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SAINT PATRICK’s DAY CONCERT FRIDAY MARCH 14th
Doors 7 pm / Concert 7:30 pm
Beaver Point Hall, Salt Spring Island
Tickets $30 (advance) / $35 (at the door)
Advance tickets available at Salt Spring Books and online at Eventbrite
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Join four Celtic music masters for an evening of authentic Irish music & dance!
This ensemble features Franco Ontarian master fiddler Pierre Schryer, North American folk dance specialist Danielle Enblom, West Coast guitar virtuoso Adam Dobres and Salt Spring’s own Irish concertina player Michaela Cunningham!
The group brings together four diverse music careers laden with nominations and diplomas including JUNO, Canadian Folk Music Awards, Western Canadian Music Awards, as well as a Diploma in Traditional Irish Music (UCC).
About the artists:
Pierre Schryer - Fiddle, Foot Percussion
Pierre Schryer is one of Canada’s leading traditional fiddlers. A recipient of numerous titles and awards including Canadian Open Fiddle Champion, Grand Masters Champion, Violoneux Championnat, and North American Irish Fiddle Champion, Pierre truly captivates an audience with his energy and genuine warmth. His ability knows no bounds, covering styles from Irish, Scottish, Québecois, and Cape Breton to Canadian Old Time, American Swing and more. In the mid-90s, Pierre Schryer Band built an international reputation as one of Canada’s most well respected traditional music ensembles by touring throughout Canada, the USA, Ireland, Europe and the UK. Of his seven recordings released on his own label New Canadian Records, “Blue Drag” was nominated at the 2004 JUNO Awards for best Roots and Traditional (Group) Album of the Year, “Mélange” at the 2008 Canadian Folk Music Awards for Instrumental Solo Album of the Year, and “2 Worlds United”, a brilliant duo album with top Irish button accordionist Dermot Byrne, was distributed worldwide by Claddagh Records. In 2019, Schryer teamed up with BC guitarist Adam Dobres and released “Mandorla.” The album was nominated at the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards as well as at the 2020 Western Canadian Music Awards. Pierre’s talents extend beyond his musical abilities, he’s an accomplished luthier and artist currently performing on one of his own violins and bows.
Danielle Enblom - Step Dance, Fiddle
Danielle Enblom is a dance historian, choreographer, sean-nós Irish dancer, and award-winning step dancer and jigger from Mni Sota Makoce - Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Red River Métis with strong French Canadian and Swedish ancestral roots. She recently appeared in the world premiere of Canada’s first full-scale Indigenous-led Opera, Li Keur: Riel’s Heart of the North. Danielle holds a research-based master's degree in Ethnochoreography (dance anthropology) from Munster Technological University, Ireland, and a Diploma in Traditional Irish Music from University College Cork, Ireland. She has studied with tradition bearers across genres and cultures including Irish, Métis, French Canadian, Appalachian, American Tap, and Ottawa Valley. Danielle’s recent works include Cumar, a project with master West African drummers and dancers (choreographer and dancer) and The Bad Neighbors Rhythm Project with New York-based master Irish bodhrán player, Anna Colliton, which had its debut at the New York Trad Festival in 2022.
Adam Dobres - Guitar
Adam Dobres is a highly accomplished guitarist with a natural ability to embody any style of music. He is equally at home with Bluegrass, Celtic, Jazz, Gypsy, Country, Folk, Old Time, Rock, Blues, and more. His love of the electric and acoustic guitar has taken him around the globe, performing throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. With a taste for experimenting with personal style and a love of touring, Adam has embarked on living his dream. From playing Celtic music with some of Canada’s finest fiddle players including Daniel Lapp and Pierre Schryer, Adam has branched out to Pop Rock with Grammy Nominee Toni Childs (including an Australian tour where they opened for the legendary Jackson Brown), performed with renowned musicians playing exotic instruments such as the Sitar, Turkish Lira and African Kora, and toured North America with Old Time string band Outlaw Social. In 2011, Adam joined the Ruth Moody Band, and along with this dynamic folk vocalist and her all-star band has toured Europe, Canada and the US, and has released several albums. In the last few years, Adam released two self-produced solo albums - an eclectic mix of his own compositions revealing his many influences and his absolute grace and superb versatility on the guitar.
Michaela Cunningham - Concertina
Michaela was born in Vancouver and grew up on Salt Spring Island. During her teenage and young adult years Michaela made frequent trips to Ireland to learn Irish music and later study it at college where she earned a degree in music and an MA in Music performance from Dublin Institute of Technology. Michaela has performed with a number of notable musicians such as Andy Hillhouse, Sharon Shannon, Pierre Schryer, Martin Tourish (of Irish band Altan) and others. She runs a Bed & Breakfast and Spa on Salt Spring Island with her husband.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Beaver Point Hall, 1361 Beaver Point Rd,Salt Spring Island, Canada
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