French-Canadian Fiddle
Learn the fiddle tunes of French Canada, from Québec to Acadie, to Franco-America to the Métis. Devon specializes in Acadian fiddling from New Brunswick and the Maritimes. These wild, raw fiddle tunes have some of the most syncopation of any Celtic fiddle style and were rarely commercially recorded. Devon has been diving into archives and tracking down the last elder fiddlers to learn these tunes for the past 20 years. He has also unearthed new, intriguing fiddle tunes from Franco-American fiddlers in New England, and Québécois fiddlers. His Tune of the Week series on YouTube has been going strong and Devon will be adding to it at Lark!
About Devon Léger
Devon Leger is a second generation fiddler who has spent many years studying the wild traditions of Acadian fiddling. He specializes in the Acadian fiddling of New Brunswick, his father’s home province, and in the playing of Acadian fiddlers like André à Toto Savoie, Eloi LeBlanc, and Vilbon le Violoneux. Acadian fiddling is still one of the least known fiddle traditions in North America, and Devon has been rooting out this old, strange, and beautiful style of fiddling for a long time now. He’s learned from archives, field recordings, and has tracked down elder fiddlers across Canada to learn from directly. He’s currently working on tracing the roots of the instrumental tunes from Western France, through the Acadian provinces, and down ultimately to Louisiana’s Cajun communities. He primarily performs in his family band, La Famille Léger with his father, Louis, and his wife, Dejah. He teaches Acadian fiddling, presents a series of videos on YouTube about these traditions, and has led French-Canadian jam sessions for over 20 years in the Pacific Northwest.