Fiddle & Frets

Dorchester, ON

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Travels up to 120 miles

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Playing at a street festival in Stratford during Covid.

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Overview

ABOUT:

Fiddle & Frets is an accomplished duo of two award winning musicians,  Lindsay Schindler (violin/fiddle/vocals) and Barry James Payne (guitar/bouzouki/vocals).  Formerly of Canadian Celtic-World supergroup, Rant Maggie Rant, the pair have been playing together for well over a decade. With years of experience touring the country and abroad, they offer a very high-level of musicianship and experience to set the perfect tone for your event.  


Reviews

2 reviews

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McKague

June 18, 2023
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Fiddle & Frets Irish Wake

The duo was absolutely perfect. They followed our instruction to the type and loudness of the music to a tee. Had many many compliments

Hired as: Celtic Music

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Fiddle & Frets

Thank you so much for having us. What a beautiful setting. We are so grateful to have been a part of your event.


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Sean D.

March 17, 2023
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Amazing!

Fiddle and Frets were incredible! Super friendly and provided us with exactly what we were looking for, pub-style Celtic music. Would absolutely book them again in a heartbeat!

Hired as: Celtic Music

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Fiddle & Frets

Thank you Sean for having us! What fun. You were great to work with too!

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 20 - 120 minutes

Insurance: $2,000,000 - Insured by HUB International

Unions: AFM

What to expect

Fiddle and Frets provides the perfect soundtrack to your wedding day. From attendee arrival, ceremony, cocktail hour and even a kitchen after party. Classic to contemporary beautiful melodies, or toe tapping east coast traditional tunes will add a special touch to your special day.

Perfectly suited for classic background music as your guests socialize at any party, holiday or celebration or kicking the party off with high energy jigs and reels.

About

Fiddle & Frets is an accomplished duo of two award winning musicians,  Lindsay Schindler (violin/fiddle/vocals) and Barry James Payne (guitar/bouzouki/vocals).  Formerly of Canadian Celtic-World supergroup, Rant Maggie Rant, the pair have been playing together for well over a decade. With years of experience touring the country and abroad, they offer a very high-level of musicianship and experience to set the perfect tone for your event.

Additional booking notes

Keep it simple and acoustic, or amplify. Whatever suits your needs!

Set list

Set list varies dependent on event or occasion. Everything from traditional and original ballads to jigs and reels to Christmas to cover songs!

Influences and inspiration

Cassie & Maggie, The East Pointers, Vishten

Setup requirements

Fiddle & Frets can perform entirely acoustically, or with amplification. Whatever suits your needs.

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