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WEDNESDAY June 30 - Sunday July 4, 2010
Hello and Welcome to the 2010 Sabir Sisters Summer Music and Dance Camp! We are so excited to announce our world class Canadian and International Instructors Line Up for this year's camp! This year's camp is open to all levels of students and all ages, yes this camp is open to adult students!!! Don't miss the opportunity to take part in classes with Liz Carroll the 8 x All Ireland Fiddle Champion, Mairi Campbell the BBC Award Winning Scottish Singer and Traditional Musician of the Year, Mairi Rankin of the very popular Beolach from Cape Breton, 3 x Canadian Fiddle Champion Mark Sullivan, 2007 Grand North American Champion Alex Lamoureux, producer, performer and winner of the Porcupine Award James Stephens, the founder of the Coast String Fiddlers, Michelle Bruce, Findlay Napier and Gillian Frame of the BBC award winning Back of the Moon, and your host and instructors Shamma, Sarah and Roxanna Sabir of the Sabir Sisters.
This year we are proud to offer homeroom classes in Guitar, Step Dance, and Fiddle! Elective classes offered are Fiddle, Guitar, Step Dance, Voice, Rock Band and Mandolin! Camp will run everyday from 9:00 – 3:00 and there will be a jam session, a ceili in the evenings, as well as an instructors concert at the Matsqui Auditorium on July 3, 2010. Camp registration includes; international top notch quality instruction, a camp t-shirt, a digital version of the camp music which includes all of the music that will be taught that week, a pizza lunch on Saturday as well as the registrant's ticket to the instructor's concert (for students who register By April 30, 2010).
THIS YEAR ADVANCE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANCE MASTER CLASSES FROM LIZ CARROLL, MAIRI CAMPBELL, MARK SULLIVAN, JAMES STEPHENS AND GILLIAN FRAME. THESE CLASSES ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR TUITION, AND WILL TAKE PLACE INSTEAD OF ELECTIVE CLASSES. STUDENTS MUST AUDITION FOR THIS CLASS, AND ENTRANCE IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSTRUCTORS!
The camp this year ( Wed. June 30 – Sun July 4, 2010) will be hosted at in Abbotsford, address t.b.a. asap.
Download Best Western Brochure PDF
Students Should Come to Camp Prepared with:
Tape recorders, tapes and batteries or digital recorders, plenty of strings, picks note paper and pencils. Students must supply their own instruments!!!!! Dance students will want to make sure they are dressed in appropriate attire and dance shoes or runners. Bring a packed lunch everyday, however, pizza lunch is included in your fees for Saturday the last day of camp! There will be drinks, and snacks available for purchase, as well as Instructors CD's and Instructional Material!
Coming from out of town? Don't worry, we have camping, hotels, and B+B'S near by! Just contact the Abbotsford Tourist Information for more information or sabirsisters1@hotmail.com.
2010 Sabir Sisters Summer Music Camp – Policies
- - Students should arrive on time for their classes. At 9:00 a.m. they should have their instruments out, tuned and ready to play.
- - Students should come ready to learn with a positive attitude.
-Camp ends at 3:00pm. Please be sure to pick your child up on time as the teachers will be heading out to the various jams/ Ceili's etc. once the day's lessons have finished, the camp and instructors are not responsible for students who are picked up late! There will not be supervision once camp is finished!
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Shamma, the eldest of the Sabir Sisters, is widely acknowledged as one of Canada’s best fiddlers. She was the first and youngest female nominee ever to be invited to the Canadian Grand Masters Championships and placed in Canada’s top eleven in Ottawa. She is a songwriter and composer with writing credits on the albums of many prestigious Canadian fiddlers including Calvin Vollrath and Gordon Stobbe. Shamma’s heartfelt bluesy vocals, combined with her fiddle, mandolin and cello offerings give the group a folk/roots flavor that places them in a musical sphere of their own. |
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The 21st Century has become the most prolific recording century of Liz Carroll's career. That little joke helps to celebrate the 2002 release of Liz's latest, "Lake Effect." After the success of 2000's "lost in the loop," which came 12 years after her first solo album, getting another recording from Liz is, in fact, a cause for celebration. Since she was 18, when she astounded the Celtic music world by winning the Senior All-Ireland Championship, Liz and her fiddle have been amazing audiences around the globe. Her recordings and appearances on concert stages, television and radio, have established Liz as one of traditional music's most sought after performers. "lost in the loop," released in 2000, won Liz new fans around the world, as it garnered an Indie Award and Liz being named Traditional Performer of the Year for 2000. |
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Mark Sullivan is a 6-time Canadian Fiddle Champion. He has been awarded the title of Canadian Grand Master on three occasions and is viewed by many as an Ambassador of Canadian Fiddling. Mark has toured extensively throughout the world and has performed alongside some of the finest names in his field, including The Chieftains, a PBS-TV feature with John McDermott, and Leahy. A leader in Canadian fiddling, Mark is in demand as a spirited performer, sideman, recording artist, guitarist, and teacher. He is a regular instructor at prominent Music Camps in Canada and the United States. Mark holds his Masters in Education and is currently living in Vancouver, Canada working as a teacher and active as a musician. Mark has 6 recordings to his credit. For more information, please visit www.marksullivan.ca |
