This is a drop-in group for kids who want to have the experience of playing music with others their age. Materials covered would be traditional fiddle tunes to start and the possibility of expanding into other genres/styles depending on interest etc…. Students should have been playing for a bit, and capable of basically playing through [...]

Ottawa needed a hero and G-Girl came to the rescue.  Picking up where G-Man left off in his fight against dirt and disorder, G-Girl (aka Elizabeth Foster) brings her keen knowledge of music theory and non-abrasive solvents to the scene.  When not at the Folklore Centre Elizabeth likes to work on her fiddle chops and [...]

Arguably one of the East Coast’s top master fiddlers, Gordon Stobbe stopped in for a visit  to give some advice about approaching the mandolin from a violinist, guitarist, or beginner point of view. The instrument that Gordon is playing is a Breedlove Mandolin. To find out about ‘Of Course You Can Play the Fiddle’ head here. [...]

              Karolyne started playing the violin at the age of 6. Starting with classical, she has studied the Royal Conservatory of Music and followed the Suzuki method books.  For the past few years, she has been reaching out to a lot of different styles of music including Gypsy, Tango, Jazz [...]

St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching. We’ll leave the beverages and libations to you but make sure to drop by for your dose of music. We have the tin whistles, fiddles, bodhrans, guitars, song books, shakers, spoons, and mandolins for all of your ceili and session needs. Keep it classy and make it musical…and leave [...]

It’s always interesting at the Folklore Centre.  Today, renowned performer and pedagogue Gordon Stobbe swung by on his way to the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition.  He dropped off a few copies of his “Of course you can play fiddle” series including his latest title “The Fiddler’s Red Book of Scales and Arpeggios.” We were [...]

Elizabeth began playing the violin at five years old. She is currently finishing her bachelor of music degree at Carleton University. For many years she has worked on classical and fiddle music and in the past few years has been focusing on Jazz and improv. She also enjoys spending time jamming and performing with singer [...]

Matt has studied Cape Breton, Irish and Old Time styles of Fiddling extensively. Matt has been teaching for ten years and brings extensive performance experience with him. His teaching style adapts to the student’s needs and learning paterns.

Marla comes from a musical background having worked with many fine musicians. She has studied with Dick Van Raadshooven (Suzuki Method) and Jacinthe Trudeau-Seguin (Fiddle). She loves working with kids and anyone who has an enthusiasm and love for music.