M-A nominated "Mark Roberts-East Coast Music Show for over 13 years on 106.9 Capital FM, featuring hundreds of local and regional artsits.
Mark has also been wrting songs for over 20 years. and has been been influenced by many songwriters including John Prine, Bob Dylan, John Hiatt and many more. He'll be joined on stage at the Highland Games by good friends Ross Beckett and Jamie Guitar.
Sebastien Boudreau
Performing Saturday July 25th, 3pm in the Ceilidh Tent
Born in the small village of Nigadoo in the North Eastern part of the province, inspired by his uncle, Sébastien starts to play guitar at the age of 13. At 14, he participates in his first performance contest where he sings and plays guitar for the first time in front of a live audience. 5 years later, he forms a band with a few of his friends called "Insomniak" which will perform at local pubs and Festivals for 3years. The band unfortunatly breaks up as everyone gets too busy with post-secondary education. He now lives in Fredericton where he performs at the 5 à 7 organized by the Saint Anne Community Center, at the Franco-Buzz in Saint John organized by the "Affaires Culturelles de Saint Jean", multicultural events, at the lighthouse here in town, in Pubs in the Chaleur Region, etc
HATBand
Performing Saturday July 25th, 4pm in the Ceilidh Tent
A great Maritime sound rising from the roots and strengths of its members, the HATBand plays a bouncy mix of traditional Celtic and Maritime fiddle tunes, original songs and ballads and even a little rock and roll. They have been together for seven years but, individually, they have been entertaining and honing their skills for decades.
Glens and Roses
Performing Saturday July 25th, 7-9pm in the Ceilidh Tent
John Ferguson and Roger Stone have been performing as a duo since 2004 and adopted the name “Glens and Roses” in 2008. While being active in the pub scene in Atlantic Canada, they have also performed corporate and festival shows in the region.
Cape Bretoners based in Halifax, John and Roger both got their starts in the music business in the 1970’s. John began with Miller’s Jug in 1972, formed Kiltarlity in 1975 and joined Halifax based McGinty in 1977. He also performed with Cape Breton songwriter Buddy MacDonald in a popular duo from 1990 to 2003. Roger got his start with East Coast Bluegrass in the late seventies and was a singer and songwriter in the bands Notework, Brakin’ Tradition, Half Snapped Rubber Band and Breton. He continues to do solo work along with playying in Glens and Roses.
Roger has written material for his own bands as well as other artists like Evans and Doherty, Masterless Men, McGinty and then Spinney Brothers. John has also written for his own performances with McGinty and Buddy MacDonald and has had several of his fiddle tunes in printed publications.
Glens and Roses play with wide range of traditional and contemporary acoustic music and deliver a strong performance with accomplished instrumental work and polished lead and harmony vocals.
Pinch O' Celt
Performing Sunday July 26th, 12pm in the Ceilidh Tent
This new trio is made up of very experienced musicians Katherine Moller (fiddle), Robert Caissie (guitar & mandolin) and Helen Mórag McKinnon (tin whistles). All three do vocals in Gaelic, French & English. A hot mixture of instrumental and vocal music through traditional, contemporary and original pieces.
Jesse Ferguson
Performing Friday night concert in the Ceilidh Tent & Sunday July 26th,
2pm in the Ceilidh Tent
Jesse Ferguson is a folk musician from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, and his love of Scottish and Irish traditional music was nurtured in the neighbourhood of Glengarry County, home of North America’s biggest Highland Games. He sings and plays several musical instruments including: guitar, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, bodhran, and pennywhistle. He has performed solo and with other musicians in Cornwall, Ottawa, Miramichi, and in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he currently resides. He posts videos of traditional music on the website youtube (youtube.com/BardofCornwall) under the name The Bard of Cornwalla. His first album, New Old Songs, was released in 2009. Check his website for details.
Website: www.jesseferguson.ca
Helen McKinnon - MC
MC for Friday night concert in the Ceilidh Tent
Helen McKinnon is a native Gaelic speaker, born in Grandmère, Quebec, of a Scottish mother (Isle of Lewis) and a New Brunswick father. The kids spoke only Gaelic until grade one and it was Dad who taught them the old Gaelic songs, legends and poetry, while Mom
instilled dance and customs. As she grew, Helen was involved in all things Scottish - dance, pipe band and, of course, singing. Her voice is a gentle, clear soprano with a warm vibrato. This natural vibrato has made its way into her performance of penny whistle as well. Helen's facility with languages resulted in a teaching career in the New Brunswick French Immersion programme. This experience contributed to Celtique Air's interest in Acadian traditional music. Helen is also very involved with directing five levels of choirs, ages five to senior citizen age, and teaching classes in Scottish Gaelic.
Colette Chevrie - singer
Performing in Friday night concert in the Ceilidh Tent
Colette Cheverie is a native of East Point, PEI and has established herself as one of Prince Edward Island’s finest young singers. In 2005, she became the lead vocalist of The Celtic Ladies, performing to sold-out audiences weekly at The Guild in Charlottetown.
