During Victoria’s JazzFest, I had a session with pianist Cedric Hanriot. Cedric is from France and was in town playing with the Ben Powell Quartet. Being a touring musician, he brought his suitcase to the shoot which contained all of his clothing and this tiny keyboard.

Bhreagh had mentioned prior to her session that she’d like for me to take photos of her band Woven while I was in Halifax. Made up of school teachers, these five talented women needed some promo photos to get some gigs on the go. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for show dates in the Maritimes!

After the Sound Advice school in Regina this July, I stayed a few extra days and spent the weekend with the MacDonald Family. I’ve already taken photos of Barb and Eilidh during their time in Victoria at the Canadian Highland Dancing Championships, but it was time to take some photos of the whole family together. Iain organizes the Sound Advice school and Eilidh (also a piper) and Ruaridh (a tenor drummer) both attended. After catching up on some much needed sleep, we had a quick visit with Iain’s mother then made our way out to a great red barn for the rest of the session (as recommended by Eilidh).

I was hoping to get these images edited for this week as Iain and Eilidh are over in Scotland to attend the World Highland Dancing Championships in Cowal where Eilidh will be competing…best of luck!! You may recognize superhero expert Duncan from my blog post a few weeks ago over on the Photographer Network blog. The entire family plays in the City of Regina Pipe Band, and they’ll also be part of the upcoming installment of Photographing the Art for pipes|drums. Stay tuned!

What a band! I recently posted on the Folk Arts Quartet and wanted to add just a few more photos of these innovative and talented musicians. I can’t get enough of their CD and it’s still on constant rotation as I edit.