Métis music and dance traditions include jigging, fiddling, and tunes such as the Duck Dance Fiddle Song. Some Métis families celebrate Easter and maple sugar season with specific foods, like ...

"I'll dance till the wheels fall off," said Courchene ... according to an account from the Winnipeg Free Press published in Drops of Brandy: An Anthology of Metis Music. Bagpipers would play on the ...

Metis music is syncopated, or played off the beat, so the music sounds a "bounce," making it ideal for dance, according to LRI. "It's lively, mostly jig music," said LaFountain.

The celebration kicks off Thursday at 3 p.m. when vendor booths open. At 7 p.m., there will be an open mike with music and socializing. Friday's activities center around the Metis fiddle tradition.

The spirit of Kelly Human resonated through the third annual memorial concert held in her honour this week, featuring a ...

Award-winning left-handed Métis fiddler Ryan Keplin will be joined by the renowned Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers at The Myrna Loy’s “One Robe: Métis Culture Festival -- Celebrating Métis and ...

V’Ni Dansi brings Métis dance and music to the stage for Louis Riel Day. by Sara Harowitz on October 27th, 2023 at 2:05 AM. 1 of 2 2 of 2 “We may fail,” Louis Riel once said.

Michael Audette, 31, is the proud father of seven-month-old Adelyn Rae, and a love for music runs in his family. "My grandfather, Alex Carriere, is a very well-known old-time Metis fiddler in Canada.

Music and dancing had carried my mother through a difficult time, just as they did for me, and as they did for Métis people historically. When my mom was 12, she was sent to live with kind ...

Nicol, who is Metis, returned to his mother, confident of his vision: Prolong her founding legacy of the Painted Sky Northstar Dance Company "When you know who you are, the rest comes easily ...

Fiddling is synonymous with Métis music, and has been part of Métis, First Nations and Inuit culture since the Europeans brought the instrument to North America. Fiddling and jigging go together ...

A professional fiddle player was astounded to realize his baby daughter has inherited his passion for traditional music. Michael Audette, 31, is the proud father of seven-month-old Adelyn Rae, and ...