Pierre Schryer and Andy Hillhouse (Canada - ON)
Pierre Schryer
Pierre
Schryer, part of the vibrant
Franco-Ontarian culture of was immersed in the music
and traditions of his heritage from an early age. As a solo
performer he has received numerous awards including Canadian Open
Fiddle Champion, Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion, Violoneux
Championnat, and North American Irish Fiddle Champion. He has
recorded a number of solo and group albums including The New
Canadian Waltz (1995), 2 Worlds United
(1999), Acoustique! (2000) and Heat
of the Moment (2002). Blue Drag
(2003),the milestone album to date, was
honoured with a Nomination at the 2004 JUNO Awards for best Roots &
Traditional Album of the Year.
Andy
Hillhouse is a singer, songwriter and
guitarist with a diverse musical background. He is the founder of
the popular Canadian Celtic funk band Mad Pudding, plays guitar and sings
with the innovative fiddler Jaime RT, and provided the driving
rhythm guitar behind The
McDades (whose latest CD Bloom, on which he played,
has won two Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Juno Award for Best
Folk/Traditional Group). Andy was a member of the Juno-nominated
vocal collective Musica
Intima from 1994 to 2005. Also a well-versed instructor, he
currently teaches an acoustic roots ensemble at the
University
of
Toronto, where he is pursuing a
PhD.