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Alex Lamoureux is currently 16 years old. He is in Grade 10 at Highland Secondary School in Comox, BC. He first picked up the fiddle at the age of 5, after having been exposed to the fiddling of his mom, Patti Kusturok. While Alex did not immediately take to this instrument, the love of the music was instilled at a very young age. At age 7, the passion for the music became apparent and Alex started getting "serious" about playing the fiddle. His mom started him off, but it wasn't until attending the Emma Lake fiddle camp that it really "took". He learned his first 3 real fiddle tunes from the late Sandy Cameron, who was a huge inspiration to Alex. Now at age 16, Alex is active in the competition circuits in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and BC. He placed first for 3 consecutive years in his age category at the John Arcand Fiddle Fest in Saskatoon. He also placed first in Govan Saskatchewan, and has several top 3 placings throughout Manitoba. In 2003, Alex took the title of International Junior Champion at the International Peace Gardens. In 2006 he placed in the top 5 in the 18 & Under category at the Canadian Championships in Shelburne, ON, and in 2007 he was in the top 3 in the 18 & Under at the prestigious Pembroke Fiddle Contest. 2007 has been a banner year for Alex. He is the current BC Open Fiddle Champ and placed first in the Championship class at contests in Vernon, Duncan, Abbotsford, and Prince George. He also earned the title of 2007 Grand North American Open Champion. |
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James is known for his work both as a performer and producer / recording engineer. In performance, he plays a multitude of stringed instruments with an emphasis on fiddling. He has an abiding interest in traditional forms and styles of various ethnic origins, but also works extensively with singer-songwriters and was the principal songwriter in critically acclaimed pop/roots band “Fat Man Waving.” He has performed with many Ottawa area singer/songwriters such as Jennifer Noxon, Lynn Miles, Ian Tamblyn, Melwood Cutlery, and Terry Tufts and spent 10 years playing in popular local C&W/Texas Swing group, The Black Donnellys and neo-traditional Celtic group, Six Mile Bridge. James can presently be found performing with traditionally influenced groups such as The Brian Pickell Band, Finest Kind, Ecosse (Bobby Watt, Duncan Gillis and Rob Graves), renowned clawhammer banjo player Ken Perlman , whistle player/composer Frank Cassidy(The McGee Band) , JIIG (James, Ian Robb, Ian Clark, Greg Brown) whose self-titled CD won Ian Robb best traditional singer of 2005 at the Canadian Folk Music Awards(CFMA’s) and newly formed fiddle collective EH! ,a collaboration with fiddler Anne Lederman and fiddler/pianist Emilyn Stam that attempts to balance the traditional with the newly composed. James also performs regularily with singer/songwriter Ian Tamblyn as well as the duo Healy and Juravich. In addition to performing and production, James has taught at numerous music camps across Canada and some in the US. He is presently involved in a Canada Council funded mentoring ,teaching, and recording process in Smithers,BC known as the “Truffles” project. This project was co-created by well known fiddle innovator and composer,Oliver Schroer and the local fiddle ensemble, The Valley Youth Fiddlers (founded by local musician,Lesley-Jean MacMillan.) |
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Co-founder of the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association, (SCCOA) |
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Mairi Campbell along with her husband, Dave Francis are a Scottish duo known as The Cast. Their three albums, Greengold, The Winnowing and Colours of Lichen, have attracted generous critical acclaim. They bring a fresh approach to the most respected traditional material through their inventive use of vocal and instrumental harmonies and their own songs stand strong alongside the traditional material. Since the release of their third album in September last year, The Cast are being recognised for their subtle and deep approach to the tradition. The Casts version of Auld Lang Syne was recently used in the feature film, 'Sex and the City'. SCOTS SINGER OF THE YEAR '08, Trad music Awards. BURNSONG WINNERS, 07 ( Smile of Cry) FEMALE MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR '08- Liveireland COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR '08- Liveireland Mairi works in Scotland as a session musician, she has her own dance band ( Bella McNabs), teaches at home and runs a community folk choir. She also enjoys free improvisation. She and Dave have two daughters |
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Gillian Frame comes from the Isle of Arran on the West Coast of Scotland, where she was introduced to traditional Scots and Irish music at an early age. In January 2001 Gillian was the inaugral winner of the Young Scottish Traditional Musician Award. Since then she has been rapidly gaining experience in all areas of traditional music, using her talents as fiddle player and singer in both performing, recording and teaching contexts, and in 2002 graduated from The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with BA (Scottish Music) Hons degree. As a composer Gillian has been involved in the prestigious Distil Project and in 2002 was commissioned to write a New Voices piece "Kinship Theory", for the Celtic Connections Festival. In 2006 she completed a CD Rom with Kerry box player Padraig O'Neill, made up entirely of their own compositions. Her tunes and arrangements can also be heard on recordings by Back of the Moon, The Bar Room Mountaineers and Queen Anne's Revenge. She is currently touring with Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers... debut album due out later this year... and working as Development Officer for Glasgow Fiddle Workshop alongside her regular teaching commitments. |
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Findlay and his band are leading the Scottish new-folk revolution with anthemic tales of love, debauchery and sin laced with black humour. He draws on influences from the darker side of genres like Folk and Country with a sound that remains uniquely Scottish. |
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Mairi Rankin is a native of Mabou, Cape Breton. She has been playing the fiddle and step-dancing for nearly 15 years. Her extraordinary skills have entertained audiences across Canada, the USA, Denmark, and the U.K. She has performed as a solo artist and with such renowned groups as Cuillin, Natalie MacMaster, Ashley Mac Isaac, Mary Jane Lamond, and “Spirit Of The Dance”. She’s recently added acting to her repertoire having completed an adaptation of Alistair MacLeod’s “Island” with Nova Scotia’s Eastern Front Theatre (she also provided the score for the play.) She has also released her first solo recording entitled "First Hand". . |
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