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Very excited to announce that a new duo album with Ellen Gira, Here To Stay, will be released on June 3!!
Ce nouvel album en duo avec Ellen Gira sortira le 3 juin !!
Coast Mountain Folk celebrates folk & traditional music through fun, community sessions, workshops and events in Squamish, BC. Hope to see you at a local event!
What an adventure it has been these past 20 years! This spring marks 20 years since my first performance in 2004. I am very grateful for everyone who has been part of this journey!
Quelle aventure ces dernières années ! Ce printemps a marqué les 20 ans de mon premier spectacle en 2004.
Thank you so much to the Canadian Folk Music Awards for the Traditional Album of the Year Award for All It Brings!!
Merci beaucoup aux Prix de musique folk canadienne pour ce prix de l’Album traditionnel de l’année !
Greetings from on the road in Scotland! It has been a whirlwind past couple weeks touring in the UK with my duo partner, Ellen Gira. A huge thanks to the incredible venues and full-house, enthusiastic audiences!
Bonjour d'Écosse ! Je suis en tournée au Royaume-Uni avec la violoncelliste Ellen Gira. Un grand merci aux merveilleux publics !
What an honour! Thank you to the Canadian Folk Music Awards for nominating Wind Rose for the Solo Artist of the Year award!
Quel honneur ! Merci aux Prix de musique folk canadienne pour cette nomination !
Thank you to the Rogue Folk Club, and everyone who came out or tuned in to the Album Release celebration!!
Un grand merci à tous ceux qui sont venus à la célébration de la sortie de l'album !
This duo album All It Brings with cellist, Ellen Gira, is now available!
Ce nouvel album duo avec la violoncelliste, Ellen Gira, vient de sortir !
Woohoo!! Ellen and I are excited to share a music video for “Across the Western Ocean”! It was filmed in Scotland on a very blustery day. Stay tuned for the full duo album coming soon!
The new album, Wind Rose, is now available! Here is a video for the first track, symbolizing the start of a journey.
Le nouvel album, Wind Rose, est maintenant disponible ! Voici une vidéo pour la première piste de l’album.
Here is an update on shows this summer and fall in BC, Ontario, Québec, and the Eastern US. It would be great to see you!
Voici des spectacles à venir en Colombie-Britannique, en Ontario, au Québec et aux États-Unis. Ce serait super de vous voir !
Exciting Announcement! A special music event in July: Roberts Creek Fiddle & Cello Retreat. Open to all instruments.
It will be a fun weekend of workshops, a jam session, and an evening concert, and we’d love to have you join !
A big thanks to Festival du Bois and everyone who was there earlier this month! Coming up next… Kelowna MapleFest!
Un grand merci au Festival du Bois et à tous ceux qui sont venus. Prochainement, le Festival de l'érable de Kelowna !
The next online Stepdance Workshop Series starts this Saturday, Jan 22nd.
La prochaine série d'ateliers de danse débutera le samedi 22 janvier.
Wishing you a wonderful winter season ahead, and all the very best for 2022!
Je vous souhaite une merveilleuse saison d'hiver et tout le meilleur pour 2022 !
A wee update on phase 2 of recording the album, Wind Rose!
Une petite mise à jour sur la phase 2 de l'enregistrement de l'album, Wind Rose !
So happy to be reunited with Ellen Gira and our duo project! Read more about our album, All It Brings, and upcoming shows…
Tellement contente de retrouver Ellen Gira et notre projet de duo ! En savoir plus sur notre album et des concerts à venir…
Big thanks to Lorand Photography for these photos from ScotFest BC last weekend, and to everyone who came out. It was really special to be performing live again!
Here are videos of some upbeat tunes, and a mountain performance with Radio-Canada!
Voici quelques vidéos des pièces joyeuses, et une performance en montagne avec Radio-Canada !
Recording for album #3, Wind Rose, is underway!
L'enregistrement de l'album #3 est en cours !
So excited to be a part of this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival At Home edition!
Très hâte de faire partie du Festival folk de Vancouver virtuel de cette année !
A few videos from recent collaborations… hope you enjoy!
Voici quelques vidéos de collaborations récentes… bonne écoute !
The next online Stepdance Workshop Series will be starting on Saturday, May 15th.
La prochaine série d'ateliers de danse débutera le samedi 15 mai.
Thank you so much to The Georgia Straight and The Source for these articles!
“World-class” - The Georgia Straight
“Spreading joy through Celtic music” - The Source
Wishing you a wonderful and hopeful spring ahead!
Je vous souhaite un printemps merveilleux et plein d'espoir.
Here are a few photos from local explorations. It’s lovely finding new favourite places close to home!
Voici quelques photos d'explorations locales…
Woohoo! I’m very excited to share that I’ve been writing for a new album, Wind Rose!
Woohoo ! Je suis très contente de partager que j'écris pour un nouvel album, Wind Rose !
Looking forward to performing as part of Folk Alliance International with fantastic cellist, Ellen Gira!
Tellement ravie de jouer dans le cadre de Folk Alliance International avec la fantastique violoncelliste, Ellen Gira !
Hi Everyone, and welcome to my new website! I hope you're all keeping well.
Bonjour à tous, et bienvenue sur mon nouveau site web !
A special mid-pandemic delivery came in the mail recently… I'm delighted to have graduated this past summer with a Master of Music Degree, from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland!