Bryan Poirier
Fiddle, Guitar, Bazouki, Podorythmie, Vocals
Bryan Poirier is an Acadian multi-instrumentalist and singer, from Moncton New-Brunswick, now residing in St John’s Newfoundland. Bryan is a fiddle player from a long family tradition of fiddle players who play and write traditional Acadian, Irish and East Coast Canadian tunes. Bryan was also the fiddler for New Brunswick’s Pays de la Sagouine’s, house band, Corde de Bois, and is a highly regarded Bluegrass and Country musician playing in bands including Eddy Poirier and Grassline, and Jannet McGarry and Wild Wood, performing and touring the Canadian Festival scene for the past twenty years. He is also a sort after session and back up musician, regularly performing on guitar, dobro, bass and banjo. Although Bryan's main instruments are Fiddle and Guitar he can regularly be found playing other instruments including dobro, bass, and banjo.
Graham Wells
Accordion, Tin Whistle, Vocals, Bodrahn
Graham Wells is an Irish and Newfoundland traditional multi-instrumentalist and singer from St. John’s, NL. He first learned the accordion from his grandfather, Edward Walsh at the age of 6. In 1994, at the age of 14 Graham started providing musical accompaniment for the Irish Newfoundland step dance group, the St. Pat’s Dancer’s. He performed across Canada with this group. In 1998 Graham introduced the semitone tuned, two row button accordion to Newfoundland traditional dance music. This system has since been adopted by many notable Newfoundland accordion players. Graham was a founding member of the acclaimed traditional group “A Crowd of Bold Sharemen,” recording and arranging a seminal album of Newfoundland traditional music. Shortly thereafter in 2004, Graham joined the Juno award winning band, The Irish Descendants. He performed with the Descendants for the next 7 years. Graham embarked solo with the release of his first album in 2008. In 2010, Graham founded and organized the first Féile Seamus Creagh – a festival of traditional Irish and Newfoundland song, music and dance, which is now running in it’s 13th year. Graham completed his post-grad degree at the University of Limerick in 2013 with an MA in Traditional Irish Music Performance.
Kiersten Fage
Cello, Flute, Vocals
Kiersten Fage is an Australian-Canadian multi-instrumentalist and singer currently residing in St John’s Newfoundland. A graduate of McGill University’s music performance program, and a History PhD Candidate at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Kiersten specializes in the folk cello stylings of Scotland, Ireland and North America. Kiersten is accomplished in a broad array of fiddle genres, fluent in both cello accompaniment and techniques for playing tunes on the cello. Before moving to Canada, Kiersten was an active part of the Australian traditional music scene performing regularly in festivals and sessions for the past 15 years. She continues to be a sort after session musician, playing for artists including Daniel Léger, Mario LeBreton, The Autumn Isles, Bernardine and Simone Keane. Although Kiersten's main instruments are the cello and voice, she can regularly be found playing other instruments including, piano, mandolin, and Irish flute.