by Judy Oleinikov | Oct 16, 2016 | Trad Chat
“Pride in our traditional music compels us to “go out on the balcony”,… a place where you have to accept being seen, where you can no longer be private… and to start connecting with others.”(Catherine Planet) Catherine Planet spent four years in Louisiana...
by Judy Oleinikov | Oct 5, 2016 | Trad Chat
Melbourne is in the grip of Spring Fever. The return of warm weather – far too slowly this year! – the Aussie Rules Football Grand Final, the horse-racing carnival season… and the Quebec Fiddle Weekend! Now is the perfect time to introduce you to this year’s guest...
by Judy Oleinikov | Sep 13, 2016 | Trad Chat
Folklore survives when it’s multi-generational. Folklore dies when it ignores the young. And it’s impossible to have a living tradition without the presence of the older generation!These are the words of Mario Loiselle, who has been part of the traditional music world...
by Judy Oleinikov | Sep 6, 2016 | Trad Chat
A photograph that can capture the energy, emotion and personality of a musician is a work of art as great as the music itself. To do this the photographer needs excellent technical skills, confidence to be creative and an understanding of the musician’s art. One...
by Judy Oleinikov | Aug 30, 2016 | Trad Chat
Music is something that can hold a community together… an effective, strong, meaningful way of building and maintaining community. And if we don’t have community in our life, then we don’t have very much, do we? (Laura Risk in the documentary “Keeping the Music of...
