Fiddle, Piano (Leahy Music Camp 2017) Raised in Lanark, Nova Scotia, Troy has a musical prowess that can be attributed to an especially rare combination of commitment and bloodline. He has a roots-centered approach to his fiddling and piano playing that inspires audiences far and wide. You can’t help but want to move or dance […]
Past Instructor
Scott Lake
(Leahy Music Camp 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Scott Lake – Audio Engineer Extraordinaire! For more than 12 years, we’ve had the privilege of working with ‘studio wizard’ and ‘recording aficionado’, Scott Lake. He is one of the most proficient and experienced engineer’s in the industry today. A true master of his craft, Scott is […]
Tim Edey
(Leahy Music Camp 2013) Guitar, Accordion “A ferocious passion and a beautiful tenderness, sensitivity, respect, understanding & love perpetually shines out through the music of virtuoso musician Tim Edey.” SHARON SHANNON “One of the greatest melodeon players in the world” Mike Harding “Tim Edey plays a host of different instruments to a standard us mere mortals can only dream […]
Tim Chaisson
(Leahy Music Camp 2014, 2012, 2010) Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals Tim Chaisson is a Canadian singer/songwriter from Souris, Prince Edward Island. He is a member of Juno Award winning group, The East Pointers. Tim is also a member of the famous Chaisson family, who are prominent in the music scene of Prince Edward Island. Though he had […]
Liz Carroll
(Leahy Music Camp 2010) Fiddle Liz Carroll is an Irish fiddler, composer, and recording artist. She is the first Irish-American musician to be nominated for a Grammy, and the first American-born composer honored with the Cumadóir TG4, Ireland’s most significant traditional music prize. Liz has toured as a solo artist and with the Greenfields of America, Trian, as […]
The Fitzgerald’s
(Leahy Music Camp 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010) Fiddle, Step-dancing, Piano, Mandolin A family group consisting of fiddling and step dancing siblings – Tom, Kerry & Julie Fitzgerald. These siblings, from just outside of Canada’s renowned Ottawa Valley, have come a long way from their small town roots. Featuring 3-time Canadian Grandmaster Fiddle Champions and Ontario Open […]
Daniel Gervais
(Leahy Music Camp 2014) Fiddle Daniel Gervais has been playing the violin since the age of five and is known for his variety of styles. Along with a busy schedule of performing, recording, and teaching, Daniel is currently working towards a Master of Music degree at the University of Alberta with Dr. Guillaume Tardif. Daniel is […]
Tony McManus
(Leahy Music Camp 2013) Guitar Tony McManus has come to be recognized throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic Music. From early childhood his twin obsessions of traditional music and acoustic guitar have worked together to produce a startlingly original approach to this ancient art. In Tony’s hands the complex ornamentation normally associated […]
Quinn and Qristina Bachand
(Leahy Music Camp 2016) Qristina and Quinn Bachand coming back to Camp! The Bachands are back! Qristina and Quinn Bachand are returning to Camp this summer and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Born on Canada’s West Coast with its signature embrace of experimentation, Qristina & Quinn Bachand have developed their own ‘voice’ while exploring various […]
Seamus Egan and Winifred Horan
(Leahy Music Camp 2014) Seamus Egan and Winifred Horan coming to Music Camp! We are very excited to announce that Seamus Egan and Winifred Horan of the internationally acclaimed Irish-American band Solas, are coming to Music Camp! Winifred will be sharing her musical expertise on the the fiddle just like she has for the many groups […]
Stephanie Cadman
(Leahy Music Camp 2016) Stephanie Cadman is coming back to Camp! Stephanie is an extremely gifted young woman who can literally do it all!! We first came to know her as a stepdancer in the Ontario Fiddling and Stepdancing contests. Her musicality and raw talent was undeniable! She went on to win numerous awards including […]
Eric Beaudry
Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Singing We are very happy to announce that Eric Beaudry will be joining us at Music Camp this year!! Hailing from the beautiful province of Quebec, he will be sharing both his musical and cultural traditions when comes to Lakefield in July. ÉRIC BEAUDRY was first exposed to traditional Quebec music in Saint-Côme, a […]
Chrissy Crowley
Chrissy Crowley Fiddle We are thrilled to tell you that Chrissy Crowley is coming back to Music Camp! She was with us for the first time last year and graced everyone with her music, talent, and Cape Breton charm! As a Canadian fiddler with a firm foundation in the traditional music of Cape Breton and […]
Andy Webster
Originally from Scotland, Andy moved to Canada in 2005 and now lives in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley with his wife and four children. He has collaborated and shared his musical expertise with us over the years and currently teaches guitar to two of our nephews (on skype!). We are thrilled that he’s able to join us […]
William Lamoureux
William Lamoureux is coming back to Music Camp this year! We know that this will make many of you who are returning, very happy. We are too! Whether he’s playing in a classical orchestra, in a rock or a country band, in a world music or jazz ensemble, William Lamoureux stands out for his remarkable […]
Shane Cook
Shane Cook is returning to Camp again this summer and we couldn’t be happier!! He is a Canadian and international fiddle champion who captivates audiences with technically thrilling and adventurous performances. Noted by The Canadian Fiddlers’ Hall of Fame as one of the “finest fiddlers in the world today,” Shane is a multi-instrumentalist who has […]
Kyle Waymouth
Kyle Waymouth is returning to Camp this year! As a multi-instrumentalist and a premier Ottawa-Valley style step dancer, Kyle is in high demand. He is a five-time Canadian Open Step Dance Champion, four-time Canadian Open Group Step Dancing Champion with his group Powerhouse, and a Canadian Open Clogging Champion. For anyone familiar with the Ontario […]
Adrean Farrugia
Adrean Farrugia is coming back to Music Camp!! We couldn’t be more thrilled as he is not only an award winning pianist and composer, but one of Canada’s most distinct voices on the piano. Adrean Farrugia began playing piano at the age of 12. By age 16 he decided that he would dedicate his life to […]
John Doyle
We are extremely excited to be welcoming John Doyle to Music Camp this year!! Name many of the most notable recordings and/or performers in Irish music and it’s a fair bet that John had something to do with them. Liz Carroll; Eileen Ivers; Karan Casey; Solas; Michael Black; Mary Black; the trio of McCusker, McGoldrick and Doyle; […]
Pierre Schryer
We are thrilled to say that Pierre Schryer is coming to Music Camp this year! We’ve known Pierre for years as he and his siblings (Louis, Daniel, Julie, and Raymond) attended the same fiddling and step dancing contests that we did as young children. (Yes, the same Louis Schryer who has been with our Camp […]