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When you see us performing, you’re hearing not just the music but the stories behind the instruments we play. Every instrument carries its own history — and sometimes, they need […]
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A friend recently asked me whether the North Country—northern New York State, where I grew up—has its own distinctive fiddle style. My immediate answer was: No—at least, not in the way Cape […]
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Since Jeremy moved to the North Country from Winnipeg in 2019, we’ve found ourselves playing more and more with Don Woodcock. A couple of years ago, he invited us to join […]
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I have two favourite violins—both 19th-century Bohemian instruments—and each found its way to me in an unexpected way. The first came from a violin shop in Ottawa in 2019. We […]
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What do we pack for a beach vacation? Instruments, of course. When my mom invited us to join her for two weeks in Aruba, one of our first thoughts was: we’re going […]
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When the pandemic hit, Jeremy’s work as a full-time musician came to a sudden stop. Like many performers, his gigs disappeared overnight. While he continued to do remote recording work from the […]
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A few years ago, we were invited to play for a Robbie Burns Supper at the beautiful Brigadoon Restaurant in Oxford Mills, Ontario. Such an honour—but there was just one problem: I didn’t have […]