Kimberley Fraser
Cape Breton

Kimberley Fraser

Born on Cape Breton Island and nurtured within its rich musical heritage, fiddler Kimberley Fraser has built a distinguished career, performing all over the world at venues from Afghanistan to Victoria. She holds degrees in Violin performance from Berklee College of Music—where she was a member of The Berklee World Strings, and also a degree in Celtic Studies and Jazz Piano from St. Francis Xavier University. A master at the trio of fiddling, step dancing, and piano, Kimberley is a much sought-after performer and teacher for all three. She has released two albums, Heart Behind the Bow (2000) and Falling on New Ground (2006), winner of the East Coast Music Award for Roots / Traditional Album of the Year. A past Artist in Residence at Celtic Colours (2013), Kimberley has performed at the Festival regularly since 2000 and has taught in the Music Arts program at the Nova Scotia Community College’s Marconi Campus in Sydney. She is currently hosting weekly sessions at the Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Sydney.

Festival Performances

The Legacies of Jean and Eileen

CONCERT CONCERT

Friday, October 16 • 7:30pm

The names Jean MacNeil and Eileen Forrester are synonymous with traditional Cape Breton step dance, highland dance, and music. Tonight family, friends,...MORE

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