Kelli Trottier
IS IN THE HOUSE
CONCERT AND WORKSHOP!!
Concert
Friday April 25
7:00pm
Workshop
ALMOST FULL
Saturday April 26
9:30am – 4:30pm
IN THE HOUSE is excited offer up this great opportunity to not only hear Kelli live, but to learn from a fantastic fiddler player and teacher, all in one fiddle packed weekend!
Come for the concert, or come for the workshop! Better yet, come for both!
145 Central Park Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
CONCERT – $25
Kelli is a divine vocalist, eloquent song writer, exquisite fiddler and fiery step dancer!
Born and raised in the hotbed of musical tradition and innovation that is Ontario’s Ottawa Valley, Kelli Trottier discovered her passion for entertaining, learned her craft, and developed her distinctive style while still right at home.
Now, Kelli’s talent carries her to stages across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Far North, making fans and friends at every venue along the way.
Kelli’s musical odyssey of dance, fiddle and song began early in life as she studied and mastered the unique and fluid style of step-dance that evolved with the loggers and woodsmen of the historic Ottawa River watershed.
The fiddle was a natural extension of the dance; you just can’t have one without the other. And who better to learn from than the senior masters of Celtic and Scottish traditional music. Kelli learned well from these sources and then embraced the exuberant rhythmic fiddle and step dance styles of the French Canadian pioneers.
Every musical family needs a singer and a songwriter and Kelli’s family was fortunate that she had an amazing ear, a beautifully clear, natural voice, and the desire to use that voice at every opportunity. Learning the songs she loved from the artists she admired, and giving them wings with her own effortlessly-developing style, soon led to the inevitable writing and performing of her own.
WORKSHOP – $100
Kelli is a thoughtful and methodical fiddle / music teacher and knows how to deliver precise instruction to a diverse crowd!
Kelli will work through a couple of tunes throughout the day, pointing out various options to embellish or simplify a tune, or to play along with a tune you don’t know.
9:30am: Join us for coffee and a little breakfast treat
10:00am: The learning begins
12:00pm: LUNCH (Provided)
1:00pm: More learning
3:00pm: Jam Session (bring your favourite tunes)
3:30pm: Social time (BYOB)
4:30pm: End of day
We start the day with coffee and end the day with some tunes! You can’t get much better than that!
Illness Policy: If you are ill, don’t come! (I like to keep things simple!)
To reserve your spot for either the concert or the workshop, email Graham and Suzanne at gcrate@rogers.com