Lindsay Schindler - Violin & Fiddle

Happy to discuss the needs of your event. Music can be as simple or elaborate as you'd like. From acoustic solo to amplified full band. There are many options and we can discuss what best suits your event.

Lindsay has established herself as an electrifying performer. As a child studying classical violin she developed a valuable foundation and excelled in her technical ability. A need to diversify and push boundaries led her to experiment with various other styles of music. Finding her passion in performance and fiddle music, she continues to embrace traditional repertoire from many regions of the world, as well as write and arrange her own music.

Having performed in Ireland, Japan, across the USA and Canada, Lindsay has brought her energy to many concert halls, theatres and festivals including Canada's own National Art Centre and Massey Hall. Credited with airplay from local stations to CBC, CKUA and beyond, featured on CTV, Breakfast Television, CityTV and more. Lindsay was a founding member of award winning of the Celtic Fusion band, Rant Maggie Rant, and ⅓ of the critically acclaimed Folk Trio, Trent Severn. Her current projects include Maggie’s Wake, a contemporary folk/roots band fronted by herself & Tara Dunphy, Fiddle & Frets a duo with Barry James Payne. Lindsay is also a freelance performer and recording artist who has worked with many artists including: Emm Gryner, Dayna Manning, Meghan Schroder, Paul Mills, Karen Emeny, Brent Jones, Brad Canning and more.

As the founder and director of Far & Wide Music, Lindsay provides music education from coast to coast and beyond. With over twenty years of teaching experience and extensive teacher training, Lindsay strives to ignite the passion for music in her students. In 2022, Lindsay released a fiddle method book & accompanying recording: Far & Wide Fiddle - From The Ground Up.

Can perform solo, acoustically or amplified, or as a duo, trio, full band. Reach out to discuss what would work best for your event!