No one was more surprised than I was when I started work on a novel and it came out in the form of a crooked Métis fiddle tune. I always thought I’d been born without the music, that this ancestral ...

One of Canada’s best-known fiddle teachers has said of Winnipeg’s Patti Kusturok: “When it comes to old-time fiddling in Canada, Patti’s the ‘Boss.’” Indeed, Patti is a lauded master of Canadian ...

At the Metis Celebration and Powwow, people meet family members they never knew they had. The annual gathering held in Lewistown draws Metis from Montana, Canada and elsewhere and is a celebration of ...

The fiddle club at St. Michael Community School is helping students learn more about the important roles Metis music, culture and traditions play in Saskatoon and Saskatchewan. At the club, students ...

More than 50 years ago, near the start of his musical career, a young John Arcand won a fiddle championship at Back to Batoche Days. Throughout his career, Arcand worked hard to keep Métis fiddle ...