Zigue

Since 1992, Claude Méthé and Dana Whittle have been playing, composing, and sharing everything in music. Both are singers and prolific songwriters overflowing with creativity and love for the style of music they create together, primarily inspired by the traditional roots of Quebec. Zigue is an amalgamation, a fusion of simple and complementary elements drawn from the contemporary landscape of their imagination. Here, Claude’s heartfelt and authentic violin playing is supported with rare precision by Dana’s rhythmically assured guitar accompaniment, which also carries, delicately, her powerful voice. The addition of their son, Aimé Méthé, in 2019 perfectly illustrates their commitment to preserving musical heritage and brings new intensity to their sound. By the end of 2022, a fourth member with multiple talents, Mario St-Germain, joined their ranks, further enriching their deeply rooted sound. On stage, magic happens—an energy that can only be found within the “family”—meaning the great family of tradition!

Oberegger-Kehler

Andrew Wells-Oberegger is a Canadian composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Professionally immersed in the realms of ancient music and world music for over two decades, he stands out for his remarkable mastery of an impressive variety of instruments. These include classical guitar, Renaissance lute, oud, bagpipes, saz, mandolin, bouzouki, and santoor. Drawing from an enviable academic background and guided by musical traditions both local and distant, Andrew expands his repertoire to include voice, various flutes, and three distinctive percussion instruments: daff, req, and Italian tamburello. A familiar presence on both stage and in the studio, he has contributed to over twenty albums with different ensembles, including La Nef, La Mandragore, ESEM, Cercamon, De Lònga, and La Strada.

Alex Kehler, straddling the worlds of baroque violin and traditional fiddling, has been active in the music scene for over 20 years. While primarily rooted in Celtic music, he also explores a wide range of other styles. He performs with Soulwood, Duo Kehler-Williams, Les Siffleurs de nuit, La Nef, Skye Consort, and La Mandragore, among others. Alex’s passion for Scandinavian music makes him a rare bird in North America, as he plays the Swedish nyckelharpa. He had the opportunity to study this instrument with two renowned Swedes, Torbjörn Näsböm and David Eriksson. Additionally, he plays the Nordic cittern.

Alasdair Fraser

Alasdair Fraser, one of the most respected Scottish fiddlers, has a concert and recording career that spans over 30 years, with a long list of awards, honors, radio and television credits, and performances on the best film soundtracks (The Last of the Mohicans, Titanic, etc.).

In 2011, he was made member of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Through the four summer programs that Alasdair founded at the Scottish Violin School, he teaches master classes and workshops for performers of all ages, levels and instruments, with an emphasis on the linguistic nature and rhythmic momentum of traditional music. Several different themes are available, including: finding your own voice on your instrument, learning to groove, playing together, arrangement, creativity and improvisation, and working with small chamber orchestras. The emphasis is on inclusion and creating community through music creation. He knows how to create a place of learning where teaching is done by ear.