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Category: Artist Profiles

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Artist Profiles: Calum MacCrimmon

Angel Romero March 24, 2018 No Comments bagpipeCalum MacCrimmonCeltic musicScotlandScottish music

Calum MacCrimmon is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist born in Canada. He plays bagpipes, whistles, and bouzouki. Calum MacCrimmon began learning the bagpipes at the age of…

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Artist Profiles: Buddy MacMaster

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments Buddy MacMasterCanadaCanadian musicCeltic musicviolin

Buddy MacMaster was born October 18, 1924 in Timmins, Canada. Buddy MacMaster was the undisputed master of Cape Breton fiddling. His reputation as a player…

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Artist Profiles: Blou

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments BlouCanadaCanadian music

Blou has been performing a vast repertoire of original, contemporary and traditional music. Originating from Nova Scotia’s Acadie in Canada, their music is inspired by…

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Artist Profiles: Benoit Bourque

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments Benoit BourqueCanadaCanadian musicLe Vent du NordMatapatQuebecois

Bursting with energy, musician-dancer Benoit Bourque has been conquering audiences for the past years. Performing first as a member of the famed ensemble Eritage, with…

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Artist Profiles: Chuck Arsenault

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments BarachoisCanadaCanadian musicChuck Arsenault

Chuck Arsenault (guitar, French horn, tuba, trumpet, vocals, dance) has a degree in music from the University of Prince Edward Island and has performed as…

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Artist Profiles: Louise Arsenault

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments BarachoisCanadaCanadian musicLouise Arsenault

Louise Arsenault (fiddle, harmonica, guitar, vocals, dance ) began to sneak her father’s fiddle out of its case at the age of seven. She was…

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Artist Profiles: Hélène Bergeron

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments BarachoisCanadaCanadian musicHélène Bergeron

Hélène Bergeron (keyboards, guitar, fiddle, vocals, dance) is considered by her peers to be one of Canada’s finest step dancers. Her career as a performer…

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Artist Profiles: Albert Arsenault

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments Albert ArsenaultCanadaCanadian music

Albert Arsenault (fiddle, percussion, bass, vocals, dance) is the son of renowned Prince Edward Island fiddler Eddy Arsenault. Albert began to play the fiddle at…

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Artist Profiles: Barachois

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments BarachoisCanadaCanadian music

Barachois was created in the mid-1990s by siblings Hélène Bergeron and Albert Arsenault, cousin Louise Arsenault and unrelated musician Chuck Arsenault. The band played Acadian…

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Artist Profiles: Debashis Sinha

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments CanadaDebashis Sinhaworld fusionworld music

Debashis Sinha is a Toronto based percussionist who specializes in the drums of the Arab world, Greece, and Turkey. His ability to uncover the rhythmic…

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