Alex Kehler & Nicholas WillIams

CD Release Concert ~ First Frost

Date: Friday April 15, 2016 at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm)

Location: Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave (at Bank St), Galt St entrance, Ottawa, ON

Tickets: $15 in advance, or $18 at the door

A performance of acoustic music and songs drawing from Scandinavian, Quebecois and Celtic roots.

These accomplished multi-instrumentalists share a passion for music rooted in Scandinavian and Celtic traditions. They play at times with the raw energy of dance musicians, but also with the subtlety of a chamber ensemble, with rich vocal harmonies thrown into the mix. Nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle), wooden flute, piano accordion, fiddle, piano, guitar, and latmandola are all featured in their colorful musical palette. Both have vast teaching experience and can be found leading workshops and master classes on festival stages and at music camps.

NICHOLAS WILLIAMS

A member of the bands Crowfoot and Genticorum, Nicholas has been performing and playing for Contra, Quebecois, English, and Scottish dances, for 15 years. In 2010 he travelled to Goteberg, Sweden to study with the pioneering flute player Jonas Simonson, and has since relished every opportunity to play polskas on this side of the Atlantic! He lives in Waterville, Quebec.

ALEX KEHLER

His McGill music training as a baroque violinist makes him a versatile traditional fiddle player. He plays with Soulwood, Les Siffleurs de Nuits, La Nef, Skye Consort, and La Mandragore. Over the past 5 years his passion for Scandinavian music has made him a rare bird in North America, playing the Swedish nyckelharpa. He has had the opportunity to study with two renowned Swedish teachers, Torbjorn Nasbom and David Eriksson. He also plays latmandola, the Swedish equivalent to the Irish bouzouki.

Website/Listen here: https://kehler-williams.bandcamp.com

Watch here: https://vimeo.com/151731560