As a respected interpreter of traditional folksongs, with those rooted in Atlantic Canada and beyond, Colette gives a refreshing and modern slant to ancient songs blending alongside of contemporary works. With her crystal-clear voice paired with stirring ballads and haunting melodies of traditional Scottish and Irish folksongs, Colette entrances her audiences as she recants the musical stories of lost love, hardships and tragedies of past immigrants. Melodious and smooth she communicates her stories with passion, adding subtle ornamentation where appropriate. Audiences can be assured of an entertaining and captivating performance.
Colette’s highly anticipated debut album “Hours Before Dawn” features some of Atlantic Canada’s finest musicians including; Ryan and Boyd MacNeil (The Barra MacNeils), Grady Poe, Emmanuelle and Pastelle LeBlanc (Vishten), Ellen MacPhee and Timothy Chaisson. “Hours Before Dawn” was released on July 13, 2008 at The Guild in Charlottetown, PEI.
Over the past 3 years, Colette has shared the stage with a variety of talented East Coast musicians, including Dave Gunning, Sons of Maxwell, Richard Wood, Chuck & Albert, Timothy Chaisson, Elmer Deagle, and Kendra MacGillivray. She has performed for the Governor General of Canada , the Prime Minister of Canada, and a contingent of US Governors from the New England states.
Website: www.colettechevrie.com
Andy Stewart and Mary Jo Slattery – Cajun duo
Performing in Friday night concert in the Ceilidh Tent
Andy Stewart (fiddle) & Mary Jo Slattery (guitar, vocals, 'ti fer) perform music from several traditions, including the exuberant soulful two-steps and waltzes of Cajun Louisiana, the upbeat fiddle tunes of French Canada and New England, and the occasional southern mountain ballad.
Recognized by Louisiana's Cajun French Music Association for the authenticity of their style and repertoire, Mary Jo and Andy have performed in festivals, concert halls, schools, libraries and nursing homes from southwest Louisiana to northern New England, as well as in foreign venues, including Canada, Mexico, Cayman and Jamaica.
When not performing as a duo, these two versatile musicians play with the NH Council on the Arts accredited Cajun band, The Offshore Aces, and also with the NH and VT based contra dance band Northern Spy, selected for inclusion in the Smithsonian Folkways CD on New Hampshire social dancing titled "Choose Your Partners!"
Stacey Read - fiddle
Performing in the Friday night concert in the Ceilidh Tent
Stacey Lynn Read has always enjoyed music and her amazing talent has taken her to outstanding places. She is now known across the Atlantic Provinces as a gifted young musician who loves what she does.
Starting at age 4, Stacey has received training from noted New Brunswick artists Ivan & Vivian Hicks as well as classical violinist Margaret Wood. Up until her teens, she competed in fiddling events across the country and captured over 150 noteworthy trophies.
Stacey's first recording Silver Lake Fiddling was captured when she was only 9. She recorded a second, Still Growing only two years later. Her newest release Playing with a Full Deck continues to be regarded as one Atlantic Canada's best fiddle albums.
Stacey has recently graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in Music Business Management. Having spent the last year working and performing in Nashville TN, she is back in NB for the summer teaching and performing.
One Acre Lot
"One Acre Lot" was formed in early 2008 and has influences from folk, celtic, bluegrass and rock & roll styles. The four-member group features fiddle, guitar, piano, accordion, and step dancing as well as original songs with a focus on celebrating the New Brunswick experience. The name "One Acre Lot" was chosen to reflect the rural New Brunswick roots of its members: One Acre is the minimum lot size requirement in rural New Brunswick!
One Acre Lot’s members have extensive performing experience throughout central New Brunswick and have joined together to build on this.
Group members include:
Jacqueline Rowan: Fiddle and step dancing
Crystal Hanson: Piano and accordion
Trevor Hanson: Guitar, piano and vocals
Russell Howe: Guitar, fiddle and vocals
In 2009, One Acre Lot looks to grow their performing opportunities and to record their first demo.
Will Toner
Performing Friday night concert in the Ceilidh Tent
& Sunday July 26th, 3pm in the Ceildih Tent
Will is a long-time performer of various types of music including Celtic folk and soft rock. He's of Irish descent, was born on the Miramichi and he's a "Bluenoser" on his mother's side so he's pretty much a regular Maritimer. He is a founding member of a local band called HATband and is still performing with them. He has appeared with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society and also as a guest vocalist in the Solstice production of "The Storm". Both solo and with the band, Will is always an audience favourite. He can often be found playing in local pubs and coffee shops and wherever a heart-wrenching ballad or a rollicking tune is welcome.
Kim Moller
Performing Friday night concert in the Ceilidh Tent
& Sunday July 26th, 3pm in the Ceildih Tent
Like so many performers, Kim Moller started off singing at church. After many different ensembles and choirs, he broke into the local Celtic music scene in 1994. He has since played with several local groups and has traveled throughout the Maritimes and New England. Currently Kim is involved with a couple of Celtic trios and is co-founder and vocalist in the annual Fredericton production “One More Chorus.”
Susan Kennific
Performing Friday night concert in the Ceilidh Tent
Susan Kennific is a local singer who has been performing in Fredericton for several years. She has appeared in Christmas at the Playhouse, Divas for Dollars at the James Joyce pub as well as shows put on by the Stanford School of Irish dance. Susan has recently enjoyed singing in several shows with the Fredericton based Celtic band, Brollachan.
