A stranger to none in the fiddle world, this established artist, continues to make waves and inroads all across Canada. His performances while steeped in tradition, have taken fiddle music to a new and exciting level! Growing up in rural Saskatchewan surrounded by fiddle music, this tradition is now reflected in his own playing and his passion for the music. It's often said that "to hear JJ play is to witness a tune come alive."
JJ started out by performing at a young age in many shows and dances across Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba with his two sisters in a family band. This award winning fiddler competed in and won many fiddling competitions around the prairies including the Saskatchewan Junior & Novice Fiddling Championship. In 1995 he joined the band Highway 49, and free-lanced with many other groups. His years of stage experience keeps him in demand and his busy schedule has allowed him to work with some of the biggest names in the fiddle and acoustic music world. In recent years JJ has played many shows and festivals with the Bluegrass & Old Time group "Lone Tree Road" which just released their debut album "First Mile".
JJ has also headlined shows including many Saskatchewan Fiddler Association events, and has teamed up with artist Jeff Straker for a series of well-received shows around Saskatchewan ("Sask-a-Tune Jam"). In winter months JJ works teaching fiddle to youth in Manitoba through the Frontier School Division. He has been featured at festivals and fiddle camps all across Canada from New Brunswick to British Columbia and all stops in between. This extensive work schedule allows him to meet many fans and consequently has made him an attraction on the Canadian fiddle curcuit!
His fiddle albums, Nothing But Blue Skies(2005), Cadillac(2007) and Fiddler(2009)are full of lively and original fiddle music. All three albums have received airplay across Canada on radio stations that support and play fiddle music. Nominated by the SCMA as "fiddler of the year" JJ has been featured in such publications as Prairies North Magazine, the Western Producer, along with many local publications across Canada and recently appeared on Sasktel's TV program "Max Magazine". For more news on where JJ will be performing or what's new, check out his web site, jjguy.ca
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