Ashley MacIsaac and Quinn Bachand with special guests Qristina Bachand plus Daniel LappB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s BC Fiddle Orchestra hit the Victoria stage next month B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ twice.
It will have been 10 years since Ashley MacIsaac and Quinn Bachand played their first gig together, at VancouverB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Vogue Theatre. Since then the duo has toured across Canada performing at VancouverB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Winter Olympics, festivals such as Edmonton Folk Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival, Vancouver Island Music Fest and Cavendish Beach Music Festival.
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MacIsaac is one of the most celebrated Canadian roots musicians of all time, having sold in excess of 500,000 albums.
Bachand plays a range of styles that include jazz and bluegrass. A gifted and creative guitar player, he adds a contemporary edge to traditional Celtic music.
With the Feb. 9 concert sold out in a matter of days, a second show was added for Monday, Feb. 11, featuring Cape Breton fiddling sensation MacIsaac and Vancouver IslandB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s own guitar phenom Bachand, with a special opening set by LappB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s BC Fiddle Orchestra, marking the orchestraB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 25th anniversary, plus a special appearance by BachandB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s talented older sister, Qristina.
The second show is Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in St. AndrewB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Presbyterian Church, 924 Douglas St. Tickets are $35 in advance at IvyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Bookshop, the Royal and MacPherson box office and online at .
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