On October 20, 2023, Calvin Vollrath will be in concert in Merville at the Big Yellow Merville Hall, 1245 Fenwick Rd., presented by the Comox Valley Funtime Fiddlers and hosted by Craig Freeman.
The concert is part of a nine-day tour of British Columbia.
Vollrath will be touring with the amazing Jeremy Rusu, an incredibly talented blind musician from Brockville, Ont. Rusu will amaze audiences with his uncanny sense of anticipating Vollrath鈥檚 musical thoughts as they play live. He will accompany Vollrath on piano, accordion and guitar on this tour.
鈥淛eremy has a special talent,鈥� said Vollrath. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to make music with him, as together I know we will entertain and wow audiences.
Vollrath is no stranger to the fiddle world. He is recognized internationally for his performing, teaching, judging and composing abilities. He is considered the driving force behind the revitalization of fiddle music in Canada. To date, Vollrath has released 72 albums and has composed more than 800 tunes, many of which are being played in fiddle contests and dance halls across North America and Europe. Vollrath was commissioned to compose five fiddle tunes for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies.
He has been recognized with several honours including induction into the North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame and the Country Music Alberta Hall of Fame, to name a few.
He is a self-taught musician that plays by ear and he has taught and inspired hundreds of fiddlers around the world with his approach to music.
While Vollrath鈥檚 roots are in Canadian fiddle music, he also embraces and excels in many other styles. At any one of the concerts, you could hear something from the Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Tom Jones, Hank Williams, Stephan Grapelli, Bob Wills along with plenty of his own compositions.
It鈥檒l be great entertainment for the whole family.
Tickets ($25) are available at Long & McQuade & Blue Heron. Contact Craig Freeman at 250-339-4249 or seabankmars@shaw.ca for more information.
All the tour information can be found at
