Duncan Chisholm

Duncan Chisholm is one of Scotland’s most recognised and accomplished fiddle players and composers. Born and brought up near Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland, Duncan has spent most of his life developing his unique musical voice. Fiddle playing at its best, Duncan’s feather-light handling of dynamics and ornamentation, allied with his pure-distilled tone, lend a characteristic spinetingling magic to his music.

Taught to play by the great Donald Riddell, few can match Duncan’s expressive feel for a Highland air. His well-established musical career has taken him throughout the UK, Europe and the USA, both through his solo work and while playing with other musicians and bands. Duncan plays regularly with gaelic singing sensation Julie Fowlis, sets the heather on fire with his folk rock band Wolfstone and is much sought after as a composer and accompanist.

Vishtèn

For over a decade, the Acadian trio Vishtèn has dazzled audiences with their fiery blend of traditional French songs and original instrumentals that fuse Celtic and Acadian genres with a modern rock sensibility and indie-folk influences. Lauded as “traditional but fiercely up-to-the- moment” (Penguin Eggs), this band from Canada’s east coast has been recognized as an ambassador of Francophone culture around the world.

The trio comprises multi-instrumentalists Emmanuelle and Pastelle LeBlanc from the Evangeline Region of Prince Edward Island, and Magdalen Islands’ native, Pascal Miousse. All three members of Vishtèn were raised in homes in which traditional music, percussive dance and kitchen parties were part of everyday life.

Together, they pay homage to their traditions and to the historic and strong musical connections between their two island Acadian communities.
 

Duncan Chisholm

Tá Duncan Chisholm ar dhuine de na fidléirí agus cumadóirí is mó clú agus is cumasaí in Alban. Rugadh agus tógadh Duncan cóngarach d'Inbhear Nis i nGarbhchríocha na hAlban agus chaith sé mórchuid dá shaol ag forbairt a ghlóir cheolmhair uathúil. Scoth na fidléireachta, tugann láimhseáil éadrom Dhuncan ar dhinimic agus ornáidíocht, lena ghlór glan driogtha draíocht dá cheol a chuirfeadh deann tríot.
D'fhoghlaim Duncan a cheird ón cheoltóir mór le rá, Donald Riddell agus is beag duine a bheadh in ann a bheith ar chomhchéim le tuiscint mhothúchánach s'aige ar fhonn na nGarbhchríoch. Thug a shaothar ceoil sean-bhunaithe Duncan ar fud an RA, na hEorpa agus na Stát Aontaithe, trína shaothar aonair agus ag seinm le ceoltóirí agus bannaí eile ar aon. Ceolann Duncan go rialta le Julie Fowlis, sár-amhránaí Gaelach, lasann sé an fraoch lena banna rac-cheol tíre, Wolfstone agus atá iarrtha go mór mar chumadóir agus thionlacaí.

Vishtèn

Le breis is deich mbliana, dhall an tríréad Acadach Vishten luchtanna éisteachta lena mheascán teasaí d'amhráin thraidisiúnta Fhrancacha agus bhunuirlisí a tharraingíonn seánraí Ceilteacha agus Acadacha le chéile le céadfachtaí rac na linne seo agus tionchair cheol tíre indie. Molta mar "traditional but fiercely up-to-the moment" (penguin Eggs), aithnítear an grúpa seo ó chósta thiar Cheanada mar ambasadóir an chultúir Fhrainciseora ar fud an domhain.
Is iad atá sa tríréad ná ilionstraimithe Emmanuelle agus Pastelle LeBlanch as Reigiún Evangaline Oileán an Phrionsa Edward agus duine de bhunadh Oileáin Mhagdalen, Pascal Miousse. Tógadh baill uilig Vishten i dtithe ina raibh an ceol traidisiúnta, an cnagdhamhsa agus cóisirí cistine ina pháirt den ghnáthshaol. Le chéile, tugann ómós dá dtraidisiúin agus do na ceangail stairiúla agus láidre ceoil idir a ndá phobal Acadach oileánda.