Here is a wonderful photo of John Arcand meeting the Queen in 2006. My daughter plays one of his fiddles (#10 ‘Butterscotch’, as does Tristen Durocher! I believe I heard John say it would be wonderful to have all the fiddles he ever made being played all...
Voilà le reportage à propos de Riel’s Heart of the North première à Regina qui a été publié par Radio-Canada en Saskatchewan. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1157535/louis-riel-dominic-gregorio-choristes-spectacle-metis
And in Vancouver, Wednesday nights 5:30-7:30 Aboriginal Friendship Centre on E. Hastings, Simon Baker room! My Best Beloved plays guitar & Kathleen plays fiddle & Yvonne Chartrand & others teach!
Last image from Regina: across the street from the hotel where most of the cast of Riel’s Heart of the North were staying in Regina, is this plaque. It tells the story of how Riel was executed by the Canadian government after being convicted of trumped-up charges of...