Album Notes

The Thomas Handy Trio featuring steel-string acoustic guitar, Ravi Naimpally's tabla/percussion and Oliver Schroer's electric violin, performed extensively during the 1990’s. With Thomas’ compositions/arrangements as a basis for improvisation, this group celebrated the individual expressions of these three musical personalities to develop a group soundscape. Each musician has embraced the complexity of our musical environment over the years, and these experiences inspired the Trio's music making. The CD Arc was recorded in Toronto and nominated for a Juno in 1998.


"...truly one of Toronto's most original instrumental groups. They defy quick categorization, though trying to pick influences could take you to different corners of the world. It's a credit to the trio's talents individually and their chemistry collectively in the way Arc seems to shift so effortlessly from fiery and spirited to trance-like serenity."
Erin Hawkins - Eye Magazine


Oliver died peacefully on July 3, 2008. As his website reveals, he fully honoured his unique call to music. Ravi and I share a warm remembrance of Oliver and his irreplaceable voice in our trio. It was a joy for us both to make music with him.