Kiérah is a gifted musician and composer of Celtic fiddle music. With an Irish-Scottish heritage, her love of the music is beautifully expressed in her two cds – “Irish Madness” and “A Fiddle Affair”. Kiérah’s book Original West Coast Fiddle Music showcases 40 tunes – waltzes, jigs and reels – for all levels of fiddle playing, including her original music from both CDs as well as many unrecorded tunes.
Kiérah’s music demonstrates her unique style of composition and adds to the traditions and development of Celtic music across Canada.
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December 8: Kierah Raymond: Fiddler from B.C., Canada
Hi Everyone, Kiérah wrote this note as a follow-up to the December 8, 2011 interview ~ please read!
“When I hung up I realized I didn’t mention my book of fiddle tunes that I’ve written. It has 40 of my tunes in it – mostly for intermediate to advanced players which can be bought on my website. It is carried by Long and MacQuade and nearly all the music stores around B.C.
Also my mom corrected me about the Sunshine Coast School of Celtic Music. It is a wonderful school and only closed for one summer to revamp where they were going with it – it is a lot of work and I think the organizers needed a year off. It’s very well run, wonderful teachers and reasonably priced.
My mom also mentioned that Leahy’s CD called “Leahy” was the first CD she had me listen to on a regular basis (when I was about 6 years old) for about 2 years every time we went in the car. She said she always told me “When you can play like them, you’ll know you’re good”. One of the pieces was the Czardas (a Gr. 8 Royal Conservatory piece) which I learned to play when I was about 8 and used to wow the audiences. I do owe Leahy and all my listening to them for receiving a gold and a money award playing the Czardas in a music festival and a 9.5 on my Grade 8 RCM exam. Because you mentioned Leahy I figured I should tell you that!
December 8: Kiérah Raymond: Fiddler from B.C., Canada