The Southern Kings Fiddlers
Photo taken at Murray Harbour Community Hall August 20, 2023. The Southern Kings Fiddlers and friends and students of Amy Swenson held a benefit concert for the Southern Kings and Queens Food Bank. Guest soloists were George Docherty on fiddle and harmonica, fiddler Linda Stewart, and singers Holly Arthur and Eva Mae and Molly Sandler. SKF members participating were Kenny Chapman, Marie MacIntyre, Paul Demeulenaere,Amy Swenson, Urban Chaisson and Dorrie Murdoch. Accompanists Leslie Stewart on Celtic Drum and Wayne Maclean on guitar helped us all stay together! Student fiddlers were Sage and Alison Carver, Emmett and Sara Brothers, Jen Cameron and Alexander Martel, Ben and Sam Bowman, Eva Ame and Adam Sandler, Dana Lynn MacKay, Angel, and Kingsley and Stephanie Guindon.
Who We Are
PRESIDENT:
Urban Chaisson
urbanch@pei.sympatico.ca
902 962-3865
TREASURER:
Paul Demeulenaere
902 838-2401
Practice Schedule:
Fiddle classes are being organized by Urban Chaisson. Please contact him for details on the fall and winter schedule.
Visit our AUDIO & SHEET MUSIC FILES
The Southern Kings County Fiddlers became a chapter of the PEI Fiddlers Society in 2010. We meet twice a month from late March or early April through to December every year. We play a viariety of fiddle tunes from the Scottish, Irish, Cape Breton and Acadian traditions. We also have collected many tunes from composers all over Eastern PEI and these “local” tunes are always well represented in our practices. Please check out our music files for a taste of the variety of tunes we play, and for harmony parts for over 40 tunes.
In normal times, we play throughout the year at manors and nursing homes in our area, as well as at local ceilidhs, farmer’s market, and community events. Visitors are always welcome to play or listen at our practices.