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Join us for an evening of Celtic Music played by some of the best in the region. There will be a concert from 8pm to 10pm, with a jam to follow, so bring your instruments and get in on the fun. September's Celtic Celebration is DOUBLE FEATURE EVENT!!Justin Thériault and Susan Toman, two of Ottawa’s most devout scholars of Irish Traditional Music, will perform a selection of tunes they carefully collected from manuscripts, field recordings, CDs, and their own travels abroad. Along with North American Fiddle Champion Kyle Burghout, they released their first album The Castle in 2023.
Justin is mostly self-taught on flute and whistles, having learned from recordings of Paddy Carty, Kevin Crawford, Isaac Alderson and Catherine McEvoy. He studied the uilleann pipes under the tutelage of Joey Abarta, and is strongly influenced by the playing of Mick O'Brien and Liam O'Flynn. He also leads the Ottawa Ceili Band.
Susan holds a passion for two musical worlds, holding expertise in the performance of Baroque and Classical music, and more recently the addition of the Celtic harp and Irish music. She spent several months in Ireland in 2014 while training with Grainne Hambly, and is now highly sought after as a performer and instructor of harp.
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Alexis MacIsaac and Calum MacKenzie are a wife and husband duo who have established a unique musical partnership that combines Cape Breton piano playing with a modern approach to Celtic fiddle. While Calum’s musical approach has been heavily influenced by his Hebridean roots and his native Cape Breton culture, Alexis’ playing is a multi-faceted harmonization of Irish, Scottish, and Cape Breton styles.
Though their respective approaches to music are distinct, together they create a clean and seamless sound that is nonetheless grounded in tradition. As a fiddle player, Alexis has performed throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates with acts such as Riverdance, The High Kings, and The Paperboys, while Calum has been fortunate to play with, and accompany, many local Cape Breton artists and international musicians both at home and abroad in the Caribbean and in Scotland on piano and fiddle.
Their debut album, The Bay Street Sessions, is a compilation of original and traditional compositions and arrangements, and secured them a 2017 Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for traditional instrumental group of the year and a 2018 East Coast Music Awards Nomination for Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year. The album is infused with centuries-old feeling and contemporary flair: their mutual love for music articulated in each note and phrase from bow to key.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Red Bird Live, Senate on Bank, 1159 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3X7, Canada,Ottawa, Ontario
